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Liberals (Sweden)

"Liberalerna" redirects here. For the political party in Åland, see Liberals for Åland.

The Liberals
Liberalerna
AbbreviationL
ChairpersonJohan Pehrson (outgoing)
Party secretarySimona Mohamsson[1]
Parliamentary group leaderLina Nordquist
Founded5 August 1934 (1934-08-05)
Merger ofFree-minded National Association
Liberal Party of Sweden
HeadquartersRiksgatan 2, Stockholm
Student wingLiberala studenter
Youth wingLiberal Youth of Sweden
Women's wingLiberala kvinnor
Membership (2023)Decrease 9,799[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
European Parliament groupRenew Europe
International affiliationLiberal International
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours
  •   Blue
  •   White
Riksdag
16 / 349
European Parliament
1 / 21
County councils[3]
57 / 1,720
Municipal councils[3]
509 / 12,614
Website
liberalerna.se

The Liberals (Swedish: Liberalerna, L), formerly known as the Liberal People's Party (Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna) until 22 November 2015, is a conservative-liberal[4][5] political party in Sweden. The Liberals ideologically have shown a broad variety of liberal tendencies. Currently they are seen as following economic liberalism[6][7] and have been described as being centre-right.[8][9][10] The party is a member of the Liberal International and Renew Europe.

Historically, the party was positioned in the centre of the Swedish political landscape, willing to cooperate with both the political left and the right. It has since the leadership of Lars Leijonborg and Jan Björklund in the 2000s positioned itself more towards the right.[8][11][12] It was a part of the Alliance centre-right coalition government led by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2006 to 2014. The party's policies include action toward a free market economy and pushing for Sweden to join the Eurozone, as well as investing in nuclear power;[13] it also focuses on gender equality, the school system and quality education.[8][11] Many within the party have also argued in favour of European federalism.[14]

In February 2019, following the conclusion of government negotiations, Jan Björklund announced his intention to step down from the leadership position after 11 years at the helm of the Liberals. He was succeeded by Nyamko Sabuni in June 2019.[15] After the 2021 Swedish government crisis, the party withdrew its support for Social Democratic Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, and is now part of a right-wing government together with the Moderate Party and the Christian Democrats, with support from the Sweden Democrats, with Ulf Kristersson as their Prime Minister candidate The party ultimately agreed to join the Tidö Agreement and form a coalition government with the Christian Democrats and the Moderate Party, which rely on support from the Sweden Democrats.[16]

  1. ^ Ingmo, Johan BratellDaniel (4 April 2025). "Hon tar över efter L:s avhoppscirkus". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Medlemsras för Liberalerna – störst tapp bland riksdagspartierna". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Rådata och statistik". Valmyndigheten (in Swedish). 10 March 2024. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ Close, Caroline (2019). "The liberal family ideology: Distinct, but diverse". In van Haute, Emilie; Close, Caroline (eds.). Liberal Parties in Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-351-24549-4.
  5. ^ Slomp, Hans (26 September 2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. p. 433. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. ^ Mühlbauer, Peter (2018). "Trump mahnt Zollreziprozität an" (in German). Telepolis. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  7. ^ Hecking, Claus (2018). "Diese Regierungsbildung wird kompliziert" (in German). Der Spiegel. Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  8. ^ a b c "The Liberal Party - Folkpartiet". Sveriges Radio. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Crisis, conservatism, and China: the centre-right jockeys for position". The Local. 9 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  10. ^ Colomer, Josep M. (25 July 2008). Political Institutions in Europe. Routledge. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
  11. ^ a b "Folkpartiet – historia och ideologi". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  12. ^ Hennel, Lena (23 July 2014). "Alliansens ståndaktige soldat". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Liberalerna vill att kärnkraftsreaktorn Ringhals 1 återstartas". SVT Nyheter. 16 February 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Debatt: Federalism gör EU demokratiskt och effektivt". www.europaportalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Nyamko Sabuni ny partiledare för Liberalerna" (in Swedish). The Liberals. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  16. ^ Szumski, Charles (17 October 2022). "Swedish Moderates strike government deal, far-right influence increases". www.euractiv.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.

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