Ideological orientation: Left-wing social democracy
Address: c/o John Andersson, Övre Bronsvägen 28, S-372
36 RONNEBY
Founded: 1991
Leader: John Andersson
Representation in parliament: No
Election results: Folkdemokraterna participates in election
to the national parliament (1998: 109 votes, 1994: 1 vote) and some municipal
councils; Strongholds are Fagersta 0,22% (18 votes, 0 seats), Arvika 0,18%
(28 votes, 0 seats), Ronneby 0,17% (32 votes, 0 seats) and Uppsala 0,01%
(12 votes, 0 seats).
International relations: None known
History: Folkdemokraterna were formed in 1991 by a group of ex-Social Democrats that considered that the Social Democratic party had gone to far to the right. Opposition to the EU is a central question.
Other related sites (not party or youth league sites):
Infopage
by Swedish TV prior to 1998 elections