Libertas Sweden
Encyclopedia
Libertas Sweden 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
.
certifying that the signatures existed was submitted in its place.
Libertas Sweden (Libertas Sverige) was set up under Jesper Katz, a former member of Junilistan. Sören Wibe
of Junilistan stated that Ganley had visited Sweden in January and offered Junilistan 10 million kronor (SEK
) to rename the party to "Junilistan - Libertas", and that Junilistan had rejected the offer and Libertas.
Libertas.eu held a press conference on April 27 at which Stefan Kihlberg, the former party secretary of Ny Demokrati (NyD)
was introduced as the head of the Libertas list in Sweden.
on the specific issue of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. 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.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It intended to contend the 2009 European Parliament elections
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
under a common banner with Declan Ganley
Declan Ganley
Declan James Ganley is a British-born Irish citizen, entrepreneur, businessman and political activist. He is founder and chairman of a political party, Libertas with pan-European ambitions...
's Libertas.eu
Libertas.eu
Libertas is a political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the European Parliament election, 2009 in several member states of the European Union.-Preamble:...
.
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. The results were submitted to the Valmyndigheten (the Swedish Election Authority) 58 minutes before the deadline expired. Unusually, they were not submitted as a list of signatures: instead, a document from a Notary PublicNotary public
A notary public in the common law world is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non-contentious matters usually concerned with estates, deeds, powers-of-attorney, and foreign and international business...
certifying that the signatures existed was submitted in its place.
Libertas Sweden (Libertas Sverige) was set up under Jesper Katz, a former member of Junilistan. Sören Wibe
Sören Wibe
Sören Axel Wibe was a Swedish economist and eurosceptic politician, born in Östersund, who was formerly a social democratic Member of the European Parliament 1995–1999, member of the Riksdag 2002–2006, and who since 6 July 2008 was party leader of the June List...
of Junilistan stated that Ganley had visited Sweden in January and offered Junilistan 10 million kronor (SEK
Swedish krona
The krona has been the currency of Sweden since 1873. Both the ISO code "SEK" and currency sign "kr" are in common use; the former precedes or follows the value, the latter usually follows it, but especially in the past, it sometimes preceded the value...
) to rename the party to "Junilistan - Libertas", and that Junilistan had rejected the offer and Libertas.
Libertas.eu held a press conference on April 27 at which Stefan Kihlberg, the former party secretary of Ny Demokrati (NyD)
New Democracy (Sweden)
New Democracy was a political party in Sweden, founded in 1991 and elected into the Swedish Parliament in its first election, falling equally fast out again in 1994....
was introduced as the head of the Libertas list in Sweden.
European Parliament elections, 2009
Libertas Sweden intended to contend the 2009 EuroelectionsEuropean Parliament election, 2009 (Sweden)
The European Parliament election of 2009 in Sweden was held on 7 June 2009 and determined the makeup of the Swedish delegation to the European Parliament. The election was held using a modified form of the Sainte-Laguë method of party-list proportional representation using the entire country as a...
on the specific issue of a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. The policies and core values of the umbrella pan-European party Libertas.eu
Libertas.eu
Libertas is a political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the European Parliament election, 2009 in several member states of the European Union.-Preamble:...
were on its website or on the main article here
Libertas.eu
Libertas is a political party founded by Declan Ganley that took part in the European Parliament election, 2009 in several member states of the European Union.-Preamble:...
.
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.
See also
- Libertas Party
- Jens-Peter BondeJens-Peter BondeJens-Peter Rossen Bonde is a former Member of the European Parliament with the June Movement. He resigned as an MEP in May 2008. Bonde was elected to the European Parliament in the first election in 1979 with the People's Movement against the EU. He has been re-elected 6 times consecutively...
- Declan GanleyDeclan GanleyDeclan James Ganley is a British-born Irish citizen, entrepreneur, businessman and political activist. He is founder and chairman of a political party, Libertas with pan-European ambitions...
- European Parliament election, 2009European Parliament election, 2009Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
- Treaty of LisbonTreaty of LisbonThe Treaty of Lisbon of 1668 was a peace treaty between Portugal and Spain, concluded at Lisbon on 13 February 1668, through the mediation of England, in which Spain recognized the sovereignty of Portugal's new ruling dynasty, the House of Braganza....