The (, literally "Environment Party the Greens", and usually simply referred to in Sweden as ''Miljöpartiet'': the "Environment Party") is a
Green Political Party in
Sweden . The party was founded in
1981 emerging out of the movement opposing
Nuclear Power in a referendum held
1980 . It won seats in the
Parliament Of Sweden for the first time in
1988 , failed to enter in the following election in
1991 , but returned again in
1994 .
The Green Party is an environmentalist party that attracts young people. The party takes a stand against membership in the
European Union and wants a new referendum on the issue. The Greens support a phasing-out of nuclear energy in Sweden and hope to replace it with alternative, environmentally friendly energy sources. Right now it's more to the left than to the right on the "Left-Right politics", at least on the national level. But in several communes, the party cooperates with liberal parties, and the party does not count itself as left, nor right. Rather, they place themselves on one end of a scale between sustainability and growth.
Currently, the party is in opposition in Sweden, and the three most important issues are: 1) The climate change, 2) Anti-discrimination laws, and 3) equal rights.
The party does not have a formalized leadership, instead having chosen a system with two party spokespersons (always one male and one female as a promotion of
Gender Equality ). The current spokespersons are
Peter Eriksson and
Maria Wetterstrand .
