European elections, 6 – 9 June 2024, country sheet SWEDEN
Official EE24 website: https://www.val.se/eu-val-2024/eu-val-2024.html
Other elections/referenda held the same day: No
Number of MEPs before/after EE24: 21
Current government: Moderaterna (EPP), Kristdemokraterna (EPP) and Liberalerna (Renew Europe) since October 2022
ELECTORAL RULES
- Obligatory vote: No
- Number of constituencies: 1
- Preferential vote: Yes
- Postal vote: Yes
- Threshold to get elected: 4%
- Day of EE24: Sunday 9 June
- Opening time of polling stations: 22 May – 9 June
- Closing time of polling stations: 21.00 CEST – 9 June
VOTERS
- Total: 7 946 261
- Minimum age: 18
CANDIDATES
- Lists (total): 121
- Candidates (total): 1184
- Minimum age to stand as candidate: 18
Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation) (In bold those represented in outgoing EP)
- Socialdemokraterna (S&D) – Heléne Fritzon
- Moderaterna (EPP) – Tomas Tobé
- Sverigedemokraterna (ECR) – Charlie Weimers
- Miljöpartiet (Greens) – Alice Bah Kuhnke
- Centerpartiet (Renew) – Emma Wiesner
- Kristdemokraterna (EPP) – Alice Teodorescu Måwe
- Vänsterpartiet (The Left) – Jonas Sjöstedt
- Liberalerna (Renew Europe) – Karin Karlsbro
- MEPs re-running (in bold lead candidate of list)
- Heléne Fritzon (Socialdemokraterna – S&D)
- Evin Incir (Socialdemokraterna – S&D)
- Ilan De Basso (Socialdemokraterna – S&D)
- Tomas Tobé (Moderaterna – EPP)
- Jessica Polfjärd (Moderaterna – EPP)
- Jörgen Warborn (Moderaterna – EPP)
- Arba Kokalari (Moderaterna – EPP)
- Charlie Weimers (Sverigedemokraterna – ECR)
- Alice Bah Kuhnke (Miljöpartiet – The Greens/EFA)
- Pär Holmgren (The Greens/EFA)
- Emma Wiesner (Centerpartiet – Renew Europe)
- Abir Al-Sahlani (Centerpartiet – Renew Europe)
- Karin Karlsbro (Liberalerna – Renew Europe)
- Sara Skyttedal (Folklistan – NI)
- Johan Nissinen (Folklistan – NI)
RESULTS 2019
MEPs / % votes
- Socialdemokraterna / 5 / 23,48 %
- Moderaterna / 4 / 16,83 %
- Sverigedemokraterna / 3 / 15,34 %
- Miljöpartiet / 3 / 11,52 %
- Centerpartiet / 2 / 10,78 %
- Kristdemokraterna / 2 / 8,62 %
- Vänsterpartiet / 1 / 6,80 %
- Liberalerna / 1 / 4,13 %
TURNOUT 2019
- 55,27%
Source – EU Parliament