4-504: The Junker Party (Swedish: Junkerpartiet ) was a grouping in Swedish politics in the 1850s, although it never constituted an actual party. The Junkers were conservative nobles who, in opposition to August von Hartmansdorff [ sv ] , wished to maintain the privileges of the nobility. In other respects, the Junkers represented a conservative political stance, for example on
8-534: A multi-party system with numerous political parties, in which parties often have a smaller chance of gaining power alone, and in the event a majority is not reached, can choose to work with each other to form coalition governments . The letter(s) after each Swedish party name are the abbreviations commonly used in the Swedish media . Parties with representation in the Riksdag and/or European Parliament : The following
12-517: The Junker Party, his connection "making him suspect among liberals". The first leader of the Junker Party was Otto Palmstierna [ sv ] , soon replaced by Henning Hamilton . Other notable supporters include Gustaf Lagerbjelke , Gillis Bildt and Erik Josias Sparre [ sv ] . Swedish political parties This article lists political parties in Sweden . Sweden has
16-469: The issue of representation – they sought to maintain the Riksdag of the Estates as opposed to forming a parliamentary system of government, the Riksdag . To this end they aligned themselves with wealthy farmers. However, the party's conservative stance had some exceptions regarding customs policy, where they were more free-trade oriented. Crown Prince Charles, later Charles XV , drew his closest advisors from
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