The Classical Liberal Party ( sv, Klassiskt liberala partiet; KLP), also known as the Liberal Party ( sv, Liberala partiet), is a
classical liberal and
libertarian
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political party in
Sweden
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founded in 2004.
The leader of the party is Lisa Missing. The party has its headquarters located in
Stockholm
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and regional representatives in
Jönköping and
Linköping.
Ideology
The following quote is taken from the English information section of the party's official website:
Electoral history
Riksdag
The Classical Liberal Party has participated in four general elections for the Swedish
Riksdag
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. Their best result was in the
2018 general elections when the party got 1,504 votes, or 0.02%.
European Parliament
KLP has participated in two elections for the
European Parliament. it first campaigned during the
2014 European Parliament election
The 2014 European Parliament election was held in the European Union, from 22 to 25 May 2014.
It was the 8th parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979, and the first in which the European political parties fielded candid ...
, although it was eligible to participate in
previous election in 2009.
Footnotes
External links
Official website(introduction in English)
{{Swedish political parties
Liberal parties in Sweden
Classical liberal parties
Political parties established in 2004
Minor political parties in Sweden
2004 establishments in Sweden