Kristdemokraterna
Leader	Göran Hägglund
Founded	1964
Headquarters	Munkbron 1, Stockholm
Political ideology	Christian Democracy
International affiliation
European affiliation	European People's Party
European Parliament group	EPP-ED
Colour(s)	Blue, white
Website	www.kristdemokraterna.se
See also the politics of Sweden series

The Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) is a political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1964 but did not enter parliament until 1985 in an electoral cooperation with the Centre Party and on their own accord in 1991. The leader since April 3, 2004 is Göran Hägglund. He succeeded Alf Svensson, who had been the party's leader since 1973. The three most important issues for the party are: Image File history File links Kristdemokraterna. ... Göran Hägglund Göran Hägglund (born January 27, 1959) is a Swedish politician and the current leader of the Christian Democrats of Sweden (Kristdemokraterna). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Christian Democracy is a heterogeneous political ideology. ... The European Peoples Party (EPP) is the largest European political party. ... EPP-ED logo The European Peoples Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats is a group in the European Parliament. ... Blue is any of a number of similar colors. ... White is a color, (more accurately it contains all the colors of the visible spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Politics of Sweden takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Sweden is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... Politics of Sweden takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the Prime Minister of Sweden is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Centre Party (Centerpartiet) is a political party in Sweden. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Göran Hägglund Göran Hägglund (born January 27, 1959) is a Swedish politician and the current leader of the Christian Democrats of Sweden (Kristdemokraterna). ... Alf Svensson (born 1938) is a Swedish politician who was the leader of the Christian Democrats in Sweden between 1973 and April 3, 2004. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

• Improving the care for elderly
• Freedom of choice for families with children in selecting their childcare
• Decreasing regulations on companies, lowering taxes to promote growth and combat unemployment

History

Reasons for founding the party

The party had its roots in a movement against the Swedish government's decision in 1963 to remove religious education from the elementary school syllabus. The organisation called "Christian Social Responsibility" that would later become the Christian Democratic Unity organised several marches against the decision, one of which became one of the largest in Swedish modern history. Despite the public outcry and over 2.1 million protest signatures, the decision went through. The group which had worked in the campaign felt it was a sign that Swedish politics needed a Christian Democratic Party. Christian Social Responsibility (CSR, Kristet Samhällsansvar) was a lobby organisation that was founded in the mid 1950s in Sweden. ...

It should be noted the political and social origins of the Swedish Christian Democracy clearly differs from those of the European continental Christian Democratic parties (like in Italy or West Germany). In those countries, Christian Democracy represented the mainstream of the social-conservative political forces and was closely tied to majoritarian religious practice. In, Sweden Christian Democracy surged as minority grouping amongst the center-right forces and was tied to religious minority tendencies in society (the Free Churches).

The founding

In the beginning 1964 Lewi Pethrus, founder of the Swedish Pentecostal movement and chief editor of the Swedish newspaper Dagen, discussed the idea of a Swedish Christian democratic party on the editorial pages of Dagen. He stated that many people had contacted him about the idea, and that the current Swedish political climate was dominated by atheist economic materialism. Lewi Pethrus (11 March 1884 - 4 September 1974 was a Swedish Pentecostal minister who played a decisive role in the formation and development of the the Pentecostal movement in his country. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... Materialism refers to how a person or group chooses to spend their resources, particularly money and time. ...

Principal Algot Terel hosted a conference in February 7 the same year. The topic of the conference was "Christianity and Politics", and during the conference the idea of starting a Christian Democratic Party was discussed. A committee consisting of Lewi Pethrus and 8 other Free Church leaders was formed. February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

A large and widespread debate followed this decision to create a commitée. Dagen published an interview with the leader of the Norwegian Christian Democratic Party Kjell Bondevik and there were talks about creating a Christian Democratic Party in Finland as well. This article is part of the Politics of Norway series. ... Kjell Bondevik (1901-1983) was Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs in 1963, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs 1965-1971. ...

On March 20, 1964 the party was founded as the Christian Democratic Unity (Kristen Demokratisk Samling). At first it was only an organisation, but at a board meeting later that year it was decided the organisation would be revamped into a party and that it would run for the national elections in Sweden. The first roughly 100 members elected Birger Ekstedt to the post of party chairman and Lewi Pethrus to the post of vice chairman. March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... Elections in Sweden gives information on election and election results in Sweden. ... Birger Ekstedt, (1921-1972), was a Swedish politician (christian democrat) and a priest. ...

Then began the intensive work of spreading the party all over the nation and preparing the necessary infrastructure in preparation for the elections. The party grew rapidly, by the end of the year it had 14 500 members.

The early start

The party was sometimes called the "Air and Water" party at a start because of the party's strong emphasis on environmental politics. At that time the Green Party of Sweden did not exist and thus the Christian Democratic Unity had a unique position with its environmentally friendly politics. In the Swedish national elections in 1964 the party gained 1,8%, not enough to get any seats in the riksdag, but the party already gained influence on the municipal level. In the municipal elections of 1966, the party gained 354 seats. The Green Party (Miljöpartiet de Gröna) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Riksdag or Sveriges Riksdag is the Parliament of Sweden. ...

At this time the established major parties of Sweden began discussing new ways of prohibiting minor parties in Sweden from getting into the riksdag. In 1971 the riksdag was reformed, and with it came the D'Hondt method of voting. The threshold was set to 4%, which meant that the political breakthrough was far away for the KDS. The DHondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. ...

In 1972, the 51 year old Birger Ekstedt died only a few days after having been reelected as the party chairman. An emergency congress was called, and the relatively unknown chairman of the youth-wing of the party was elected chairman. His name was Alf Svensson, and he later became one of the most important figures in modern Swedish politics. In the national elections in 1973 the party gained the same result as the two preceding elections, 1,8%. Christian Democratic Youth League (in Swedish: Kristdemokratiska Ungdomsförbundet, abbreviated KDU) is the youth organization of the Christian Democrats in Sweden. ... Alf Svensson (born 1938) is a Swedish politician who was the leader of the Christian Democrats in Sweden between 1973 and April 3, 2004. ...

Before the national elections in 1976 there was a strong call for a change to a right-wing government in Sweden. The organisation "Vote right-wing" was formed to promote the change to a right-wing government. The KDS however announced they didn't want to be placed on the traditional right-wing/left-wing scale, a measurement system they felt was outdated. Therefore, the Vote right-wing organisation started a campaign of negative campaigning against the KDS with the slogan "Don't vote for KDS, don't throw away your vote" as the KDS party had not climbed the 4% threshold the last elections. The effects of a large campaign on a small and relatively new party like the KDS was disastrous, and the party only gained 1.4% of the votes in the election.

In the beginning of the 1980's, the party revamped their entire political manifesto. The party abandoned its conservative stance on abortion and instead assumed a moderate pro-choice stance and stated they wanted to work to lower the total amount of abortions in Sweden through preventive measures instead. In the 1980 Nuclear power referenda they party supported the "no" campaign, which meant a no to any further construction of new nuclear power-plants in Sweden and the phase-out of all nuclear power plants in Sweden within 10 years complete with increased investments in alternative energy. A nuclear power plant at Grafenrheinfeld, Germany. ... Future energy development face great challenges due to an increasing world population, demands for higher standards of living, demands for less pollution and a much discussed end to fossil fuels. ...

In 1982 the Christian Democratic Women's league was founded and the party gained 1.9% of the votes, for the first getting more than 100 000 votes. The Christian Democratic Womens league is a swedish organisation for female members of the christian democratic party. ...

The way into the riksdag

As early as 1978 the KDS discussed the idea of electoral cooperation with the Centre Party. Similar ideas were discussed before the 1982 elections, but were never put into action. One of the proponents of such a collaboration was the then secretary of information Mats Odell. The party now officially took a stance against a socialist government, which effectively put them together with the right-wing block. The Centre Party (Centerpartiet) is a political party in Sweden. ... Mats Odell Mats Christer Johannes Odell, born April 30th in 1947, swedish politician (christian democrat) and former minister of communications (1991-1994). ...

The negotiations were bumpy but finally in 1984 the Centre Party and KDS agreed to run under a joint banner in next years elections under the name "The Centre".

The deal, which was heavily criticised by the Swedish Social Democratic Party, meant that each party had their own voting ticket but Centre Party should nominate a Christian Democratic candidate on at least 5 of the regional candidacy lists. There was no doubt that the Centre Party ticket would win over the KDS ticket almost everywhere, but this way there would be at least 5 Christian democrats in the riksdag. The Centre Party did not live up to the promise however, and only in the municipality of Kalmar did they put a Christian Democrat on the list. This resulted in great tensions within the party and one of the party icons, the environmental proponent Björn Gillberg left the party. Alf Svensson however, managed to get into the riksdag through the KDS party ticket in Jönköping. The Swedish Social Democratic Workers Party or Social Democrats (Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti or Socialdemokraterna; literally, Social Democratic Workers Party of Sweden and Social Democrats) is a major political party in Sweden. ... Kalmar is a city in SmÃ¥land in south east Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. ... Location in Sweden Jönköping [jÅ“ncøːpiÅ‹] is a town in the province of SmÃ¥land in southern Sweden with 81,000 inhabitants, located at 57°47′N 14°12′E. The city is the seat of Jönköping Municipality (pop. ...

The real breakthrough

In 1987 the party manifesto was revamped once again (although not as heavily as the last time) and the party changed its name to Christian Democratic Social Party (Kristdemokratiska Samhällspartiet). In the 1988 national elections the party grew significantly and gained 2.8% of the votes. But the Centre Party did not want any further electoral cooperation and the KDS MP had to leave the riksdag. Something had happened however. The party was now recognised as one of the major parties in Sweden, and Alf Svensson had become famous. According to many polls, he was in fact the most popular politician in the entire nation.

Several famous people joined the party and in the right-wing breakthrough national elections of 1991 the party grew explosively yet again and gained over 7% of the votes. The right-wing bloc gained a majority and the KDS formed government with the right-wing bloc. Several Christian Democrats got positions within the new government; Alf Svensson as the minister of foreign aid (and vice foreign minister), Inger Davidson as minister of civilian infrastructure and Mats Odell as minister of communications. Inger Davidson Inger Davidson, born Inger Windblad (2 December 1944), is a Swedish politician (christian democrat). ...

After the right-wing bloc lost the 1994 elections, the KDS managed to stay in the riksdag and had assumed a permanent position within Swedish national politics. In 1996 the party changed its name to the current form, Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna). The party believed this would help deter the belief that it was a religious party. In 1998 the party had its best elections ever, gaining over 11% of the votes, it established itself as the 4th largest party in Sweden, becoming larger than their former electoral partner the Centre Party. In the 2002 national elections the party got less votes but still held on to its position as the 4th largest party.

In 2004, the famous Alf Svensson stepped down in favor of his long designated successor Göran Hägglund. Göran Hägglund Göran Hägglund (born January 27, 1959) is a Swedish politician and the current leader of the Christian Democrats of Sweden (Kristdemokraterna). ...

At the end of 2005, the party had 24 202 confirmed members making it the 4th largest party in size as well. Its one of the few parties in Sweden not continuously losing a lot of members. The Christian Democrats are represented in almost every municipality and region in Sweden.

Voter base

Ideologically it is a centre-right Christian Democrat party, having a big part of their voter base among those who belong to evangelical denominations, known in Sweden as free churches - Pentecostals, Methodists, Baptists, etc. These churches have many followers in Småland, which is the region where the party is strongest. Other important voter groups are senior citizens and young families. Party's political message has been called 'neo-liberalism with a human face.'[1] Christian Democracy is a political ideology, born at the end of the 19th century, largely as a result of the papal encyclical Rerum Novarum of Pope Leo XIII, in which the Vatican recognizes workers misery and agrees that something should be done about it, in reaction to the rise of... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a tendency in diverse branches of conservative Christianity, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. ... The Pentecostal movement within Protestant Christianity places special emphasis on the gifts of the Holy Spirit. ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Baptist churches are part of a Christian movement often regarded as an Evangelical, Protestant denomination. ... is a historical province (landskap) in southern Sweden. ...

Christian Democratic Politicians

Party chairman

Göran Hägglund

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Vice chairman

This list is not yet complete.

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Second vice chairman

This list is not yet complete.

Göran Hägglund Göran Hägglund (born January 27, 1959) is a Swedish politician and the current leader of the Christian Democrats of Sweden (Kristdemokraterna). ... Mats Odell Mats Christer Johannes Odell, born April 30th in 1947, swedish politician (christian democrat) and former minister of communications (1991-1994). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

Party secretary

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Group leader in the riksdag

Göran Hägglund Göran Hägglund (born January 27, 1959) is a Swedish politician and the current leader of the Christian Democrats of Sweden (Kristdemokraterna). ...

Other famous Christian democrats

• Peter Althin, MP and judicial spokesman
• Jerzy Einhorn, cancer researcher and MP 1991-1994
• Gert Fylking
• Bror Stefenson, Chairman of the Christian Democratic Senior League
• Anders Wijkman, MEP

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Affiliated organisations

• Christian Democratic Youth League
• Christian Democratic Student League
• Christian Democratic Senior League
• Christian Democratic Women's league
• The foundation Civitas
• Study organisation Framtidsbildarna

Christian Democratic Youth League (in Swedish: Kristdemokratiska Ungdomsförbundet, abbreviated KDU) is the youth organization of the Christian Democrats in Sweden. ... The Christian Democratic Student League is a Swedish Christian democratic organisation for university students. ... The Christian Democratic Senior League is a Swedish christian democratic organisation primarily for senior members of the christian democratic party. ... The Christian Democratic Womens league is a swedish organisation for female members of the christian democratic party. ...

Election results

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** - The Christian Democrats stood on a joint list with the Centre Party, and thus no separate election results. The number supplied is the number of tickets with Christian Democratic candidates that were voted with under the common name. The Centre Party (Centerpartiet) is a political party in Sweden. ...

Literature

• Niels Arbøl, Kristdemokraterna en världsrörelse (Samhällsgemenskap, 1986) ISBN 91-85036-22-6
• Cecilia Hjort Attefall, Partiet som lyfte: 40 år med svensk kristdemokrati: 1964-2004 (Samhällsgemenskap, 2004) ISBN 91-85036-52-8
• Birger Ekstedt, KDS - en politisk nödvändighet (Samhällsgemenskap, 1970)
• Göran V. Johansson, Kristen Demokrati På Svenska (Liber, 1985) ISBN 91-40-05103-X
• Erik Lindfeldt, Moralpartiet. En bok om KdS (Carlssons, 1991) ISBN 91-7798-433-1
• Bernt Olsson, Upprinnelsen - Om Kristdemokraternas första tid i Sverige (Samhällsgemenskap, 2004) ISBN 91-85036-56-0
• Allan Sandström, KDS - Partiet bakom fromhetsvallen (LT, 1979) ISBN 91-36-01329-3
• Alf Svensson, I Tiden, från motvind till uppvindar (Samhällsgemenskap, 1984) ISBN 91-85036-10-2
• Kristdemokratisk Debatt (paper published by the party between 1992-2003) ISSN 1103-1522

See also

• Alliance for Sweden
• Government of Sweden
• Parliament of Sweden
• Elections in Sweden
• European Peoples Party/European Democrats

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References

• United States Department of State - Sweden

The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

External links

• Kristdemokraterna - Official site (Swedish)
• The Swedish Parliament: The Christian Democrats
• Christian Democratic Womens League (Swedish)
• Christian Democratic Seniour League (Swedish)
• Christian Democratic Youth League (Swedish)
• Christian Democratic Student League (Swedish)
• CIVITAS - Christian Democratic Foundation (Swedish)
• The Christian Democrat - Christian Democratic newspaper on the net (Swedish)
• EPP - Christian Democratic group in the European Parliament (Swedish)
• Critical site with anti-gay quotes made by Christian democrats (Swedish)

Political parties in Sweden
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Represented in the European Parliament: The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...	Swedish Social Democratic Party (5) | Moderate Party (4) | June List (3) | Left Party (2) | Centre Party (1) | Christian Democrats (1) | Feminist Initiative (1)* | Green Party (1) | Liberal People's Party (1)* *Two MEPs were elected for the Liberal People's Party, but one defected to Feminist Initiative. The Swedish Social Democratic Workers Party or Social Democrats (Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti or Socialdemokraterna; literally, Social Democratic Workers Party of Sweden and Social Democrats) is a major political party in Sweden. ... The Moderate Unity Party (in Swedish: Moderata samlingspartiet, commonly referred to as Moderaterna) is a liberal conservative party in Sweden. ... The June List (Junilistan) is a Swedish political party, originally founded as a loose group seeking cross-party alliance arguing for a reformed European cooperation, started to run in the European Parliament election in 2004. ... The Left Party (Vänsterpartiet) is a socialist and feminist political party in Sweden, from 1967 to 1990 known as the Left Party - Communists (Vänsterpartiet kommunisterna; (vpk)). On welfare issues, the party opposes privatizations. ... The Centre Party (Centerpartiet) is a political party in Sweden. ... Feminist Initiative (Swedish: Feministiskt initiativ, abbreviated Fi or F!) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Green Party (Miljöpartiet de Gröna) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Liberal Party of Sweden (in Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna, abbreviated fp, meaning Peoples Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden. ...
Minor parties:	Communist Party | Communist Party of Sweden | Feminist Initiative | Justice Party - the Socialists | National Democrats | New Future | Norrbotten Party | Pirate Party | Skåne Party | Socialist Party | Sweden Democrats | Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party Party logo Previous KPML(r) logo Banner of the Umeå party unit Kommunistiska Partiet (Communist Party) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti) is the continuation of Workers Party - the Communists (Arbetarpartiet Kommunisterna, abbreviated APK). ... Feminist Initiative (Swedish: Feministiskt initiativ, abbreviated Fi or F!) is a political party in Sweden. ... Justice Party - the Socialists (in Swedish: Rättvisepartiet Socialisterna), a political party in Sweden. ... The National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna) is a minor nationalist political party in Sweden of the extreme-right [1]. It was formed by a faction of Sverigedemokraterna in October 2001 and is widely regarded as racist and neo-fascist. ... New Future (Ny Framtid, abbreviated NYF) is a eurosceptic political party in Sweden. ... The Norbotten Party (Norrbottenspartiet) is a regional political party in Sweden without parliamentary representation. ... The Pirate Party (Swedish: Piratpartiet) is a political party in Sweden. ... Logo of the SkÃ¥ne Party. ... The Socialistika Partiet is a Swedish political party, the Swedish section of the United Secretariat of the Fourth International. ... international = None style=vertical-align: top; text-align: left; Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna) (SD), founded in 1988 by Leif Zeilon, is a Swedish far right political party. ... The Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party (Sveriges Pensionärers Intresseparti) is a political party in Sweden. ...