Christian Democrats (Sweden)
The Christian Democrats (Swedish: Kristdemokraterna [ˈkrɪ̂sːtdɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa] ⓘ; KD) is a Christian-democratic political party in Sweden founded in March 1964. It first entered parliament in 1985, through electoral cooperation with the Centre Party; in 1991, the party won seats by itself. The party leader since 25 April 2015 has been Ebba Busch.
Christian Democrats Kristdemokraterna | |
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| Abbreviation | KD |
| Chairperson | Ebba Busch |
| Founder | Lewi Pethrus |
| Founded | 20 March 1964 |
| Headquarters | Munkbron 1, Stockholm |
| Student wing | Christian Democratic Student League |
| Youth wing | Young Christian Democrats |
| Women's wing | Christian Democratic Women's League |
| Membership (2022) | 25,165 |
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| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International International Democracy Union |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | Blue White |
| Riksdag | 19 / 349 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 21 |
| County councils | 119 / 1,696 |
| Municipal councils | 676 / 12,700 |
| Website | |
| www.kristdemokraterna.se | |
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The party name was initially abbreviated to KDS (standing for Kristen demokratisk samling ⓘ, Christian Democratic Unity), from its foundation in 1964 to 1996, when the party changed its name to the current Christian Democrats and its abbreviation to KD.
The party was a minor party in centre-right coalition governments led by Moderate Party Prime Ministers Carl Bildt from 1991 to 1994 and Fredrik Reinfeldt from 2006 to 2014, with the latter under a formalised cooperation within the Alliance for Sweden. The party has been a minor party in the coalition government led by Moderate Party Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson since 2022, this time with Moderate Party and the Liberals with support from the Sweden Democrats.