The Democrats (Demokraterna) is a localist political party in Gothenburg Municipality. It has been represented in the municipal council since 2018 and is currently the fifth largest party in the council.
Democrats Demokraterna | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Martin Wannholt |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Ideology | Localism[1] Anti-West Link[2] |
| Political position | Big tent[1] |
| Gothenburg Municipal Council seats | 5 / 81
|
| Västra Götaland Regional Council seats | 0 / 149
|
| Website | |
| https://demokraterna.se/ | |
The party was formed as a cross-party coalition in 2017 by former Moderate Party politician Martin Wannholt,[3] aimed at halting construction of the West Link, a major railroad tunnel construction set to be completed in 2026.[4]
After the 2018 local elections, the Democrats held negotiations with the centre-right Alliance parties aimed at forming a coalition, which collapsed when the Democrats refused to budge on its central question and the coalition parties refused to consider dropping the project.[5][6]
Electoral results edit
Gothenburg Municipal Council edit
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 60,013 | 16.95 (#2) | 16 / 81
|
 16
|
Opposition |
| 2022 | 21,535 | 6.14 (#5) | 5 / 81
|
 11
|
Opposition |
Västra Götaland Regional Council edit
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 37,163 | 3.44 (#9) | 5 / 149
|
5
|
Opposition |
| 2022 | 22,729 | 2.11 (#9) | 0 / 149
|
5
|
No seats |
References edit
- ^ a b "Demokraternas värderingar (in Swedish)" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- ^ "Demokraterna tänker inte samarbeta med något parti som är för Västlänken". September 3, 2018.
- ^ "PERLENBERG: Varför vill inte Demokraterna bli ett riktigt parti?".
- ^ "Västlänken".
- ^ Hultman, Alexander; Larsson, Arne; Abrahamsson, Anders (September 28, 2018). "Demokraterna avbryter förhandlingar med Alliansen". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Ulla Engberg (August 24, 2018). "New local party rattles established parties in Gothenburg". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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