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{{short description|Swedish political party}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox political party
| country          = Sweden
| name             = Green Party
| native_name      = Miljöpartiet de gröna
| logo             = [[File:Swedish Green Party logo.svg|250px|Dandelion]]
| abbreviation     = MP
| leader1_title    = Spokespersons
| leader1_name     = [[Daniel Helldén]]<br />[[Amanda Lind]]
| foundation       = {{start date and age|1981|09|20|df=y}}
| ideology         = {{ubl|class=nowrap|
 |[[Green politics]]{{refn|<ref name="Nordsieck">{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/sweden.html|title=Sweden|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|year=2018|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226040526/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/sweden.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="riksdagsval.info">{{cite web| url = https://riksdagsval.info/vad-star-miljopartiet-for/| title = Vad står Miljöpartiet för? – Riksdagsval.info}}</ref>}}
 |[[Ecofeminism]]{{refn|<ref name="riksdagsval.info"/><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.expressen.se/debatt/feminism-utan-feminism-ar-ingenting-alls-kd/| title = Feminism utan feminism är ingenting alls, KD| access-date = 17 September 2021| archive-date = 17 September 2021| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210917173847/https://www.expressen.se/debatt/feminism-utan-feminism-ar-ingenting-alls-kd/| url-status = live}}</ref>}} 
| [[Environmentalism]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Green Party Sweden- Movement Based Parties |url=https://movementbasedparties.ndi.org/case-studies/green-party-sweden |website=National Democratic Institute}}</ref>
}}
| position         = [[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]]<ref name="Colomer2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.demsoc.org/2014/02/03/the-greens-the-green-alternative/|date=3 February 2014|title=The Greens – The Green Alternative|publisher=The Democratic Society|access-date=10 October 2018|archive-date=8 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408011435/https://www.demsoc.org/2014/02/03/the-greens-the-green-alternative/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| youth_wing       = [[Young Greens (Sweden)|Young Greens]]
| membership_year  = 2023
| membership       = {{decrease}} 12,877<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-10-13 |title=Medlemsras för Liberalerna – störst tapp bland riksdagspartierna |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/medlemsras-for-liberalerna-storst-tapp-bland-riksdagspartierna |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>
| international    = [[Global Greens]]
| european         = {{nowrap|[[European Green Party]]}}
| europarl         = [[Greens–European Free Alliance]]
| affiliation1_title = Nordic affiliation
| affiliation1     = [[Centre Group]]
| colours          = {{colour box|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}|border=darkgray}} Green
| colorcode        = {{Political party data|color}}
| headquarters     = Pustegränd 1-3, [[Stockholm]]
| website          = {{Political party data|website}}
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| seats1_title     = [[Riksdag]]
| seats1           = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-lower-house}}
| seats2_title     = [[European Parliament]]
| seats2           = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|EP}}
| seats3_title     = [[County councils of Sweden|County councils]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/L/rike/valda.html|title=2018: Val till landstingsfullmäktige – Valda|language=sv|publisher=[[Election Authority (Sweden)|Valmyndigheten]]|access-date=2019-07-08|archive-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231345/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/L/rike/valda.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| seats3           = {{Composition bar|48|1696|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| seats4_title     = [[Municipal council (Sweden)|Municipal councils]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/K/rike/valda.html|title=2018: Val till kommunfullmäktige – Valda|language=sv|publisher=[[Election Authority (Sweden)|Valmyndigheten]]|access-date=2019-07-08|archive-date=30 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930231342/https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/K/rike/valda.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| seats4           = {{Composition bar|395|12700|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
}}

{{Green politics sidebar}}The '''Green Party''' ({{langx|sv|Miljöpartiet de gröna}}, {{lit|Environmental Party, the Greens}}, '''MP'''), commonly referred to as {{lang|sv|Miljöpartiet}} in Swedish, is a [[list of political parties in Sweden|political party]] in [[Sweden]] based on [[green politics]].

Sparked by the anti-[[nuclear power]] movement following the [[1980 Swedish nuclear power referendum|1980 nuclear power referendum]],<ref name="Ljunggren">{{cite journal|last1=Ljunggren|first1=Stig-Björn|year=2010|title=Miljöpartiet De Gröna. Från miljömissnöjesparti till grön regeringspartner|url=http://journals.lub.lu.se/index.php/st/article/view/8211|journal=Statsvetenskaplig Tidskrift|volume=112|issue=2|access-date=1 October 2013|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004214221/http://journals.lub.lu.se/index.php/st/article/view/8211|url-status=live}}</ref> the party was founded in 1981 out of a discontent with the existing parties' environmental policies. In the [[1988 Swedish general election|1988 general election]], they won seats in the [[Riksdag (Sweden)|Swedish Riksdag]] for the first time, capturing 5.5 percent of the vote, and becoming the first new party to enter parliament in seventy years.<ref name="1988 riksdag election results">{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Grupp/Hitta_statistik/Historisk_statistik/_Dokument/Valstatistiken/Valstatistik%20Allmanna%20valen%201988%20Del%201%20Riksdagsvalet.pdf |title=Allmänna valen, 1988, Del 1 Riksdagsvalet |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |access-date=1 October 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017224334/http://www.scb.se/Grupp/Hitta_statistik/Historisk_statistik/_Dokument/Valstatistiken/Valstatistik%20Allmanna%20valen%201988%20Del%201%20Riksdagsvalet.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Three years later, they dropped back below the 4 percent [[election threshold|threshold]].

In 1994, they returned to parliament and have since retained representation there. The party is represented nationally by two spokespeople, always one man and one woman. These roles are currently held by [[Amanda Lind]] and [[Daniel Helldén]].

Between 3 October 2014 and 30 November 2021, the Green Party was a part of the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic]]-led government. This was the first time the Greens entered government in their history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5981621|title=Sweden gets a new government|author=Sveriges Radio|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|date=3 October 2014|access-date=24 February 2015|archive-date=2 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202060940/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=5981621|url-status=live}}</ref> The Greens left the government after the right-wing opposition parties' budget for 2022 was passed in the [[Riksdag]], and the government's own budget failed to pass.<ref>{{Cite web|title=MP kan lämna regeringen – om de inte får igenom budgeten|url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/mp-kan-lamna-regeringen-om-de-inte-far-igenom-budgeten-/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=expressen.se|language=sv|archive-date=24 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124171933/https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/mp-kan-lamna-regeringen-om-de-inte-far-igenom-budgeten-/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2018 Swedish general election|2018 general election]], the Greens received 4.4% of the vote and 16 seats, making the party the smallest in the [[Riksdag]]. Despite this, the party was still able to maintain its place in [[Löfven II Cabinet|government]].

==Ideology==

===Fundamental principles===
In their party platform, the Greens describe their ideology as being based on "a solidarity that can be expressed in three ways: solidarity with animals, nature, and the ecological system", "solidarity with coming generations", and "solidarity with all of the world's people". A Green analysis of society is based on a holistic view{{snd}}everything is connected and interdependent.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miljöpartiet de gröna – Uppslagsverk – NE.se |url=https://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/milj%C3%B6partiet-de-gr%C3%B6na |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=ne.se}}</ref>

The platform then describes these solidarities being expressed in "several fundamental ideas", these being [[participatory democracy]], [[ecological wisdom]], [[social justice]], [[children's rights]], [[circular economy]], [[global justice]], [[nonviolence]], [[social equality|equality]] and [[feminism]], [[animal rights]], self-reliance and self-administration, [[civil liberties|freedom]], and [[sustainability|long-sightedness]].<ref name="party platform">{{cite web |url=http://www.mp.se/sites/default/files/miljopartiets_partiprogram_2013_lagupplost.pdf |title=Party Platform 2013 |publisher=Miljöpartiet de gröna |access-date=30 September 2013 |archive-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002164733/http://www.mp.se/sites/default/files/miljopartiets_partiprogram_2013_lagupplost.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> The Swedish Green Party has its roots in the environmental, solidarity, women's rights and peace movements.

=== Climate change and the environment ===
The Green Party was the first political party in Sweden to raise the issue of [[climate change]].{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} Fighting climate change is a major policy issue for the party. For example, the party's main criticism of [[Alliance (Sweden)|The Alliance]]'s 2010 election manifesto was the "entirely astonishing" lack of effort in fighting climate change,<ref name="Fullständigt häpnadsväckande">{{cite journal |journal=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |title= Wetterstrand: "Fullständigt häpnadsväckande" |date=26 August 2010 |last=Hernadi |first=Alexandra}}</ref> and in 2013, the party announced a budget proposal that was dominated by a {{currency|49 billion|SEK2|passthrough=yes}} "climate package".<ref name="2013 budget">{{cite journal |title=MP föreslår klimatpaket |journal=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |date=30 September 2013}}</ref> The party supports a general shift in taxation policy, towards high taxes on environmentally unfriendly or unsustainable products and activities, hoping to thus influence people's behavior towards the more sustainable choices.{{citation needed|date=October 2013}}

=== Nuclear power ===
The anti-nuclear movement was a major factor in the party's creation.<ref name="Ljunggren" /> The party's platform reads that "we oppose the construction of new reactors in Sweden, or an increase in the output of existing reactors, and instead want to begin immediately phasing out nuclear power."<ref name="party platform" /> [[Member of parliament|MP]] [[Per Bolund]] clarified in 2010 that the party "does not propose shutting down nuclear power reactors today, but rather phasing them out as new and renewable electricity is phased in."<ref name="bolund chat">{{cite web |url=http://www.dn.se/nyheter/chattarkiv/miljopartiet-chattade-om-karnkraften/ |publisher=Dagens Nyheter |title=Miljöpartiet chattade om kärnkraften |date=26 May 2010 |access-date=1 October 2013 |archive-date=22 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922193958/http://www.dn.se/nyheter/chattarkiv/miljopartiet-chattade-om-karnkraften/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== European integration ===
The party was initially opposed to membership in the [[European Union]], and sought a new referendum on the issue. The party's EU opposition captured them 17 percent of the votes in the [[1995 European Parliament election in Sweden|1995 European Parliament election]], the first following Sweden’s EU accession.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Burchell |first1=Jon |year=1996 |title=No to the European union (EU): Miljöpartiet's success in the 1995 European parliament elections in Sweden |journal=Environmental Politics |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=332–338 | doi=10.1080/09644019608414268 }}</ref> The Greens included withdrawal from the EU in their party platform as recently as 2006.<ref name="2006 manifesto dn">{{cite journal |url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/miljopartiet-la-fram-valmanifest/ |title=Miljöpartiet la fram valmanifest |date=20 April 2006 |journal=Dagens Nyheter}}</ref>

This policy was abolished in a September 2008 internal party referendum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mp skippar krav på EU-utträde |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=114&artikel=2358109 |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=[[Sveriges radio]] |date=6 October 2008 |language=sv |archive-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201232831/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=114&artikel=2358109 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the party remains somewhat Eurosceptic. The section of the party platform on the subject opens by citing how decentralization and making decisions locally, as reasonably possible, is a central part of green politics. It continues to state that the Greens "are warm adherents to international cooperation. We want to see Europe as a part of a world of democracies, where people move freely over borders, and where people and countries trade and cooperate with each other."<ref name="party platform" />

=== Symbol ===
The Green Party's party symbol is the [[Taraxacum|dandelion]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Registrerade partibeteckningar |url=https://val.se/for-partier/partibeteckning/registrerade-partibeteckningar.html |access-date=2022-11-06 |website=val.se |language=sv}}</ref>

== Leadership and organisation ==
The Greens, like many other green parties around the world, do not have a party leader in the traditional sense. The party is represented by two spokespeople, always one male and one female. The current spokespersons are [[Amanda Lind]]<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Carlén |first1=Linnea |date=2024-04-28 |title=Miljöpartiet har valt Amanda Lind till nytt kvinnligt språkrör |language=sv |work=SVT Nyheter |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/miljopartiet-valjer-nytt-kvinnligt-sprakror-rostar-om-amanda-lind |access-date=2024-12-15}}</ref> and [[Daniel Helldén]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Alström |first1=Vivvi |date=2023-11-18 |title=Daniel Helldén blir nytt språkrör i Miljöpartiet |language=sv |work=SVT Nyheter |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/daniel-hellden-blir-nytt-sprakror-i-miljopartiet--cazs6j |access-date=2023-11-19}}</ref> The spokespeople are elected annually by the party congress, up to a maximum of nine consecutive one-year terms.<ref name="constitution">{{cite web |url=http://www.mp.se/om/stadgar |title=Stadgar |trans-title=Constitution |publisher=Miljöpartiet de gröna |language=sv |access-date=2019-07-08 |archive-date=3 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203090305/http://www.mp.se/om/stadgar |url-status=live }}</ref>

The party congress, consisting of elected representatives of all of the party's local groups, is the highest decision-making organ in the Green Party. The congress, in addition to the two spokespeople, also fills many other important posts in the party, including a party board ({{langx|sv|partistyrelse}}), which is the party's highest decision-making authority between party congresses, and the day-to-day operation of the party's national organisation. The congress also elects a party secretary ({{langx|sv|partisekreterare}}), who is an internal, organisational leader for the party.<ref name="constitution" /> The current party secretary, initially elected by the 2021 party congress, is {{ill|Katrin Wissing|sv}}.

=== Spokespersons of the Green Party (1984–present) ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=3|Spokespersons
!Year
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}};" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Ragnhild Pohanka]]
|style="width:200px;"|[[Per Gahrton]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1984–1985
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Birger Schlaug]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1985–1986
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"| [[Eva Goës]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1986–1986
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"| [[Fiona Björling]]
|style="width:200px;"|[[Anders Nordin]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1988–1990
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"|[[Margareta Gisselberg]]
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Jan Axelsson]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1990–1991
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"|''Vacant''
|style="width:125px;"| 1991–1992
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"|[[Marianne Samuelsson]]
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2| [[Birger Schlaug]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1992–1999
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;" rowspan=2|[[Lotta Nilsson Hedström]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1999–2000
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;" rowspan=1|[[Matz Hammarström]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2000–2002
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"|[[Maria Wetterstrand]]
|style="width:200px;"|[[Peter Eriksson (politician)|Peter Eriksson]]
|style="width:125px;"|2002–2011
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"|[[Åsa Romson]]
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Gustav Fridolin]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2011–2016
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Isabella Lövin]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2016–2019
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Per Bolund]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2019–2021
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Märta Stenevi]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2021–2023
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Daniel Hellden]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2023–2024
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=2|[[Amanda Lind]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2024–present
|-
|}

=== Secretaries-general (1985–present) ===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|Secretaries-General
!Year
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}};" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=1|[[Kjell Dahlström]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1985–1999
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"rowspan=1|[[Håkan Wåhlstedt]]
|style="width:125px;"| 1999–2007
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"| [[Agneta Börjesson]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2007–2011
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"| [[Anders Wallner]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2011–2016
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"|[[Amanda Lind]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2016–2019
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"| [[Marléne Tamlin]] (acting)
|style="width:125px;"| 2019
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"|[[Märta Stenevi]]
|style="width:125px;"| 2019–2021
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;"|[[Linus Lakso]] (acting)
|style="width:125px;"| 2021
|-
!style="background:{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}" |
|style="width:200px;" rowspan=1|Katrin Wissing
|style="width:125px;"| 2021–present
|-
|}

== Current status ==
Currently, the Swedish Green Party has about 10 000 members, and is a popular party foremost among young people and women.

Organisations connected to the Swedish Green Party:
* [[Young Greens of Sweden|The Young Greens of Sweden]] ({{lang|sv|Grön ungdom}})
* The Green Students of Sweden ({{lang|sv|Gröna studenter}})
* The Green seniors of Sweden ({{lang|sv|Gröna seniorer}})

The Swedish Green Party is part of the [[European Green Party|European Greens]].

== Criticism ==

=== Scandal involving Islamic extremism ===
The Green Party was hit by a political scandal in April 2016, as images emerged of Green Party housing minister [[Mehmet Kaplan]] attending a dinner party alongside leading members of the Turkish far-right extremist group [[Grey Wolves (organization)|Grey Wolves]].<ref name="AlJazeera">{{cite news|title=Sweden's Green Party hit by religious row|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/sweden-green-party-infiltrated-islamists-160426130534157.html|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=27 April 2016|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=16 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316002611/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/04/sweden-green-party-infiltrated-islamists-160426130534157.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Housing minister, Turkish extremists dined together|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6411611|work=Radio Sweden|date=14 April 2016|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=10 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810081723/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6411611|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SvD">{{cite news|title=Swedish cabinet member compared Israel with Nazi-Germany|url=http://www.svd.se/swedish-cabinet-member-accused-of-antisemitism|work=Svenska Dagbladet|date=17 April 2016|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=6 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006125225/http://www.svd.se/swedish-cabinet-member-accused-of-antisemitism|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sweden's housing minister Mehmet Kaplan quits after his Nazi comparison to Israel|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/swedens-housing-minister-mehmet-kaplan-quits-after-his-nazi-comparison-israel-1555419|work=International Business Times|date=18 April 2016|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=18 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418125446/http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/swedens-housing-minister-mehmet-kaplan-quits-after-his-nazi-comparison-israel-1555419|url-status=live}}</ref> Following attention to comments made by Kaplan in 2009 comparing [[Israel]] to [[Nazi Germany]], Kaplan resigned as minister, while still defended by the party leadership.<ref name="AlJazeera"/><ref name="TheLocal">{{cite news|title=Green Party leaders: We have no plans to resign|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20160425/green-party-sweden-crisis-romson-fridolin|work=The Local|date=25 April 2016|access-date=2 May 2016|archive-date=2 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170302061526/http://www.thelocal.se/20160425/green-party-sweden-crisis-romson-fridolin|url-status=live}}</ref> During a seminar in 2014, Kaplan equalized jihadists who travel to Syria with Swedish volunteers who fought on the Finnish side against the Soviet Union during the Winter War 1939-1940.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mehmet Kaplan avgår efter kritiken|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/BJmrW0|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Aftonbladet|date=18 April 2016 |language=sv}}</ref> Kaplan later defended himself as being misunderstood and said he is against "young Swedes traveling to the war in Syria".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kaplan|first=Mehmet|date=2014-10-03|title=Angående Mehmet Kaplans uttalande om svenskar som stred i Finland|url=https://www.mp.se/just-nu/sammanfattning-av-mehmet-kaplans-uttalande-om-finlandssvenskarna|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Miljöpartiet|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127125458/https://www.mp.se/just-nu/sammanfattning-av-mehmet-kaplans-uttalande-om-finlandssvenskarna|url-status=live}}</ref> After his resignation, images emerged of Kaplan and other members of the Green Party displaying hand gestures associated with the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name="AlJazeera"/><ref name="TheLocal"/>

Another controversy ensued as a rising Green-Party star, [[Yasri Khan]], refused to shake hands with a female TV reporter.<ref name="SvD"/><ref name="TheLocal"/> Lars Nicander, director of the Centre for Asymmetric Threat Studies at the [[Swedish Defence University]], compared the revelations with how the [[Soviet Union]] sought to infiltrate democratic Western parties during the [[Cold War]], alleging that the Green Party similarly may have been "infiltrated by Islamists".<ref name="AlJazeera"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Green Party may have been infiltrated by Islamists|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20160423/green-party-may-have-been-infiltrated-by-islamists-researcher|work=The Local|date=23 April 2016}}</ref> Yasri Khan was criticised by members within the party. He withdrew his candidacy for the Green Party executive board and also quit his seats on a regional board and city council. Spokesperson Fridolin said: men, especially those wanting to be in Swedish politics, should have no problems shaking a woman's hand.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6416039 |title=Fridolin: Men should shake women's hands |date=21 April 2016 |publisher=[[Sveriges Radio]]}}</ref> The Green Party's spokespersons also commented on the debate saying there's no evidence of Islamists influencing party policies, but underlined the party needs a "reset" with greater focus on environmental issues.

In April 2016, Kamal al Raffi, a Green Party politician from the council of [[Burlöv Municipality]] as well as the chairman of the local Syrian community group invited [[Osama bin Laden]]'s former advisor [[Salman al-Ouda]] to hold a lecture to be attended by his and two other community groups. This invitation was controversial in Sweden as Al-Ouda, a muslim [[salafist]], is known for openly antisemitic views and denying the Holocaust. The Green Party politician was suspended for a time by the party leadership.<ref name="sydsv28april2016">{{cite news|title=Tre olika Malmöföreningar ville lyssna på bin Ladins förra mentor|url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2016-04-28/tre-olika-malmoforeningar-ville-lyssna-pa-bin-ladins-forra-mentor|access-date=16 April 2017|publisher=Sydsvenskan|date=28 April 2016|archive-date=22 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522145119/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2016-04-28/tre-olika-malmoforeningar-ville-lyssna-pa-bin-ladins-forra-mentor|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="svt27apr2016">{{cite news|title=Efter skandalinbjudan – Miljöpartisten tar time-out|url=http://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/tar-time-out-fran-miljopartiet-efter-skandalen|access-date=16 April 2017|publisher=Sveriges Television www.svt.se|date=27 April 2016|archive-date=17 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417070622/http://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/skane/tar-time-out-fran-miljopartiet-efter-skandalen|url-status=live}}</ref> During the scandal, the party secretary promised the party will better handle crises in the future.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/mp-inget-tyder-pa-att-islamistisk-infiltration-ar-reell/om/turbulensen-i-mp|title=MP: Inget tyder på att islamistisk infiltration är reell|newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]|date=2016-04-24|language=sv|access-date=30 October 2018|archive-date=31 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031005308/https://www.svd.se/mp-inget-tyder-pa-att-islamistisk-infiltration-ar-reell/om/turbulensen-i-mp|url-status=live}}</ref>

In May 2016, Green Party co-spokesperson and Environmental Minister [[Åsa Romson]] confirmed she would resign from both positions as a result of her leadership during the party crisis, along with controversies of her own, such as referring to the [[September 11 attacks]] as the 11 September "{{lang|sv|[[wikt:olycka|olycka]]}}" ('accident' or 'misfortune', Romson later claimed she had meant the latter) in a television interview.<ref>{{cite news|title=Swedish deputy premier resigns amid Green Party crisis|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/swedish-deputy-premier-resigns-amid-green-party-crisis-134255381.html|work=Yahoo News/AP|date=9 May 2016|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-date=10 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510194943/https://www.yahoo.com/news/swedish-deputy-premier-resigns-amid-green-party-crisis-134255381.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Green leader steps down as government minister|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20160509/swedens-greens-move-to-oust-scandal-hit-leader|work=The Local|date=9 May 2016|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-date=12 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512181753/http://www.thelocal.se/20160509/swedens-greens-move-to-oust-scandal-hit-leader|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lövin recommended to replace Romson|url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6428147|work=Radio Sweden|date=9 May 2016|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-date=10 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510115202/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2054&artikel=6428147|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Swedish Greens vote in their new co-leaders|url=http://www.thelocal.se/20160513/hate-attack-targets-green-party-conference|work=The Local|date=13 May 2016|access-date=13 May 2016|archive-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514110848/http://www.thelocal.se/20160513/hate-attack-targets-green-party-conference|url-status=live}}</ref>

Romson later explained her comment, and said: "Of course, the attack on New York on 11 September 2001 is one of the biggest attacks, terror-actions and assaults on the peaceful and democratic world we have seen in modern times. I have no other opinion on this matter."

=== Campaign on higher prices ===
The Green Party was rated in 2022 as Sweden's most disliked party by voters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Strömberg |first=Maggie |date=2024-04-25 |title=Framgången bröts – nu är de mer ogillade än SD |url=https://www.svd.se/a/Gylno9/miljopartiet-mest-ogillade-kan-amanda-lind-vanda-trenden |access-date=2025-05-09 |work=Svenska Dagbladet |language=sv |issn=1101-2412}}</ref> Campaigning and election promises of making prices higher regarding gasoline was heavily criticized.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyheter |first=S. V. T. |date=2025-05-08 |title=Analys: Jobbigt för S när MP går till val på att höja ”priset vid pump” |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/jobbigt-for-s-nar-mp-gar-till-val-pa-att-hoja-priset-vid-pump |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nyheter |first=S. V. T. |date=2025-05-08 |title=MP: Bensinpriset flera kronor högre om de rödgröna vinner valet |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/mp-bensinpriset-flera-kronor-hogre-om-de-rodgrona-vinner-valet |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>

== Electoral politics ==
{{Further|Category:Members of the Riksdag from the Green Party}}
{| class="wikitable sortable floatright"
|+ Green Party results by group,<br />''VALU 2010''<ref name="valu2010">{{cite report|title=Riksdagsvalet 2010 Valu |url=http://svt.se/content/1/c8/02/15/63/14/ValuResultat2010_100921.pdf |last=Holmberg |first=Sören |author2=Näsman, Per |author3=Wänström, Kent |year=2010 |publisher=[[Sveriges Television]] |access-date=2010-09-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612090523/http://svt.se/content/1/c8/02/15/63/14/ValuResultat2010_100921.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2011 }}</ref>
|-
! class=unsortable |Group
! Votes<br />(%)
! Avg. result<br />+/− ([[Percentage point|pp]])
|- style="background:#9F9"
| [[Student]]s
| align="right" | 19
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+19}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| Members of [[Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations|SACO]]
| align="right" | 16
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+16}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| Aged 18–21
| align="right" | 16
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+16}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| Aged 22–30
| align="right" | 16
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+16}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| First-time voters
| align="right" | 16
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+16}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| Government employees
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+12}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| [[Public sector]] employees
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+12}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| [[Local government]] employees
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+12}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| [[White-collar worker]]s
| align="right" | 11
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+11}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| Employed persons
| align="right" | 11
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+11}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| Members of [[Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees|TCO]]
| align="right" | 11
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+11}}
|- style="background:#9F9"
| Females
| align="right" | 11
| align="right" | +{{#expr:-10+11}}
|-
| [[Unemployment|Unemployed]]
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+10}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| [[Private sector]] employees
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+9}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| Males
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+9}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| Aged 31–64
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+9}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| [[Blue-collar worker]]s
| align="right" | 9
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+9}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| [[Entrepreneur|Business owners]]
| align="right" | 8
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+8}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| Raised outside Sweden
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+7}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| Members of [[Swedish Trade Union Confederation|LO]]
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+7}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| On [[sick leave]]
| align="right" | 7
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+7}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| Aged 65+
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+4}}
|- style="background:#ffc1c1"
| [[Farmer]]s
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | {{#expr:-10+4}}
|- class="sortbottom"
! style="text-align:left" | All groups (total)
! style="text-align:right" | 10
! style="text-align:right" | 0
|}

It is often believed that the party is situated on the left on a left-right scale due to its co-operation with the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic Party]]. The party participated in a [[political coalition|political and electoral coalition]] called the [[Red-Greens (Sweden)|Red-Greens]] with the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democrats]] and [[Left Party (Sweden)|Left Party]] from October 2008 until the [[2010 Swedish general election|2010 general election]] in September 2010, and has vowed to co-operate with the Social Democrats until 2020.<ref name=aftonbladet /> In several municipalities, however, the Greens cooperate with liberal and conservative parties, and the party does not define itself as left, nor right. Rather, they place themselves on one end of a scale between sustainability and growth. In an article published in 2009, Maria Wetterstrand, then party co-spokesperson, defined the party as a natural home also for green-minded [[Social liberalism|social liberals]] and [[Libertarian Socialism|libertarian socialists]], by referring to its liberal policy regarding immigration and its support of personal integrity, participation and entrepreneurship, among other issues.<ref name=newsmill />

=== Church politics ===
The party does not directly participate in elections to the [[Church of Sweden]]. However, ''Greens in the Church of Sweden'', an independent [[nominating group]], participates in church elections at all levels.

=== Relationship with other parties ===
The Green Party has a good relationship with the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democrats]], and to a lesser extent, with the [[Left Party (Sweden)|Left Party]]. The party does not rule out participation in a government with the minor [[Liberalism|liberal]] and [[centre-right]] parties in Sweden. The Green Party on first entering the Riksdag, allied with the Conservative Bloc in opposition to the Social Democrats. The Green Party has made clear that its preference among cooperative arrangements with the Conservative Bloc does not include support of a government led by the liberal-conservative [[Moderate Party]]. However, historically there have been political deals concluded with the parties forming the centre-right [[Alliance (Sweden)|Alliance]] as an example concerning education. Co-operation with the Moderate Party on the municipal level are relatively frequent. {{citation needed|date=April 2021}}

== Membership ==
{{Historical population
|title=Historical membership in 1-year intervals, 1987–Present
|cols=1
|percentages = 
|1987|5,500
|1988|8,500
|1989|8,000
|1990|7,600
|1991|6,900
|1992|6,400
|1993|5,300
|1994|6,500
|1995|5,600
|1996|6,950
|1997|7,500
|1998|7,900
|1999|7,285
|2000|6,918
|2001|6,701
|2002|8,011
|2003|7,483
|2004|7,178
|2005|7,249
|2006|9,543
|2007|9,045
|2008|9,111
|2009|10,635
|2010|15,544
|2011|14,648
|2012|13,354
|2013|13,760
|2014|20,214
|2015|16,735
|2016|13,689
|2017|10,719
|2018|12,418
|2019|10,588
|2020|9,530
|source<ref name="Historical Membership Numbers">{{cite web|url=https://www.mp.se/historia/medlemsantal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118103321/https://www.mp.se/historia/medlemsantal|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2017|publisher=Green Party of Sweden|access-date=11 December 2020|title=Historical Membership Numbers}}</ref>}}

== Election results ==

=== Parliament (Riksdag) ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! rowspan=1| Election
! colspan=1| Votes
! colspan=1| %
! rowspan=1| Seats
! rowspan=1| +/–
! colspan=1| Status
|-
! [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]
| 91,787 
| 1.7 (#7)
| {{Composition bar|0|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}} 
| bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
! [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]
| 83,645
| 1.5 (#7)
| {{Composition bar|0|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| bgcolor="lightgrey"|
| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
! [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]
| 296,935
| 5.5 (#6)
| {{Composition bar|20|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 20
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]] 
| 185,051
| 3.4 (#8)
| {{Composition bar|0|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 20
| {{no|Extra-parliamentary}}
|-
! [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]
| 279,042
| 5.0 (#6)
| {{Composition bar|18|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 18
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]
| 236,699
| 4.5 (#7)
| {{Composition bar|16|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{partial2|External support}}
|-
! [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]
| 246,392
| 4.7 (#7)
| {{Composition bar|17|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
| {{partial2|External support}}
|-
! [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]
| 291,121
| 5.2 (#7)
| {{Composition bar|19|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]
| 437,435
| 7.3 (#3)
| {{Composition bar|25|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 6
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]
| 408,365
| 6.8 (#4)
| {{Composition bar|25|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! rowspan=2| [[2018 Swedish general election|2018]]
| rowspan=2| 285,899
| rowspan=2| 4.4 (#8)
| rowspan=2| {{Composition bar|16|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| rowspan=2| {{decrease}} 9
| {{yes2|Coalition {{small|(2018-2021)}}}}
|-
| {{partial2|External support {{small|(2021-2022)}}}}
|-
! [[2022 Swedish general election|2022]]
| 329,242
| 5.1 (#7)
| {{Composition bar|18|349|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|}

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=== Regional councils ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! rowspan=1| Election
! colspan=1| Votes
! colspan=1| %
! rowspan=1| Seats
! rowspan=1| +/–
|-
! 1982
| 98,042
| 1.9  
| {{Composition bar|0|1717|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}} 
| bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
! 1985
| 104,166
| 2.0  
| {{Composition bar|0|1733|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| bgcolor="lightgrey"|
|-
! 1988
| 237,556
| 4.8
| {{Composition bar|73|1743|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 73
|-
! 1991 
| 156,594
| 3.1
| {{Composition bar|34|1763|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 39
|-
! 1994
| 236,666
| 4.6
| {{Composition bar|78|1777|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 44
|-
! 1998
| 226,398
| 4.4
| {{Composition bar|70|1646|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
|-
! 2002
| 204,169	
| 3.9
| {{Composition bar|55|1656|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 15
|-
! 2006
| 256,547
| 4.74
| {{Composition bar|68|1656|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 13
|-
! 2010
| 398,782
| 6.9
| {{Composition bar|104|1662|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 36
|-
! 2014
| 442,760
| 7.2
| {{Composition bar|106|1678|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
|-
! 2018
| 265,522
| 4.1
| {{Composition bar|48|1696|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 58
|-
! 2022
| 
| 
| {{Composition bar|31|1696|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 17
|}

=== Municipal councils ===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|-
! rowspan=1| Election
! colspan=1| Votes
! colspan=1| %
! rowspan=1| Seats
! rowspan=1| +/–
|-
! 1982
| 91,842
| 1.6  
| {{Composition bar|129|13500|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}} 
| {{increase}} 129
|-
! 1985
| 142,498
| 2.5
| {{Composition bar|237|13520|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 108
|-
! 1988
| 302,797
| 5.6
| {{Composition bar|693|13564|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 456
|-
! 1991 
| 199,207
| 3.6
| {{Composition bar|389|13526|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 304
|-
! 1994
| 298,044
| 5.3
| {{Composition bar|616|13550|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 230
|-
! 1998
| 252,675
| 4.8
| {{Composition bar|559|13388|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 8
|-
! 2002
| 227,189
| 4.2
| {{Composition bar|443|13274|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 116
|-
! 2006
| 269,560
| 4.8
| {{Composition bar|436|13092|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 7
|-
! 2010
| 418,362
| 7.1
| {{Composition bar|686|12978|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 250
|-
! 2014
| 483,529	
| 7.7
| {{Composition bar|732|12780|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 46
|-
! 2018
| 301,825	
| 4.6
| {{Composition bar|395|12700|hex={{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 337
|}

===European Parliament===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Year
! List leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! EP Group
|-
! [[1995 European Parliament election in Sweden|1995]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Per Gahrton]]
| 462,092
| 17.22 (#3)
| {{Composition bar|4|22|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| New
| [[The Green Group in the European Parliament|G]]
|- 
! [[1999 European Parliament election in Sweden|1999]]
| 239,946
| 9.49 (#5)
| {{Composition bar|2|22|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| rowspan=8 | [[The Greens - European Free Alliance|Greens/EFA]]
|- 
! [[2004 European Parliament election in Sweden|2004]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Carl Schlyter]]
| 149,603
| 5.96 (#7)
| {{Composition bar|1|19|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
|- 
! [[2009 European Parliament election in Sweden|2009]]
| rowspan=2 | 349,114
| rowspan=2 | 11.02 (#4)
| {{Composition bar|2|18|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
|-
|-
! <small>''[[Treaty of Lisbon|2011]]''</small>
| ''{{Composition bar|2|20|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}''
| ''{{small|{{steady}} 0}}''
|-
! [[2014 European Parliament election in Sweden|2014]]
| [[Isabella Lövin]]
| 572,591
| 15.41 (#2)
| {{Composition bar|4|20|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
|-
! [[2019 European Parliament election in Sweden|2019]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Alice Bah Kuhnke]]
| rowspan=2 | 478,258
| rowspan=2 | 11.52 (#4)
| {{Composition bar|2|20|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
! <small>''[[Brexit|2020]]''</small>
| ''{{Composition bar|3|21|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}''
| ''{{small|{{increase}} 1}}''
|-
! [[2024 European Parliament election in Sweden|2024]]
| 581,322
| 13.85 (#3)
| {{Composition bar|3|21|{{party color|Green Party (Sweden)}}}}
| {{steady}} 0
|}

== See also ==
*[[Elections in Sweden]]
*[[Green politics]]
*[[Green Youth (Sweden)]]
*[[List of environmental organizations]]
*[[Referendums in Sweden]]
*[[Worldwide green parties]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[https://riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/miljopartiet/ The Swedish Parliament: The Green Party] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731213623/https://riksdagen.se/sv/ledamoter-partier/miljopartiet/ |date=31 July 2022 }}

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