Libertas Sweden ( sv, Libertas Sverige) is a political party in

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. It intended to contend the

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s under a common banner with

Declan Ganley Declan James Ganley (born 23 July 1968) is an English-born Irish entrepreneur, businessman, and political activist. He was the founder and leader of the Irish branch of the Libertas Party. Primarily a telecommunications entrepreneur, Ganley has ...

Libertas.eu Libertas was a pan-European political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the 2009 European Parliament election in several member states of the European Union. It won one seat in France. History Creation In 2008, the Libertas In ...

History

On 26 February 2009, Libertas announced that it wanted to open a branch in Sweden and appealed for the 1500 signatures required to register as a political party in Sweden.Hjälp Libertas bli ett registrerat parti
" Libertas, 26 February 2009, English translatio
here
/ref> The results were submittedLibertas Sverige blir ett registrerat parti
Libertas website, Tuesday, 3 March 2009, English translatio
here
/ref> to the ''Valmyndigheten'' (the Swedish Election Authority) 58 minutes before the deadline expired.Hemligt kring parti inför EU-val
, 6 March 2009
Svenska Dagbladet
/ref> The results were not submitted as a list of signatures: instead, a document from a Notary Public certifying that the signatures existed was submitted in its place. When Libertas Sweden (''Libertas Sverige'') was set up

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Nytt nejparti ställer upp i EU-valet
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English translatio
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/ref> of

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stated that Ganley had visited Sweden in January and offered Junilistan 10 million kronor ( SEK) to rename the party to "''Junilistan – Libertas''", and that Junilistan had rejected the offer and Libertas.

held a press conference on 27 April at which Stefan Kihlberg, the former party secretary of Ny Demokrati (NyD)Libertas launches in Sweden
, Stockholm, 27 April 2009
http://www.libertas.eu/
was introduced as the head of the Libertas list in Sweden.

European Parliament elections, 2009

Libertas Sweden intended to contend the 2009 Euroelections on the specific issue of a referendum on the

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. The policies and core values of the umbrella pan-European party

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its website
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. On 21 May 2009 Libertas Sweden announced that it was ending its campaign, stating that it did not have the resources to cover the cost of printing and transporting ballots.Vi nådde inte enda fram – den här gången!
, 2009-05-21, libertas.eu, English translatio
here
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References

{{Libertas topics Political parties established in 2009

Minor political parties in Sweden 2009 establishments in Sweden

History

European Parliament elections, 2009

See also

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