Independent Rural Party (Sweden)

Landsbygdspartiet Oberoende (lit. Countryside Party Independent) is a Swedish Eurosceptic political party founded in 2010 which focuses on politics for rural areas.

Independent Rural Party
Landsbygdspartiet Oberoende (LPo)
LeaderStefan Torssell
IdeologyEuroscepticism
Website
https://landsbygdspartiet.org/

Since 2018, the party is represented in twelve municipalities. The party has also taken part in the general elections in 2010, 2014 and 2018, but with limited results. The party received 0,06% of the vote in the 2014 general election, and 0,08% in the 2018 general election.[1]

At its party congress on 16 April 2019, Stefan Torssell was appointed as party leader.[2]

Number of local municipalities where Landsbygdspartiet has won representation

Results in national elections
  • 2010: 1565 votes (0,03%)[3]
  • 2014: 3450 votes (0,06%)[4]
  • 2018: 4962 votes (0,08%)[5]

References
  1. "Röster - Val 2018" [Votes - Election 2018]. Swedish Election Authority (in Swedish). 16 September 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. "Landsbygdspartiet hade partimöte". Smålänningen. 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-24.
  3. "Röster - Val 2010". data.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  4. "Röster - Val 2014". data.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  5. "Röster - Val 2018". data.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-16.


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