Christian Democrats (Sweden)
Christian Democrats Kristdemokraterna | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | KD |
| Chairperson | Ebba Busch |
| Founder | Lewi Pethrus |
| Founded | 20 March 1964 |
| Headquarters | Munkbron 1, Stockholm |
| Student wing | Christian Democratic Student League |
| Youth wing | Young Christian Democrats |
| Women's wing | Christian Democratic Women's League |
| Membership (2023) | 23,707 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International International Democracy Union |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | Navy Blue (customary) Blue (official) White |
| Riksdag | 19 / 349 |
| European Parliament | 1 / 21 |
| County councils | 119 / 1,696 |
| Municipal councils | 676 / 12,700 |
| Website | |
| kristdemokraterna.se | |
The Christian Democrats (Swedish: Kristdemokraterna [ˈkrɪ̂sːtdɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa] ⓘ, KD) is a Christian democratic 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.
The party name was initially abbreviated to KDS (standing for Kristen demokratisk samling ⓘ, 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.