Nominating groups ( sv, nomineringsgrupper) are
political parties and other organisations that take part in the elections to the various governing bodies of the
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
.
The
Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.6 million members at year end 2021, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sw ...
adopted, at the time that it was still a
state church, an administrative structure largely modelled after the state. Direct elections are held to national (''
Kyrkomötet''), diocesan (''stiftsfullmäktige'') and parish assemblies (''kyrkofullmäktige''). The electoral system is the same as used in the
parliamentary or municipal elections.
In some cases the nationwide political parties take part in the church elections. In other cases individual members of political parties form separate associations to launch candidatures in the church elections. In general terms one can say that the former category consist of parties with historical base in the church whereas the latter consist of political tendencies that have historically been more alien to it, either as a result of secularism (
Left and
Greens) or being based in the so-called
free church
A free church is a Christian denomination that is intrinsically separate from government (as opposed to a state church). A free church does not define government policy, and a free church does not accept church theology or policy definitions fr ...
es (
Liberals and
Christian Democrats
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). A growing phenomena are various ''non-partisan'' groups putting up candidatures.
Establishing a nominating group
In order to form a nominating group must apply to have formed and you have to have some support from the voters. The support is confirmed by collecting signatures from eligible voters.
There is a minimum:
* 10 persons entitled to vote in support of elections at the local level (parish assemblies or directly elected parish councils)
* 100 persons entitled to vote in support of elections at the regional level (diocesan synods)
* 300 persons entitled to vote in support of elections at the national level (the Church Assembly)
For nomination groups set up at local or regional level, the application, with signatures, to be pin board in the current legislation provided by 15 May election.
For nomination groups set up at national level, the application, together with signatures, to be Church Council, provided by 15 May election.
A nomination group that is registered in the elections to the national level, is also simultaneously registered for the election at the regional and local levels. Similarly, a nomination group that is registered for the elections at the regional level while registered for the elections at the local level.
Nominating groups
List of nominating groups participating in the 2013 Church Assembly election:
* Political parties
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Centre Party
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Senior Citizen Interest Party
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Social Democrats
Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a policy regime, it is described by academics as advocating economic and social interventions to promote so ...
**
Sweden Democrats
* Nominating groups linked to political parties
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Borgerligt alternativ (linked to the
Moderate Party
The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic lib ...
)
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Fria liberaler i Svenska kyrkan
Fria liberaler i Svenska kyrkan (''FiSK'', note 'fisk' is the Swedish word for 'fish') is a nominating group of liberals that work within the Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden ( sv, Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national chu ...
(linked to the
Liberals)
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Kristdemokrater i Svenska kyrkan (linked to the
Christian Democrats
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Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social ...
)
**
Miljöpartister i Svenska kyrkan (linked to the
Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence.
Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation f ...
)
**
Vänstern i Svenska kyrkan (linked to the
Left Party)
* Other groups
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Frimodig kyrka
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Kyrklig samverkan i Visby stift
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Partipolitiskt obundna i Svenska kyrkan
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Skanör Falsterbo kyrkans väl
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Öppen kyrka – en kyrka för alla
Some of the nominating groups participating in earlier Church Assembly elections:
*
Elävä seurakunta – Levande församling
* Gabriel
External links
About nominating groups in the Church of Sweden
Groups and candidates
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