Libertas Sweden
Libertas Sverige | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 3 March 2009 |
Lisbon Treaty Euroscepticism | |
| European affiliation | Libertas.eu |
| Colours | blue, gold |
| Website | |
| www.libertas.eu/sweden | |
Libertas Sweden (Swedish: Libertas Sverige) is a political party in Sweden. It intended to contend the 2009 European Parliament elections under a common banner with Declan Ganley's Libertas.eu.
History
On 26 February 2009, Libertas announced that it wanted to open a branch in Sweden and appealed for the 1500 signatures required to register as a political party in Sweden.Notary Public certifying that the signatures existed was submitted in its place.[3]
When Libertas Sweden (Libertas Sverige) was set up
Junilistan stated that Ganley had visited Sweden in January[4] and offered Junilistan 10 million kronor (SEK)[4] to rename the party to "Junilistan – Libertas",[4] and that Junilistan had rejected the offer and Libertas.[4]
Libertas.eu held a press conference on 27 April at which Stefan Kihlberg, the former party secretary of Ny Demokrati (NyD)[5] was introduced as the head of the Libertas list in Sweden.[5]
European Parliament elections, 2009
Libertas Sweden intended to contend the
Lisbon Treaty.[3] The policies and core values of the umbrella pan-European party Libertas.eu were on its website or on the main article here
.
On 21 May 2009 Libertas Sweden announced that it was ending its campaign, stating that it did not have the resources to cover the cost of printing and transporting ballots.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Hjälp Libertas bli ett registrerat parti Archived 27 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine" Libertas, 26 February 2009, English translation here
- ^ "Libertas Sverige blir ett registrerat parti " Libertas website, Tuesday, 3 March 2009, English translation here
- ^ a b c "Hemligt kring parti inför EU-val", 6 March 2009, Svenska Dagbladet
- ^ a b c d e "Nytt nejparti ställer upp i EU-valet Archived 4 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine", 3 March 2009, from dn.se, English translation here
- ^ a b "Libertas launches in Sweden", Stockholm, 27 April 2009, http://www.libertas.eu/ Archived 4 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vi nådde inte enda fram – den här gången!", 2009-05-21, libertas.eu, English translation here