Parties and Candidates

Sweden

PC001

Question:	What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):	d. No registration required
Comments:	A political party does not have to be registered to take part in an election. There is no party registration requirement in Sweden, but there is a voluntary possibility to register the party denomination to protect the name from improper use. The application to have a denomination registered is submitted to the Swedish Election Authority and must contain a name consisting of words. The denomination must not be a sub-department of a political association and the application must be seconded by a certain number of persons entitled to vote; 1500 for Riksdag elections, 100 for county council assembly elections and 50 for municipal assembly elections. Furthermore, the denomination cannot be assumed to be confused with any other previously registered name, or the denomination cannot be mistaken for a name which has been removed from the register not more than five years ago due to a change of denominations.
Source:	Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 2, Section 1 - 8 : http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf (2012);
Verified:	2014/08/04

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PC003

Question:	What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):	a. Age b. Citizenship j. Other
Comments:	To be eligible for election one must be entitled to vote.
Source:	The Instrument of Government, Ch. 3, Art. 4: Official Website of the Parliament: http://www.riksdagen.se/sv/Start/Bestall/Sprakversioner/English---engelska1/Sveriges-grundlagar-och-riksdagsordningen1/ (2012)
Verified:	2014/08/04

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PC008

Question:	Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):	a. Neither in presidential nor legislative elections
Comments:
Source:	Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 2, Section 9: http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf (2012)
Verified:	2014/08/04

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PC012

Question:	Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):	b. Direct c. Indirect
Comments:	The forms of financial support are ‘party support’ and ‘secretariat support’.
Source:	Act on State financial support to political parties (1972:625): Official Website of the Swedish Government: http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/10/78/60/b7508720.pdf (2012)
Verified:	2014/08/04

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PC015

Question:	What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):	b. Based on result of previous election
Comments:	A party is eligible for party assistance if it has received at least one seat in the parliament or more than 2.5 per cent of the votes nationwide at either of the two last elections.
Source:	Act on State financial support to political parties (1972:625), Section 3: Official Website of the Swedish Government: http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/10/78/60/b7508720.pdf (2012)
Verified:	2014/08/04

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PC017

Question:	Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:
Source:	OSCE/ODIHR NEEDS Assessment mission report - General Elections of 19 September 2010: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/70947 (2012)
Verified:	2014/08/04

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