The Green Party of Sweden, Miljöpartiet de Gröna, was founded in 1981, largely as a reaction to the outcome of the Referendum on Nuclear Power held in 1980 and because of a growing concern about environmental problems.
Miljöpartiet took part in the general elections of 1982 and 1985, but it was not until 1988 that the party received more than the required 4% of the votes to be represented in the Swedish Parliament. Miljöpartiet gained 5.5% of the votes and was the first new party to enter the Swedish Parliament in 70 years! In 1991, Miljöpartiet obtained only 3.4% of the votes and was consequently forced out of parliament. However, a well planned campaign in 1994 brought the party back to Parliament with 5.02% of the votes. Finally, 1995 was the "boom-year" for the Green Party with 17.2% in the European parliamentary elections and 8 to 12% in regular opinion polls.
The party does not have a party leader, but is represented by two spokespersons, one man and one woman. Since 1992, this has been Marianne Samuelsson and Birger Schlaug.
Underlying the ideology of Miljöpartiet is the awareness that life itself is threatened by modern civilisation. A civilisation that produces dead lakes and forests, soil erosion, airpollution, poisoned soil and ground water, global warming and social collapse is not a life-supporting system. A sustainable society, on the other hand, can be ecologically and socially sustained for generations to come. It respects life in all its forms, is frugal with the resources of the world and tries to build a society which is socially and economically just.
As the basis for its ideology, Miljöpartiet agreed about Four Solidarities:
A prerequisite for bringing our policy to success is the engagement of all citizens of all ages. This can be achieved in many ways.
Miljöpartiet in Solna wants toMiljöpartiet was founded because other polical parties did'nt take environmental and futural issues seriously. For us, this concerns all activities in our society.
Miljöpartiet in Solna wants toAll human beeings ar basicly active and creative and have possibilities to become solidary, responsible and empathic audults. We belive in education buildt on an holistic wiew where humans are a piece of the ecological environment.
Miljöpartiet in Solna wants toCulture enrichens our lives and is a way to understand our own society as well as foreign or/and ancient cultures. It should be possible for everyone to participate in theatre, music, art etc.
Miljöpartiet in Solna wants toThe major problem for Solna is the huge transfering traffic and it is still growing!
Miljöpartiet in Solna wants toAll buildings, both existing and to be constructed, should adopt to the principles of recirculation and renewable energy sources. And we must increase the capacity of sortation of disposals.
Miljöpartiet in Solna wants toMiljöpartiet in Solna believes that the horror of unemployment can be cut by reducing the average working hours. This would also give better health (=lower health care costs) as a result. Tax reforms should be introduced in order to lower taxation on incom from salaries an increase taxes on income from capital.
Miljöpartiet in Solna wants to