Christian Democrats (Sweden)

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Christian Democrats
Kristdemokraterna
AbbreviationKD
ChairpersonEbba Busch
FounderLewi Pethrus
Founded20 March 1964; 60 years ago (1964-03-20)
HeadquartersMunkbron 1, Stockholm
Student wingChristian Democratic Student League
Youth wingYoung Christian Democrats
Women's wingChristian Democratic Women's League
Membership (2023)Decrease 23,707[1]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[10] to right-wing[11]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
European Parliament groupEuropean People's Party Group
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
International Democracy Union
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours  Navy Blue (customary)
  Blue (official)
  White
Riksdag[12]
19 / 349
European Parliament[13]
1 / 21
County councils[14]
119 / 1,696
Municipal councils[15]
676 / 12,700
Website
www.kristdemokraterna.se

The Christian Democrats (Swedish: Kristdemokraterna [ˈkrɪ̂sːtdɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa] ⓘ, KD) is a Christian democratic[2][16] 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 on its own. The party leader since 25 April 2015 has been Ebba Busch.[17]

The party name was initially abbreviated to KDS (standing for Kristen demokratisk samling pronunciationⓘ, 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.

The KD sits with the European People's Party in the European Parliament, and is a member of Centrist Democrat International and International Democracy Union in which both contain other Christian democratic parties.

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  13. ^ "European Parliamentary election results". Election Authority (Sweden). 31 May 2019. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  14. ^ "2018: Val till landstingsfullmäktige - Valda" (in Swedish). Election Authority (Sweden). Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  15. ^ "2018: Val till kommunfullmäktige - Valda" (in Swedish). Election Authority (Sweden). Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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  17. ^ "KD till höger med Ebba Busch Thor" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 25 April 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.