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Left Party

V

Vänsterpartiet

Leader
Nooshi Dadgostar
Seats
24 / 349
Bloc
Opposition (left)
Placement
Left-wing, democratic socialist

Introduction

The Left Party sits in opposition and is the furthest-left party in parliament. It traces its roots to the labour and socialist movements and is unaffiliated with the mainstream European party families.

Positions

  1. Economy

    Higher taxes on high incomes, wealth and capital to fund expanded welfare; ban for-profit companies from extracting profit out of tax-funded schools, healthcare and elderly care.

    Source: Vänsterpartiet – Vår politik

  2. Immigration

    More generous asylum rules, family reunification, and oppose the migration tightening pursued under the Tidö Agreement.

    Source: Vänsterpartiet – Vår politik

  3. Crime

    Emphasise social prevention, more resources for police investigations, and oppose broad mass surveillance measures on civil-liberties grounds.

    Source: Vänsterpartiet – Vår politik

  4. Climate & Energy

    Aggressive cuts to emissions through large public investment in renewables and grid; oppose building new nuclear reactors, arguing they are too slow and costly.

    Source: Vänsterpartiet – Vår politik

  5. Healthcare

    Fully publicly funded and publicly run healthcare; end for-profit ownership of welfare services and reduce out-of-pocket fees.

    Source: Vänsterpartiet – Vår politik

  6. Defense & NATO

    Opposed NATO membership; now accept Sweden is a member but oppose hosting nuclear weapons or permanent foreign bases on Swedish soil.

    Source: Vänsterpartiet – Vår politik

  7. EU

    Critical of the EU's direction, oppose adopting the euro and want to limit EU power over Swedish wage-setting and welfare policy.

    Source: Vänsterpartiet – Vår politik

Record over the last four years

  • 2021

    Withdrew support from the Löfven (S) government over rent reform, triggering a successful no-confidence vote against the Prime Minister.

  • 2022

    Held 24 seats after the election and remained in opposition.

    Source: Valmyndigheten – 2022 results

  • 2022–2025

    Opposed the Tidö Agreement's migration and crime policies and campaigned against profit extraction from welfare.

Leading candidates

  • Nooshi Dadgostar

    Party leader

  • Ida Gabrielsson

    Deputy party leader

  • Hanna Gunnarsson

    Defence spokesperson

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