The Green Party (Swedish: Miljöpartiet de Gröna, literally "Environment Party the Greens", and usually simply referred to in Sweden as Miljöpartiet: the "Environment Party") is a green political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1981 emerging out of the movement opposing nuclear power in a referendum held 1980. It won seats in the Parliament of Sweden for the first time in 1988, failed to enter in the following election in 1991, but returned again in 1994. Image File history File links Miljöpartiet. ... Peter Eriksson Peter Eriksson (born 1958) is one of the spokespersons of the Green Party in Sweden. ... Maria Wetterstrand (born October 2, 1973) is a Swedish politician. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Panoramic view of Gamla stan from the harbour. ...   (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. ... Green politics or Green ideology is the ideology of the Green Parties, mainly informed by environmentalism, ecology and sustainable economics and aimed at developing a sustainable society. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ... European Greens is the name of the European Green Party, a political party at European level. ... Logo of the European Federation of Green Parties - EFA The European Greens – European Free Alliance (The Greens - European Free Alliance; Greens - EFA; French: Le Groupe Verts - Alliance libre européenne; Les Verts - ALE, German Fraktion der Grünen/Freie Europäische Allianz) is one of the parliamentary groups in the... Green is a color with many different shades, all within a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nm. ... 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. ... The global ecology movement is one of several new social movements that emerged at the end of the sixties, its growth has been stimulated by the widespread acknolagement of the ecological crisis of our planet. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A nuclear power station. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Riksdag is also the Swedish name of the Parliament of Finland. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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. ...

The Green Party is an environmentalist party that attracts young people. The party takes a strong stand against membership in the European Union and wants a new referendum on the issue. The Greens support a phasing-out of nuclear energy in Sweden and hope to replace it with alternative, environmentally friendly energy sources.

Party spokespersons

The party does not have a formalized leadership, instead having chosen a system with two party spokespersons (always one male and one female as a promotion of gender equality). The current spokespersons are Peter Eriksson and Maria Wetterstrand. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Gender egalitarianism. ... Peter Eriksson Peter Eriksson (born 1958) is one of the spokespersons of the Green Party in Sweden. ... Maria Wetterstrand (born October 2, 1973) is a Swedish politician. ...

See also

• Green Youth (Sweden)
• Politics of Sweden
• Parliament of Sweden
• Elections in Sweden
• Referenda in Sweden
• Worldwide green parties

Green Youth (in Swedish: Grön Ungdom) is the youth organization of the Green Party in Sweden. ... 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. ... Riksdag is also the Swedish name of the Parliament of Finland. ... Elections in Sweden gives information on election and election results in Sweden. ... Since the introduction of parliamentarism in Sweden six referendums have been held. ... This article is about the green parties around the world. ...

References

• United States Department of State - Sweden

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External links

• Official site
• The Swedish Parliament: The Green Party

Political parties in Sweden
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Represented in the European Parliament (19 out of 732) Sign in the entrance of the European Parliament building in Brussels, written in all the official languages used in the European Union as of July 2006 The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The debating chamber, or hemicycle, in Strasbourg The European Parliament building in Brussels The European Parliament (formerly European...	Social Democrats (5) | Moderate Party (4) | Christian Democrats (2)* | June List (2)* | Left Party (2) | Centre Party (1) | Feminist Initiative (1)** | Green Party (1) | Liberal People's Party (1)** *Three MEPs were elected for the June List, but one defected to Christian Democrats. **Two MEPs were elected for the Liberal People's Party, but one defected to Feminist Initiative. The Swedish Social Democratic Party (Swedish: Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna, commonly referred to as Socialdemokraterna; literally, Workers Party the Social Democrats and Social Democrats) is a major political party in Sweden. ... The Moderate Coalition Party (in Swedish: Moderata samlingspartiet, commonly referred to as Moderaterna, The Moderates) is a Liberal conservative party in Sweden. ... The Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna) is a political 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 Liberal Party of Sweden (in Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna, abbreviated fp, meaning Peoples Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden. ...
Minor parties:	Sweden Democrats (2.93%) | Pirate Party (0.63%) | Senior Citizen Interest Party (0.52%) | Health Care Party (0.21%) 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 Pirate Party (Swedish: Piratpartiet) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party (Sveriges Pensionärers Intresseparti) is a political party in Sweden. ... The Health Care Party (Swedish: , abbreviated SVP) is a political party in Sweden that concentrates on healthcare issues. ...