Workers' Party (Sweden)

Workers' Party Arbetarpartiet
Leader	Jan Hägglund
Founded	2010
Split from	Socialist Justice Party
Headquarters	Umeå
Ideology	Democratic socialism Marxism Secularism
Political position	Left-wing
Colours	Red
Website
arbetarpartiet.se
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TheWorkers' Party(Swedish:Arbetarpartiet) is ademocratic socialistpolitical party in Sweden. It was founded in 2010, when almost the entireVästerbotten Countysection of theSocialist Justice Party(RS) broke off ahead of the2010 general election.It adopted the nameRättvisepartiet Socialisterna, enhetslista för jobb - mot nedskärningar(Socialist Justice Party, Unity list for jobs - against cutbacks) for its party list. In early 2011, it was renamed to the Workers' Party. It currently holds two seats in the municipal assembly ofUmeå(since 2014). The Workers' Party publishes theWeekly News (Veckans Nyheter).

Politics

The party labels itselfdemocratic socialist.The goal is to participate in building a new workers' party that establishes democratic control over the capitalistfinancial institutionsandcorporationsthat direct the economy.

Party members have a history of conducting policies that benefit workers employed inpublic servicessuch ashealthcareandelderly care.Elderly care workers and party members cooperated in organising four waves ofwarning strikesagainst cutbacks in 2000, 2001 and 2005. Since the2010 elections,a regular part in the party's policies has been to push for the need for investment in green industrial production.

Before the 2018 municipal election, the city of Umeå introduced a mandatory 3% electoral threshold, labeled by critics as an attempt to target particularly the Workers' Party and theFeminist Initiative,which both held under 4% of electoral support. The party, however, strengthened its electoral support with nearly 3,6 % and held its two seats.