Red-Greens (Sweden)
Former political alliance in Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Red-Greens (Sweden)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Red-Greens (Swedish: De rödgröna[1]) is an umbrella term which refers to the three centre-left to left-wing political parties of Sweden; the Social Democrats, the Left Party and the Green Party.
The Red-Greens De Rödgröna | |
---|---|
Social Democrats (Full member) | Magdalena Andersson |
Green Party (Full member) | Märta Stenevi Per Bolund |
Left Party (Collaborating) (not a member) | Nooshi Dadgostar |
Founded | 7 December 2008 2014 (revived) |
Ideology | Social democracy (S) Green politics (MP) Socialism (V) |
Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
Colours | Red, Green |
Parliament | 149 / 349 |
The term 'red-greens' originates from the launch of a left-wing political and electoral alliance between the parties on 7 December 2008.[2] This alliance, which was largely based on the Norwegian Red-Green Coalition,[3] consisted of the Social Democrats, the Green Party and the Left Party which were in opposition to the centre-right Alliance coalition government. The three component parties of the Red-Greens, which faced the voters as three separate parties in the 2010 general election, aimed to reach agreements on significant areas of policy before the election. The parties aimed to achieve a majority in the following Swedish general election on 19 September 2010, in an unsuccessful bid to form a coalition government. The Red-Green pact was put to a pause on 26 October 2010,[4] and was completely dissolved (according to a spokesperson for the Green Party) on 26 November.[5]