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Moderate Party

Liberal conservatism · Ulf Kristersson

19.1% (68 seats 2022)

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What they stand for

  • •Tax cuts and making work pay
  • •Security through tougher crime policy
  • •Enterprise, growth, and waste commission
  • •NATO, strong defence, and nuclear power

How they differ from others

  • →More market-liberal than KD — prioritises tax cuts
  • →Pro-EU and NATO — differs from SD
  • →Wants more privatisation than S but keeps school choice

Positions by criterion

CriterionPosition
Economy & taxation
Conservative/market-lib.
Education & schools
Conservative/market-lib.
Housing & rural policy
Centre
Climate & energy
Centre
Defence & NATO
Progressive
Law & order
Progressive
Equality & gender
Conservative/market-lib.
Labour market
Conservative/market-lib.
Immigration & integration
Progressive
Welfare & healthcare
Conservative/market-lib.
Healthcare
Conservative/market-lib.
Pension & elder care
Centre
Childcare & family
Centre
EU & international
Progressive
Civil liberties
Conservative/market-lib.
Public sector efficiency
Progressive
Rural & infrastructure
Centre
Energy supply
Progressive

Key votes 2022–2026

IssueSSDMVCKDMPL
Sweden's NATO membership(passed)✓✓✓✗✓✓–✓
Defence budget 2% of GDP(passed)✓✓✓✗✓✓–✓
Market rents in new construction(failed)✗✓✓✗✓✓✗✗
Tougher penalties for gang crime(passed)✓✓✓✗–✓✗✓
New nuclear power act(passed)–✓✓✗✓✓✗✓
Stricter migration legislation(passed)✗✓✓✗✗✓✗✓
Weapons support to Ukraine(passed)✓✓✓–✓✓✓✓
Expanded RUT deduction(passed)✗✓✓✗✓✓✗✓
Limit on free school profits(failed)✓✓✗✓–✗✓✗
Sharpened 2045 climate targets(passed)✓–✓✓✓–✓✓
Expanded police surveillance(passed)–✓✓✗✗✓✗✓
Raised guarantee pension(passed)✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Implementation of EU minimum wage directive(passed)✓✗✓✓✓✗✓✓
Stop profit in welfare(failed)✓✓✗✓–✗✓✗
Expanded quota refugee intake(failed)✓✗✗✓✓✗✓✓

✓ = yes, ✗ = no, – = abstain. Curated votes 2022–2026 based on Riksdag open data.