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Local political party in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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]
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 60,013 | 16.95 (#2) | 16 / 81 |
16 | Opposition |
2022 | 21,535 | 6.14 (#5) | 5 / 81 |
11 | Opposition |
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 |
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