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Centre Party

C

Centerpartiet

Leader
Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist
Seats
24 / 349
Bloc
Opposition (centrist)
Placement
Centrist, liberal, with rural roots

Introduction

The Centre Party sits in opposition. It has roots in agrarian politics and today positions itself as a liberal, market-friendly centrist party with a strong rural and small-business profile.

Positions

  1. Economy

    Pro-business and pro-entrepreneur: lower employer fees, simpler regulation for small firms, and tax reforms aimed at making work and hiring pay.

    Source: Centerpartiet – Vår politik

  2. Immigration

    More moderate restrictive line than the government bloc; support orderly asylum, expanded legal labour migration, and humane family-reunification rules.

    Source: Centerpartiet – Vår politik

  3. Crime

    Back tougher penalties for serious and gang-related crime, more police presence in rural areas, and stronger prevention work for young people.

    Source: Centerpartiet – Vår politik

  4. Climate & Energy

    Strongly pro-renewables (wind, solar, biofuels) and fossil-free transport; cautious about large new nuclear unless costs and timelines are clear.

    Source: Centerpartiet – Vår politik

  5. Healthcare

    Keep mixed public and private providers; strengthen primary care and rural health services and shorten waiting times.

    Source: Centerpartiet – Vår politik

  6. Defense & NATO

    Supported NATO membership and back continued increases in defence spending and total-defence capability.

    Source: Centerpartiet – Vår politik

  7. EU

    Strongly pro-EU; open to deeper European cooperation on climate, security and the single market, and historically open to joining the euro.

    Source: Centerpartiet – Vår politik

Record over the last four years

  • 2014–2022

    Backed the S–MP government from opposition under the 'January Agreement' (2019) and later let it stay in office to block the right-wing bloc.

  • 2022

    Took 6.7% and 24 seats; afterwards moved firmly into opposition against the new centre-right government.

    Source: Valmyndigheten – 2022 results

  • 2023

    Annie Lööf stepped down as party leader; Muharrem Demirok elected as her successor.

Leading candidates

  • Muharrem Demirok

    Party leader

  • Anna-Karin Hatt

    Senior figure, economic policy

  • Daniel Bäckström

    Defence spokesperson

Positions are summarised from each party's official materials and public statements. See how we put this together.