Volt Sweden

Volt Sweden (Swedish: Volt Sverige; abbreviation: Volt) is a political party in Sweden and part of the pan-European party Volt Europa.

History
Volt Sverige was founded on 2 July 2018 and stood in the 2019 European elections. In early November 2021, the Liberalerna (The Liberals) association in Ljusnarsberg announced that they would initially convert to an association and run for Volt in the local elections because they disagreed with their party's rapprochement with the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats. The local elected representative joined Volt, giving the party its first and only mandate there to date.

2019
Volt Sverige did contest the 2019 European Parliament elections, but without its own ballot papers and relying on voters to write the party's name on blank ballot papers. Top candidates were Michael Holz and Namie Folkesson. Volt received 146 such votes.

2022
The party participated in the 2022 Swedish Parliamentary election and received 89 votes.

The party also contested regional elections in Stockholm and Skåne and municipal elections in Stockholm, Vaxholm, Malmö, Lund, Gothenburg, Linköping and Ljusnarsberg. Volt received 1.2% in Ljusnarsberg, falling short of re-entry into the municipal council.

2024
On 29 October 2023, the party announced its list for the European elections. The candidates are Michael Holz, Carri Ginter Wikström, Alexander Löf and Ted Lindström.