Sweden

Lists of candidates for the 2024 European elections, on the 9th of June

PartiesLead candidateFull List
Socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet (S)Heléne FritzonList
Moderata samlingspartiet (M)Tomas TobéList
Sverigedemokraterna (SD)Charlie WeimersList
Miljöpartiet de Gröna (MP)Alice Bah KuhnkeList
Centerpartiet (C)Emma WiesnerList
Kristdemokraterna (KD)Alice Teodorescu MåweList
FolklistanJan Emanuel
Vänsterpartiet (V)Jonas Sjöstedt UmeåList
Liberalerna (L)Karin KarlsbroList
VoltMichael HolzList

 

Results of the 26 May 2019 European elections

Political partiesEuropean affiliationNumber of votesPercentage of votesNumber of seatsTrend compared with 2014
Swedish Social Democratic PartyS&D974589 23.48%5
Moderate PartyEPP69877016.83%4
Sweden DemocratsECR63687715.34 %3
Green PartyGreens/EFA47825811.52 %2
Centre PartyRenew Europe44764110.78 %2
Christian DemocratsEPP3578568.62 %2
Left PartyGUE/NGL2823006.80 %1
The LiberalsRenew Europe1714194.13 %1

 

Electoral Procedures

> Election Dates : 9 June 2024
> Number of MEPs: 21
> At what age can one vote? 18 years
> At what age can one be elected? 18 Years
> Who can vote? Swedish citizens having voting rights for national elections and European citizens living in Sweden.

 

Electoral rules

> Voting method : Proportional Representation (preferential voting)
> Means for attributing seats : Sainte Lagüe Method
> Can candidates be chosen from a list? Yes

 

Institutions and political situation

Constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy
– Head of State : Charles Gustave XVI
– Prime Minister : Ulf Kristersson

 

Economy

Currency : Swedish crown (exchange rate in September 2023 : 1€ = 11.12 SEK)
> GDP : €562 526 million (2022)
> GDP per capita (PPS) : €46 250  (2012)
> GDP Growth : -0.8% (2017)
> Unemployment: 7.7% (September 2023)
> Inflation : 6.5 % (September 2023)
> Public Debt: 33% of the GDP (December 2022)

 

Geography and population

– Surface Area : 450 295 km² (source : The CIA World Factbook)
– 10.5 million inhabitants (Eurostat, 1st January 2018)

 

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