The Liberal People's Party (Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna, abbreviated fp, meaning literally People's Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right bloc Alliance for Sweden, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006. The party is currently the fourth largest party in the Riksdag. Its youth wing is the Liberal Youth of Sweden.
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The Liberal People's Party (Swedish: Folkpartiet liberalerna, abbreviated fp, meaning literally People's Party the Liberals) is a political party in Sweden. The party advocates social liberalism and is part of the governing centre-right bloc Alliance for Sweden, which achieved a majority in the general election of 17 September 2006. The party is currently the fourth largest party in the Riksdag. Its youth wing is the Liberal Youth of Sweden.
In Sweden itself the party is almost universally referred to as simply the People's Party (Folkpartiet), with the word liberals (liberalerna) only being added in formal or legal contexts.
1809: The first liberal party is formed after a coup-d'état ends royal autocracy; it is possibly the first party in the world to use the word "liberal" in its name.
1902: "Frisinnade Landsföreningen" (loosely translatable as the Broadminded National Association) is formed as the first liberal party with a national grass-roots organization. It is heavily reliant...
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