Democrats (Gothenburg political party)

The Democrats (Demokraterna) is a local political party in the city of Gothenburg, represented in the city council since the 2018 elections with 14 (out of 81) seats, the largest after the Social Democrats. The party was formed as a cross-party coalition in 2017 by former Moderate Martin Wannholt,[1] aimed at halting construction of the West Link, a major railroad tunnel construction set to be completed in 2026.[2]

Democrats
Demokraterna
LeaderMartin Wannholt
IdeologyLiberal conservatism[3][4]
Anti-immigration[5]
Anti-West Link[6]
Localism
Political positionCentre-right to Right-wing[7]
Gothenburg municipal council seats
14 / 81
Website
https://demokraterna.se/

After the 2018 local elections, the Democrats held negotiations with the centre-right Alliance parties aimed at forming a coalition, which collapsed when the Democrats refused to budge on its central question and the coalition parties refused to consider dropping the project.[8][9]

References
  1. https://www.expressen.se/gt/ledare/csaba-perlenberg/varfor-vill-inte-demokraterna-bli-ett-riktigt-parti/
  2. https://www.scior.se/projekt/vastlanken/
  3. https://www.dn.se/sverige/alliansen-i-goteborg-avvisar-wannholts-bud-men-mycket-positiva-till-politisk-samverkan/
  4. https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/6021028
  5. https://www.gp.se/nyheter/g%C3%B6teborg/f%C3%B6rslaget-vill-att-g%C3%B6teborg-tar-emot-noll-nyanl%C3%A4nda-2021-1.36850110
  6. https://amp.svt.se/nyheter/val2018/demokraterna-tanker-inte-samarbeta-med-nagot-parti-som-ar-for-vastlanken
  7. https://proletaren.se/artikel/nytt-hogerparti-i-goteborg
  8. Hultman, Alexander; Larsson, Arne; Abrahamsson, Anders (September 28, 2018). "Demokraterna avbryter förhandlingar med Alliansen". gp.se (in Swedish). Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  9. Ulla Engberg (August 24, 2018). "New local party rattles established parties in Gothenburg". Radio Sweden. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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