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This article refers to the Swedish political party; for the group that dominated the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, see Moderate Party (Scotland)
 
Moderate Party
Moderata samlingspartiet
 
The Moderate Party
 
ChairmanFredrik Reinfeldt
Secretary-generalPer Schlingmann
Leader of the Riksdag groupLars Lindblad
 
Founded17 October 1904
HeadquartersStora Nygatan 30,
Gamla stan, Stockholm
 
IdeologyLiberal Conservatism
International affiliationInternational Democrat Union (IDU)
European affiliationEuropean People's Party (EPP)
European Parliament GroupEuropean People's Party–European Democrats (EPP-ED)
Official coloursBlue
 
Website
www.moderat.se

The Moderate Party (Swedish: Moderata samlingspartiet: "the Moderate Coalition Party", commonly referred to in Swedish as Moderaterna: "the Moderates") is a neo-liberal conservative. Moderates, in church terms is normally though not exclusively used to refer to an important party of Clerics in the Church of Scotland during the 18th John Fredrik Reinfeldt ( pronounced) (born 4 August 1965 in Österhaninge) is the current Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the liberal Lars Lindblad (1971&ndash is a Swedish Politician of the Moderate Party. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Gamla stan ( Old Town) until 1980 officially Staden mellan broarna ( The Town between the Bridges) is the old town of Stockholm, Sweden ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Liberal conservatism is a variant of Conservatism which combines conservative and liberal values and positions The International Democrat Union (IDU is an Center-right international grouping of conservative, Christian-democratic and Liberal-conservative The European People's Party (EPP is a Christian democratic and Liberal conservative European political party. This article is about the current European Parliament Group and its predecessors dating back to 1952 Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Originally coined by its critics and opponents " neoliberalism " is a label referring to the recent reemergence of Economic liberalism or Classical liberalism Liberal conservatism is a variant of Conservatism which combines conservative and liberal values and positions See the political party in Sweden. Political parties in Sweden lists political parties in Sweden. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The party was founded in 1904 as the General Electoral League (Swedish: Allmänna valmansförbundet) by a group of conservatives in the Swedish parliament. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The Riksdag is the official Swedish term of the Parliament of Sweden and the Parliament of Finland (in Finland alongside The party has had two other names during its history: the National Organization of the Right (Swedish: Högerns riksorganisation) (1938–1952) and the Rightist Party (Swedish: Högerpartiet) (1952–1969). Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Following the 2006 general election, where the party gained 26,23% of the votes, the party forms the major part of the government together with the other parties in the centre-right Alliance for Sweden: the Centre Party, the Liberal People's Party and the Christian Democrats. A general election was held in Sweden on September 17, 2006, to elect members to the Swedish parliament. The government of Sweden is a Constitutional monarchy based on Parliamentary democracy. The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals political parties or organizations (such as Think tanks whose views Alliance for Sweden (Allians för Sverige is a political alliance in Sweden. The Centre Party ( Centerpartiet, abbreviated c) is a centrist Political party in Sweden. The Liberal People's Party (Folkpartiet liberalerna abbreviated fp, meaning literally People's Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden The Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna abbreviated kd) is a political party in Sweden. The current chairman of the party is Fredrik Reinfeldt, who is also Prime Minister of Sweden. John Fredrik Reinfeldt ( pronounced) (born 4 August 1965 in Österhaninge) is the current Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the liberal The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden.

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Early history

The party was founded on 17 October 1904 in a restaurant called Runan in Stockholm. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the The intention was to start a campaign organisation in support of the group of Conservatives which had emerged in the Riksdag. The Riksdag is the official Swedish term of the Parliament of Sweden and the Parliament of Finland (in Finland alongside During the 19th century conservatives had organised themselves in the Riksdag but there was no party to support them. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined The Swedish right-wing were also threatened by the rise of the Social Democrats (founded in 1889) and the Liberals (1902). The Swedish Social Democratic Party, (Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti 'Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden' contests elections as 'Workers' Party - Social Democrats' Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Liberal People's Party (Folkpartiet liberalerna abbreviated fp, meaning literally People's Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The party was called the General Electoral League (Swedish: Allmänna valmansförbundet). Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the

At first the party was clearly nationalist and staunchly Conservative. The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation The importance of a strong defence was underlined. In the defence policy crisis in 1914, the party sided with the King. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Arvid Lindman (often called "The Admiral") became influential in the party and was Prime Minister of Sweden twice. Salomon Arvid Achates Lindman ( 19 September 1862 &ndash 9 December 1936) was a Swedish Rear Admiral, Industrialist The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. In 1907 he proposed universal male suffrage to the Riksdag. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He was formally elected leader in 1912. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting

In 1928 the party achieved its best election result to date - 28%. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The 1930s saw the party in conflict over how to relate to Nazism. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Its youth organisation, the National Youth League of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges Nationella Ungdomsförbund) was openly pro-Nazi[1] and set up uniformed "fighting groups" to combat political enemies on the streets. The National Youth League of Sweden ( Sveriges nationella ungdomsförbund, SNU was the first youth organisation of the General Electoral Union of Sweden Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the The mother party did not like this development and in 1933 the National Youth League was separated from the party. While the party set up a new youth league, which came to be called the The Young Swedes, the old one formed its own party which fought elections as a pro-Nazi wrestler-party. The Moderate Youth League (Moderata ungdomsförbundet MUF) officially known in English as the Swedish Young Conservatives, is the Youth wing

The Rightist Party

In 1934 the Social Democrats formed a new government. They came to stay in power until 1976, thus the party became a leading opposition party. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1938 the party was renamed the National Organization of the Right (Swedish: Högerns riksorganisation). Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the The Right helped govern with the Social Democrats during the Second World War, when Sweden was neutral. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

In 1952 the party was renamed the Rightist Party (Swedish: Högerpartiet). Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the During the leadership of Jarl Hjalmarson the party started to emerge as the leading opposition to the government. The turbulent year of 1968, with student revolts and an absolute majority for the Social Democrats, made the party rename itself the Moderate Coalition Party (Swedish: Moderata samlingspartiet, generally just referred to as Moderaterna) in 1969. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An absolute majority or majority of the entire membership (in American English, a Supermajority Voting requirement is a Voting basis Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Recent Decades

In 1970 Gösta Bohman was elected leader. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bo Gösta Bohman ( 15 January 1911 &ndash 12 August 1997) was a Swedish Politician and the leader of the Swedish liberal During the leadership of the relatively young Bohman the party started to move from traditionalist conservatism towards liberalism, which continues to this day. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal

In 1976 the opposition won an election and the Moderates joined the government under Thorbjörn Fälldin, with Gösta Bohman as Minister of Economy. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nils Olof Thorbjörn Fälldin (born 24 April 1926 in Högsjö, Ångermanland) is a Swedish politician The non-socialist parties managed to remain in power until 1982 in different constellations. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The election of 1979, however, made the Moderate Party the largest non-socialist party. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Gösta Bohman was replaced by Ulf Adelsohn. Ulf Adelsohn (born October 4, 1941) is a Swedish Politician. Mayor of Stockholm 1976-1979

In 1986, Carl Bildt was elected leader of the party. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) KCMG (born 15 July 1949) is a Swedish Politician and Diplomat. A son-in-law of Bohman, he managed to lead the party to an election victory in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Moderate Party led a non-socialist coalition between 1991 and 1994 with Carl Bildt as Prime Minister. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Prime Minister (statsminister literally "Minister of the State" is the Head of government in Sweden. The government did much to reform the Swedish government, cut public spending and reduce taxes. Government spending or government expenditure is classified by economists into three main types The negotiations for membership with the EU was also finalised. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in

The party gained votes in 1994, but the governing coalition lost its majority. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Bildt stayed on as the Moderate party leader, but the non-socialist parties lost the election in 1998 as well. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Bo Lundgren replaced him and led the party in the disastrous election of 2002. Bo Axel Magnus Lundgren (born July 11, 1947) is a Swedish politician See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fredrik Reinfeldt was elected as the new party leader in 2003. John Fredrik Reinfeldt ( pronounced) (born 4 August 1965 in Österhaninge) is the current Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the liberal Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.


Ideology

The party states that its ideology is a mix of liberalism and conservatism. Economic liberalism is the Economic component of Classical liberalism. Conservatism is a term used to describe political philosophies that favour Tradition, where tradition refers to various religious cultural or nationally defined (The term liberalism is in Sweden not used in the way that it is currently used in the United States to denote "progressives", but is closer to the traditional meaning of free-market libertarianism or classical liberalism. Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies. Many outside of Sweden may consider the party to have more of a Libertarian viewpoint. Libertarianism is a term used by a broad spectrum of political philosophies which prioritize individual Liberty and seek to minimize or even abolish the )

The party emphasizes free markets, privatisation, personal freedom and reduction of the public-sector growth rate, while still supporting most of the social benefits introduced since the 1930s. A free market is a Market in which property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of business from the Public sector (government to the Private sector (business Political freedom is the absence of interference with the sovereignty of an individual by the use of coercion or aggression "Social welfare" redirects here For other uses see Welfare A social welfare provision refers to any program which seeks to provide The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The party emphasises issues such as actions against crime, lower taxes, a strong defence and quality in the education system. The party also supports Sweden's membership of the European Union. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in They campaigned for changing currency to the euro in the 2003 referendum. Please update other articles as well to avoid contradiction within Wikipedia e Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Since Fredrik Reinfeldt became party leader, the party has slowly started to move further toward the center. John Fredrik Reinfeldt ( pronounced) (born 4 August 1965 in Österhaninge) is the current Prime Minister of Sweden and leader of the liberal

The Party has postponed a decision on Swedish membership of NATO, and also seeks to decrease spending on foreign aid, and it has said that it will keep the status quo and not push for NATO membership the next years. The North Atlantic Treaty Aid (from the french word aide, also known as international aid, overseas aid, or foreign aid, especially in the United States) is Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which"

It is a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democrat Union (IDU). The European People's Party (EPP is a Christian democratic and Liberal conservative European political party. The International Democrat Union (IDU is an Center-right international grouping of conservative, Christian-democratic and Liberal-conservative

Organization

The party is lead by the party chairman who is also leader of the party. He or she is assisted by the board of the party.

The party is organised on national, county and municipal level. Each county sends delegates to the Party Congress, which is held every second year.

Young members are organised in the Moderate Youth League. The Moderate Youth League (Moderata ungdomsförbundet MUF) officially known in English as the Swedish Young Conservatives, is the Youth wing There is no official student organisation although the views of the party are closest to those of the Confederation of Swedish Conservative and Liberal Students, which used to be tied to the party. The Confederation of Swedish Conservative and Liberal Students (Fria moderata studentförbundet FMSF, "Free Moderate Student League" is a student organisation Senior citizens can join Moderate Seniors (Swedish: Moderata seniorer). Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the

Voter base

According to studies of Swedish electoral behaviour made at Göteborg University, the party has its strongest base around Stockholm and in Skåne. The University of Gothenburg ( Swedish: Göteborgs universitet) is a University in the city of Gothenburg in Sweden. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Scania ( in Swedish and Danish) is a geographical region on the southernmost tip of the Scandinavian peninsula, a traditional province ( It is generally weak in the north of Sweden. Typical Moderate voters are white-collar workers and other private sector workers, usually with a higher-than-average income. White-collar worker refers to a salaried professional or an educated Worker who performs semi-professional office administrative and sales coordination tasks as opposed to The party has a stronger electoral support amongst men than amongst women. [2]


Party leaders

Party Secretaries since 1947

First deputy party chairmen since 1935

Second deputy party chairmen since 1935

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ http://www.moderaterna.net/filer/pdf/moderaternas_historia.pdf
  2. ^ Allmänna valen Kap 4

External links

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