Democrats (Gothenburg political party)

The Democrats (Demokraterna) is a localist political party in Gothenburg Municipality. It has beenrepresented in the municipal council since 2018 and is currently the fifth largest party in the council.

The party was formed as a cross-party coalition in 2017 by former Moderate Party politician Martin Wannholt,[1] aimed at halting construction of the West Link, a major railroad tunnel construction set to be completed in 2026.[2]

Democrats
Demokraterna
LeaderMartin Wannholt
Founded2017
IdeologyLocalism[3]
Anti-West Link[4]
Political positionBig tent[3]
Gothenburg Municipal Council seats
5 / 81
Västra Götaland Regional Council seats
0 / 149
Website
https://demokraterna.se/

After the 2018 local elections, the Democrats held negotiations with the centre-right Alliance parties aimed at forming a coalition, which collapsed when the Democrats refused to budge on its central question and the coalition parties refused to consider dropping the project.[5][6]

Electoral results

Gothenburg Municipal Council
Election Votes  % Seats +/- Outcome
2018 60,013 16.95 (#2)
16 / 81
 Increase 16 Opposition
2022 21,535 6.14 (#5)
5 / 81
 Decrease 11 Opposition

Västra Götaland Regional Council
Election Votes  % Seats +/- Outcome
2018 37,163 3.44 (#9)
5 / 149
 Increase 5 Opposition
2022 22,729 2.11 (#9)
0 / 149
 Decrease 5 No seats

References
  1. "PERLENBERG: Varför vill inte Demokraterna bli ett riktigt parti?".
  2. "Västlänken".
  3. "Demokraternas värderingar (in Swedish)" (PDF). Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. "Demokraterna tänker inte samarbeta med något parti som är för Västlänken". September 3, 2018.
  5. Hultman, Alexander; Larsson, Arne; Abrahamsson, Anders (September 28, 2018). "Demokraterna avbryter förhandlingar med Alliansen". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  6. Ulla Engberg (August 24, 2018). "New local party rattles established parties in Gothenburg". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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