The Classical Liberal Party ( sv, Klassiskt liberala partiet; KLP), also known as the Liberal Party ( sv, Liberala partiet), is a

classical liberal Classical liberalism is a political tradition and a branch of liberalism that advocates free market and laissez-faire economics; civil liberties under the rule of law with especial emphasis on individual autonomy, limited government, econ ...

and

libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

in Sweden founded in 2004. The leader of the party is Lisa Missing. The party has its headquarters located in Stockholm and regional representatives in

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat of Jönköping Munici ...

and

Linköping Linköping () is a city in southern Sweden, with around 105,000 inhabitants as of 2021. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...

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. 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

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. 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 candi ...

, 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