"Socialdemokraterna" redirects here. For the Finnish political party, see Social Democratic Party of Finland. For the party in Åland, see Åland Social Democrats.
Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party
Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti
Abbreviation
S/SAP
Chairperson
Magdalena Andersson
Secretary-General
Tobias Baudin
Parliamentary group leader
Lena Hallengren
Founded
23 April 1889; 134 years ago (1889-04-23)
Headquarters
Sveavägen 68, Stockholm
Student wing
Social Democratic Students of Sweden
Youth wing
Swedish Social Democratic Youth League
Women's wing
Social Democratic Women in Sweden
Religious wing
Religious Social Democrats of Sweden
LGBT wing
LGBT Social Democrats of Sweden
Membership (2023)
80,000[1]
Ideology
Social democracy
Democratic socialism[2]
Political position
Centre-left[3]
European affiliation
Party of European Socialists
International affiliation
Progressive Alliance[4]
European Parliament group
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Nordic affiliation
SAMAK The Social Democratic Group
Colours
Red
Riksdag
107 / 349
European Parliament
5 / 21
County councils[5]
576 / 1,720
Municipal councils[5]
3,771 / 12,614
Website
socialdemokraterna.se
Politics of Sweden
Political parties
Elections
The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the SwedishSocial Democratic Workers' Party[6] (Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti[ˈsvæ̌rjɛssʊsɪˈɑ̂ːldɛmʊˌkrɑːtɪskaˈârːbeːtarɛpaˌʈiː]ⓘ, S/SAP), usually referred to as The Social Democrats (Swedish: Socialdemokraterna[sʊsɪˈɑ̂ːldɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa]ⓘ), is a centre-left social-democratic[7] and democratic socialist[2] political party in Sweden. Founded in 1889, the SAP is the country's oldest and currently largest party.
From the mid-1930s to the 1980s, the Social Democratic Party won more than 40% of the vote. From 1932 to 1976, the SAP was continuously in government. From 1982 to 2022, the party was in government with the exception of the periods 1991–1994 and 2006–2014. Since 2022, the party has been out of government. It participates in elections as "The Workers' Party – The Social Democrats" (Swedish: Arbetarepartiet – Socialdemokraterna[ˈârːbeːtarɛpaˌʈiːɛtsʊsɪˈɑ̂ːldɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa]ⓘ). The first female PM in Swedish history, Magdalena Andersson, is a member of the Social Democratic Party.
^"Vi är 80 000 partimedlemmar – i alla Sveriges kommuner – som brinner för rättvisa" [We are 80,000 party members - in all of Sweden's municipalities - who are passionate about justice.]. Socialdemokraterna (in Swedish). 9 December 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
^ ab"Stadgar för Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetarerparti" [Statutes for Sweden's Social Democratic Workers' Party] (PDF) (in Swedish). Gothenburg, Sweden: Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
^Lane, Jan-Erik; Ersson, Svante (25 July 2008). "The Nordic Countries: Compromise and Corporatism in the Welfare State". In Colomer, Josep M. (ed.). Comparative European Politics (3rd ed.). Routledge. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
^"Parties & Organisations". Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
^ ab"Mandatfördelning". Valmyndigheten (in Swedish). 8 March 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
^"Constitution" (PDF). socialdemokraterna.se.
^Egle, Christoph; Henkes, Christian; Merkel, Wolfgang; Petring, Alexander (2008). Social Democracy in Power: The Capacity to Reform. London: Taylor & Francis. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0415438209.
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