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{{short description|Political party in Sweden}}
{{about|the centre-right political party in Sweden}}
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{{Infobox political party
| name             = Moderate Party
| native_name      = Moderata samlingspartiet
| native_name_lang = sv
| logo             = M_v1.svg
| logo_size        = 125
| colorcode        = {{Political party data|color}}
| abbreviation     = M
| leader           = 
| chairperson      = [[Ulf Kristersson]]
| secretary        = [[Karin Enström]]
| leader3_title    = [[Parliamentary group leader]]
| leader3_name     = [[Mattias Karlsson (politician, born 1972)|Mattias Karlsson]]
| founded          = {{start date and age|1904|10|17|df=y}}
| headquarters     = Blasieholmsgatan 4 A, [[Norrmalm]], [[Stockholm]]
| student_wing     = [[Moderate Students]] (official)<br />[[Confederation of Swedish Conservative and Liberal Students]] (unofficial)
| youth_wing       = [[Moderate Youth League]]
| wing3_title      = LGBT wing
| wing3            = [[Open Moderates]]
| membership_year  = 2023
| membership       = {{decrease}} 46,501<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2024-10-13 |title=Medlemsras för Liberalerna – störst tapp bland riksdagspartierna |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/medlemsras-for-liberalerna-storst-tapp-bland-riksdagspartierna |access-date=2024-10-13 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref>
| ideology         = [[Liberal conservatism]]<br>[[Pro-Europeanism]]
| position         = [[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]]
| european         = [[European People's Party]]
| international    = [[International Democracy Union]]
| europarl         = [[European People's Party Group]]
| affiliation1_title = Nordic affiliation
| affiliation1     = [[Conservative Group]]
| colours          = {{ublist
 | {{colour box|#21409a|border=darkgray}} Dark blue (official){{efn|Since 2019}}
 | {{colour box|#8ed9f8|border=darkgray}} Light blue
 | {{colour box|{{party color|Moderate Party}}|border=darkgray}} Sky blue (customary)
}}
| slogan           = {{lang|sv|Säkrare, grönare, friare}} ('Safer, Greener, Freer')<ref>{{cite web | title=Säkrare, grönare, friare – hundratals moderater utvecklar politiken | website=Moderaterna | date=2023-02-01 | url=https://moderaterna.se/nyhet/politikutveckling/ | language=sv | access-date=2023-06-10 | archive-date=10 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610145716/https://moderaterna.se/nyhet/politikutveckling/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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| seats1_title     = [[Riksdag]]
| seats1           = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-lower-house}}
| seats2_title     = [[European Parliament]]
| seats2           = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|EP}}
| seats3_title     = [[County councils of Sweden|County councils]]<ref name="mandat2022"></ref>
| seats3           = {{composition bar|328|1720|{{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| seats4_title     = [[Municipal council (Sweden)|Municipal councils]]<ref name="mandat2022">{{cite web |url=https://www.val.se/valresultat/riksdag-region-och-kommun/2022/radata-och-statistik.html#mandatfordelning |language=sv |website=Valmyndigheten |date=8 March 2024 |access-date=2024-03-08 |title=Rådata och statistik |archive-date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311071759/https://www.val.se/valresultat/riksdag-region-och-kommun/2022/radata-och-statistik.html#mandatfordelning |url-status=live }}</ref>
| seats4           = {{composition bar|2584|12614|{{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| website          = {{Political party data|website}}
| country          = Sweden
}}

The '''Moderate Party''' ({{langx|sv|Moderata samlingspartiet}} {{IPA|sv|mʊdɛˈrɑ̌ːta ˈsâmːlɪŋspaˌʈiːɛt||Sv-Moderata samlingspartiet.ogg}},<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Moderate Youth League|url=https://muf.se/english/|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Moderata Ungdomsförbundet (MUF)|language=en|archive-date=15 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515010310/https://muf.se/english/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{lit|Moderate Coalition Party}}, '''M'''), commonly referred to as the '''Moderates''' ({{langx|sv|Moderaterna}} {{IPA|sv|mʊdɛˈrɑ̌ːtɛɳa||Sv-Moderaterna.ogg}}), is a [[Liberal conservatism|liberal-conservative]]<ref name="liberal-conservative">*{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/sweden.html|title=Sweden|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck|year=2018|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226040526/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/sweden.html|url-status=live}}
*{{cite book|author=Peter Viggo Jakobsen|title=Nordic Approaches to Peace Operations: A New Model in the Making?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YcYNhfJvn08C&pg=PA184|year=2006|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-415-38360-8|page=184}}
*{{cite book|author=Anja Timm|editor1=Christina Garsten|editor2=Monica Lindh De Montoya|title=Transparency in a New Global Order: Unveiling Organizational Visions|chapter=Practices of Transparency: exporting Swedish business culture to the Baltic states|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m-TWXZ32omYC&pg=PA43|year=2008|publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing|isbn=978-1-84844-135-4|page=43}}
*{{cite book|author=Björn Wittrock|editor1=Johann Pall Arnason|editor2=Bjorn Wittrock|title=Nordic Paths to Modernity|chapter=The Making of Sweden|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y9GgSuCDCeUC&pg=PA104|year=2012|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-0-85745-270-2|page=104}}
*{{cite book|author=Hariz Halilovich|title=Places of Pain: Forced Displacement, Popular Memory and Trans-local Identities in Bosnian War-torn Communities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6VlFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA208|year=2013|publisher=Berghahn Books|isbn=978-0-85745-777-6|page=208}}</ref> [[List of political parties in Sweden|political party]] in [[Sweden]]. The party generally supports [[tax cut]]s, the [[free market]], [[civil liberties]] and [[economic liberalism]].<ref name="MisgeldMolin2010">{{cite book|author1=Klaus Misgeld|author2=Karl Molin|title=Creating Social Democracy: A Century of the Social Democratic Labor Party in Sweden|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bbFpEU-FfbAC&pg=PA430|year=2010|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=978-0-271-04344-9|page=430}}</ref> Globally, it is a full member of the [[International Democracy Union]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idu.org/member.aspx |title=Member Parties |access-date=2013-08-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701142810/http://www.idu.org/member.aspx |archive-date=1 July 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> and the [[European People's Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epp.eu/member-parties |title=Member Parties |access-date=2016-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504032123/http://www.epp.eu/member-parties/ |archive-date=4 May 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The party was founded in 1904 as the '''General Electoral League''' ({{lang|sv|Allmänna valmansförbundet}} {{IPA|sv|ˈâlːmɛnːa ˈvɑ̂ːlmansfœrˌbɵndɛt||Sv-Allmänna valmansförbundet.ogg}}) by a group of [[conservatives]] in the [[Riksdag]], the Swedish parliament. The party was later known as '''The Right''' ({{lang|sv|Högern}} {{IPA|sv|ˈhø̌ːɡɛɳ||Sv-Högern.ogg}}; 1938–1952) and '''Right Party''' ({{lang|sv|Högerpartiet}} {{IPA|sv|ˈhø̂ːɡɛrpaˌʈiːɛt||Sv-Högerpartiet.ogg}}; 1952–1969).<ref>"Det konservativa partiet gick bakåt ända fram till 1950-talet, nu med namnet Högern (1934–52) och Högerpartiet (1952–69)." which translates approximately to "The conservative party decreased all the way until the 1950s, now under the name The Right (1934-52) and The Right (Wing) Party (1952-69)" - at [http://popularhistoria.se/artiklar/partiernas-histora-moderaterna/]</ref> During this time, the party was usually called the Conservative Party outside of Sweden.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}

After holding minor posts in [[centre-right]] governments, the Moderates eventually became the leading opposition party to the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party]] and since then those two parties have dominated Swedish politics. After the [[1991 Swedish general election]], party leader [[Carl Bildt]] formed a minority government, the first administration since 1930 to be headed by a member of the party, which lasted three years. The party returned to government under leader and Prime Minister [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]], after the [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]] and [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]] general elections. In 2010, the party was the leading member of the [[Alliance (Sweden)|Alliance]], a centre-right coalition, along with the [[Centre Party (Sweden)|Centre Party]] (C), the [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]] (KD) and the [[Liberals (Sweden)|Liberal People's Party]] (L), and obtained its best result ever (30.1%), despite the coalition not being able to obtain majority.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pollard |first1=Niklas |last2=Shanley |first2=Mia |title=Centre-right wins Swedish vote but short of majority |date=19 September 2010 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-sweden-election-idUKTRE68I0IP20100919 |work=Reuters |access-date=18 September 2022}}</ref>

The current chairman of the party, [[Ulf Kristersson]], was elected at a special party congress on 1 October 2017, following [[Anna Kinberg Batra]]'s sudden resignation. Kinberg Batra had replaced Reinfeldt, Prime Minister from 2006 to 2014. Under Reinfeldt's leadership, the party moved more towards the [[centrism|centre]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.1009336|work=NRK|title=Ein ny æra i svensk politikk|first=Bent|last=Tandstad|date=18 September 2006|access-date=14 July 2010|archive-date=25 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025052216/http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/verden/1.1009336|url-status=live}}</ref> Under Kristersson's leadership, the party moved back to the right and opened up to the [[Sweden Democrats]] (SD) following the [[2018 Swedish general election]].<ref name="Milne 2019"/> Having formed in late 2021 an informal right-wing alliance with SD and former Alliance members, KD and L, with Kristersson as the prime ministerial candidate, the right-wing bloc obtained a narrow win in the [[2022 Swedish general election]].<ref>{{cite web|date=2022-09-14|title=Swedish PM resigns as right-wing parties win vote|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62908902|access-date=2022-09-14|website=BBC News|archive-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914204453/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62908902|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2022-09-14|title=Sweden election: PM Magdalena Andersson concedes victory to right-wing opposition|url=https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-election-pm-magdalena-andersson-concedes-victory-to-right-wing-opposition/a-63117673|access-date=2022-09-14|website=Deutsche Welle|archive-date=14 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914183505/https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-election-pm-magdalena-andersson-concedes-victory-to-right-wing-opposition/a-63117673|url-status=live}}</ref>

== History ==
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=== General Electoral League (1904–1938) ===
The party was founded on 17 October 1904 in a restaurant called ''Runan'' in [[Stockholm]]. The intention was to start a campaign organization in support of the group of Conservatives which had emerged in the [[Parliament of Sweden|Riksdag]]. During the 19th century [[conservatism|conservatives]] had organised themselves in the Riksdag but there was no party to support them. The Swedish right was also threatened by the rise of the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party]] (founded in 1889) and the [[Liberals (Sweden)|Liberals]] (1902). The party was called the ''General Electoral League'' ({{langx|sv|Allmänna valmansförbundet|links=no}}).
[[File:Fredrik Östberg SPA (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|Gustaf Fredrik Östberg, was the first chairman of the party.]]
At first, the party was clearly [[nationalist]] and staunchly [[conservative]]. The importance of a strong defence was underlined and other societal institutions embraced by the party were the [[monarchy]] and the [[Rule of law|state of law]]. The party initially held ia [[protectionism|protectionist]] view towards the economy; [[tariff]]s were widely supported as well as interventionist economical measures such as [[agricultural subsidy|agricultural subsidies]]. In the [[Borggårdskrisen|defence policy crisis]] in 1914 (which overturned the parliamentary Liberal government), the party sided with King [[Gustav V of Sweden|Gustaf V]] but stopped short of accepting a right-wing government by royal appointment, instead opting for an independent-conservative "war cabinet" under [[Hjalmar Hammarskjöld]] which was eventually overturned in favour of a Liberal-Social Democratic majority coalition government and thus the breakthrough of parliamentary rule, albeit reluctantly embraced by the right.[[File:Försvaret främst.JPG|thumb|338x338px|An election poster from the party in 1914 stating that military defense comes first.]][[Arvid Lindman]] (often called "The Admiral") became influential in the party and served two terms as [[Prime Minister of Sweden]], before and after the enactment of [[universal suffrage]]. In 1907, he proposed universal male suffrage to the [[Parliament of Sweden|parliament]] and in 1912 he was formally elected leader. But the party voted against universal suffrage and the party again voted against women's right to vote. It was only because the party was in the minority that Sweden was able to grant the right to vote for all, pushed through by the Liberals and the Social Democrats (the left), against the objections of the right. Although not one of the founders of the party and not a prominent ideologist, Lindman and his achievements as a leader are often appreciated as being of great importance to the new party. His leadership was marked by a consolidation of the Swedish right, and by transforming the party into a modern, effective, political movement. Lindman was a very pragmatic politician, but without losing his principles. He was a formidable negotiator and peace broker. For this, he was widely respected, even by his fiercest political opponents and when he resigned and left the parliament in 1935, the leader of the Social Democrats, [[Per Albin Hansson]], expressed his "honest thanks over the battle lines".

From the beginning of the 20th century, [[social democracy]] and the [[labour movement]] rose to replace [[liberalism]] as the major political force for radical reforms. The Moderate Party intensified its opposition to socialism during the leadership of Lindman—the importance of continuance and strengthening national business were cornerstones. But at the same time, recent social issues gained significant political attention; by appeasing the working class, the party also hoped to reduce the threat of revolutionary tendencies. During the governments led by Lindman, several reforms for social progress were made, and it was his first government that initiated the public state [[pension]].

[[File:Second cabinet of Arvid Lindman.jpg|thumb|351x351px|The second cabinet of [[Arvid Lindman]] in 1928.]]
In the 1920s, the Swedish right slowly started to move towards a [[classical liberal]] view on economic issues, mainly under the influence of the liberal economist [[Gustav Cassel]], but the economic downturn following the [[Great Depression]] frustrated the possible liberal transition of their economic policy. Before that occurred the party gained its greatest success yet with 29.4% in [[1928 Swedish general election|the general election of 1928, often called the ''Cossack Election'']], on a clearly anti-socialist programme. The government later formed by the party did not accept the concept of the market economy but continued the protectionist policy by generous financial aid. The government also began complete regulation of agriculture. Production associations, with the objective to administer the regulations and running monopolies on imports, were also established during the period. All this made for a [[corporativism|corporate]] control of the Swedish economy unsurpassed since the popularisation of liberalism at the end of the 19th century.<ref>Norberg, J. (1999). ''Den svenska Liberalismens historia''. Timbro. {{ISBN|91-7566-429-1}}.</ref> The government of Lindman fell in 1930 after the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democrats]] and the [[Freeminded People's Party (Sweden)|Freeminded People's Party]] had blocked a proposition for a raised customs duty on grain.

The 1930s saw the party in conflict over how to relate to the rising threat of [[National Socialism]] and [[Fascism]]. Its loosely affiliated youth organisation, the [[National Youth League of Sweden]] ({{langx|sv|Sveriges Nationella Ungdomsförbund|links=no}}) was openly pro-Nazi and set up uniformed "fighting groups" to combat political enemies on the streets.{{citation needed|date=February 2007}} The mother party did not like this development, with Lindman clearly stating that pro-Nazi views were not to be accepted in the party, and in 1933 the National Youth League was separated from the party. While the party set up a new youth league in 1934, called ''The Young Swedes'' (known since 1969 as the [[Moderate Youth League]]), the core of the old one (in spite of some districts, such as Young Swedes-[[Gothenburg]] joining the new one) set up its own party—the [[National League of Sweden]]—taking with them three of the mother party's [[Member of Parliament|MP]]s and unsuccessfully fighting elections as a radical conservative and openly pro-Nazi party.{{citation needed|date=February 2007}} 

=== National Organization of the Right (1938–1952) ===
The party participated in the [[Hansson III Cabinet|third cabinet of Per Albin Hansson]] during the Second World War. It was a [[grand coalition]] including all major parties, only excluding the [[Left Party (Sweden)|Communist Party]] and the pro-Nazi [[Socialist Party (Sweden, 1929)|Socialist Party]], both parties being members of the parliament at this time.

In 1934, the Social Democrats formed a new government, and except for the [[World War II]] era, would stay in power until 1976. From having been a ruling party, the General Electoral League turned into a bastion of right-wing opposition, and in 1938 it was renamed the '''National Organization of the Right''' ({{langx|sv|Högerns riksorganisation|links=no}} {{IPA|sv|ˈhøːɡɛɳʂ ˈrɪ̂ksɔrɡanɪsaˌɧuːn||Sv-Högerns riksorganisation.ogg}}), a name that would stay until 1952. Outside Sweden, the party was typically called the ''Conservative Party''.

After the Second World War, the party gradually lost support and the [[Liberals (Sweden)|Liberals]] rose to become the second most popular party after the Social Democrats.

=== Conservative Party (1952–1969) ===
[[File:Hjalmarson (2).JPG|thumb|366x366px|Jarl Hjalmarsson, leader of the party between 1950 and 1961.]]
At the beginning of the 1950s, the party re-emerged after being renamed the '''Rightist Party''' ({{langx|sv|Högerpartiet}}); its name outside Sweden remained ''Conservative Party.'' Under the leadership of [[Jarl Hjalmarson]] (1950–1961) the party became a prominent voice against the rising levels of taxation and a defender of [[private property|private ownership]] from, what the party saw as, the growing tendencies of [[Sovereign state|state]] [[centralization]].

The party had significant success in the elections during the 1950s and became the largest party of the opposition in 1958. However, the next decade brought changes to the political climate of Sweden. The [[1968 Swedish general election|election of 1968]] gave the Social Democrats an [[absolute majority]] in the parliament and made the Rightist Party into the smallest party of the opposition.

=== Moderate Party (1969–present) ===
[[File:Carl Bildt under den politiska Almedalsveckan 2016.jpg|thumb|left|Carl Bildt, leader of the party between 1986 and 1999, was [[Prime Minister of Sweden|Prime Minister]] between 1991 and 1994. In addition he was [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)|Foreign Minister]] between 2006 and 2014.|373x373px]]
By 1968, the dominance of the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democratic Party]] and 24 years of trailing the liberal [[People's Party (Sweden)|People's Party]] among the opposition bloc had pushed the party to the edge of political relevance. Seeking to shed its conservative image, in 1969, the party changed its name to the '''Moderate Coalition Party''' ({{langx|sv|Moderata samlingspartiet|links=no}}, generally just referred to as {{lang|sv|Moderaterna}}) or just the Moderate Party.

In 1970, [[Gösta Bohman]] was elected leader of the Moderate Party. During his leadership the party continued its gradual movement from nationalist [[traditionalist conservatism]] towards internationalist [[liberal conservatism]], calling for Swedish membership in the [[European Union|EEC]] since the 1960s and in practice adopting most policies affiliated with [[classical liberalism]]. It also adopted a much more liberal social outlook, which was seen as a key factor in the foundation of the [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democratic Gathering]] in 1964, a [[social conservatism|socially conservative]] party. Bohman proved a successful leader, and helped lead the non-socialist opposition to victory in the 1976 election.

The Moderate Party joined the government under [[Thorbjörn Fälldin]], with Gösta Bohman as Minister of Economy. The non-socialist parties managed to remain in power until 1982 in different constellations, but the election of 1979 again made the Moderate Party become the second most popular after the Social Democrats, a position it has held since then. Gösta Bohman was in 1981 replaced by [[Ulf Adelsohn]].

In 1986, [[Carl Bildt]] was elected leader of the party. A son-in-law of Bohman, he managed to lead the party to an [[1991 Swedish general election|election victory in 1991]]. The Moderate Party led a center-right coalition between 1991 and 1994, with Bildt serving as the first conservative Prime Minister since [[Arvid Lindman]]. The [[Bildt Cabinet|cabinet of Carl Bildt]] did much to reform the Swedish government: they cut taxes, cut [[public spending]], introduced voucher schools, made it possible for counties to privatize health care, liberalised markets for telecommunications and energy, and privatised former publicly owned companies (further deregulations and privatisations were carried out by the following Social Democratic [[Cabinet of Göran Persson]]). The negotiations for membership with the [[European Union]] were also finalized.
[[File:Fredrik Reinfeldt - Sveriges statsminister 2006-2014.jpg|thumb|[[Fredrik Reinfeldt]], leader of the party between 2003 and 2015.|369x369px]]
The party gained votes in 1994, but the governing coalition lost its majority. While Bildt stayed on as the Moderate Party leader, failing to unite with the [[Green Party (Sweden)|Greens]], the non-socialist parties failed to return to government after the election in 1998 as well. [[Bo Lundgren]] replaced him and led the party in the disastrous [[2002 Swedish general election|general election of 2002]], much owed to his alleged [[neoliberal]] stances, for which Lundgren continued to receive praise from younger members. Former head of the Moderate Youth [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] was elected as the new party leader in 2003.

Prior to the [[2006 Swedish general election|2006 general election]], the Moderate Party adjusted its position in the political spectrum, moving towards the [[centre-right]]. To reflect these changes, the party's unofficial name was altered to The New Moderates (Swedish: {{lang|sv|De Nya Moderaterna}} {{IPA|sv|dɔm ˈnŷːa mʊdɛˈrɑ̌ːtɛɳa||Sv-De Nya Moderaterna.ogg}}).<ref name="Lees-MarshmentRudd2009">{{cite book|author1=Jennifer Lees-Marshment|author2=Chris Rudd|author3=Jesper Stromback|title=Global Political Marketing|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=12SPAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA52|year=2009|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-26140-5|page=52}}</ref> This has included focus on proactive measures against unemployment, lower taxes combined with reforms to strengthen the [[Swedish welfare state]]. The Moderate Party has since 2006 used the slogan "the Swedish Workers' Party", a slogan formerly synonymous with the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democrats]].

In the [[2006 Swedish general election|2006 general election]], the Moderate Party enjoyed its best result since 1928 with 26.2% of the votes. The Moderate Party had formed the [[Alliance (Sweden)|Alliance for Sweden]], a [[political coalition|political and electoral alliance]], along with the [[Centre Party (Sweden)|Centre Party]], the [[Liberals (Sweden)|Liberal People's Party]] and the [[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|Christian Democrats]] prior to this election. After the election, the [[Alliance for Sweden]] was able to form a [[coalition government]]. Party leader [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] took office as [[Prime Minister of Sweden]] on 6 October 2006 along with his [[Reinfeldt cabinet|cabinet]]. In the [[2010 Swedish general election|2010 general election]], the Moderate Party performed their best results, since the introduction of [[universal suffrage]] in 1919, with 30.1% of the votes. However, the minor parties in the [[Alliance (Sweden)|Alliance]] performed relatively poorly, and the [[Reinfeldt cabinet]] continued in office as a [[minority government]].
[[File:Ulf Kristersson on 29 June 2023.jpg|thumb|left|Ulf Kristersson, the current leader of the party since 2017.|336x336px]]
He is the longest-serving non–[[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democrat]] Prime Minister since [[Erik Gustaf Boström]] who left office in 1900.

In the [[2014 European Parliament election in Sweden|2014 European elections]], the Moderate Party came in third place nationally with 13.6% of the vote, returning three MEPs.

In the [[2014 Swedish general election|2014 general election]], the [[Red-Greens (Sweden)|Red-Green]] coalition outpolled Reinfeldt's incumbent [[Alliance (Sweden)|Alliance]] coalition, prompting its resignation. The Social Democrat [[Stefan Löfven]] became Prime Minister on 3 October 2014. The Moderate Party performed reasonably well also in the 2014 election, making Reinfeldt its most successful leader with three of their four best election results since 1932.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} [[Anna Kinberg Batra]] was elected to succeed Reinfeldt as party leader on 10 January 2015. [[Ulf Kristersson]] succeeded Kinberg-Batra on 1 October 2017.

The Moderate Party made its worst election result since 2002 in the [[2018 Swedish general election|2018 general election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/samsta-valet-for-m-sedan-2002-kan-anda-bli-vinnare/|author1=Josefin Sköld|title=Kristersson: "Nu har vi gått första ronden mot en ny regering"|date=2018-09-09|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|language=sv|access-date=2019-04-05|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607042852/https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/samsta-valet-for-m-sedan-2002-kan-anda-bli-vinnare/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ulf Kristersson announced that the party would "create a new Swedish Model" at the Moderate Party Congress on 5 April 2019 and also that the party would be phasing out the New Moderates name. The party also presented its new logo, the old ''M'' logo which was used between 1972 and 2006 was adopted again.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/moderaterna-vill-skapa-en-ny-svensk-modell/|url-access=subscription|title=Moderaterna vill skapa en ny svensk modell|date=2019-04-05|newspaper=Dagens Nyheter|language=sv|access-date=2019-04-05|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406102844/https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/moderaterna-vill-skapa-en-ny-svensk-modell/|url-status=live}}</ref> The change in logo was seen by analysts as a way to show that the party breaks with Reinfeldt's policies.<ref name="GP190401">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gp.se/1.14313704 |title=Svårt att se hur Moderaterna ska ena borgerligheten |last=Larsson |first=Arne |website=Göteborgs-Posten |url-access=subscription |date=April 2019 |language=sv |access-date=2019-04-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201119221011/https://www.gp.se/nyheter/sv%C3%A5rt-att-se-hur-moderaterna-ska-ena-borgerligheten-1.14313704 |archive-date= Nov 19, 2020 }}</ref> Ulf Kristersson has also been critical of [[multiculturalism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/debatt/en-integrationskommission-ska-ta-fram-genomforbara-reformer/|url-access=subscription|title=DN Debatt. "En integrationskommission ska ta fram genomförbara reformer"|date=2019-04-04|website=[[Dagens Nyheter]]|language=sv|access-date=2019-04-04|archive-date=6 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406100150/https://www.dn.se/debatt/en-integrationskommission-ska-ta-fram-genomforbara-reformer/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kristersson held a meeting in December 2019 with [[Jimmie Åkesson]], leader of the [[Sweden Democrats]], and said that he would cooperate with them in parliament. The anti-immigration party had previously been subject to a ''[[cordon sanitaire (politics)|cordon sanitaire]]'' by all other parties, with Kristersson himself ruling out dialogue with them ahead of the 2018 elections. According to Ann-Cathrine Jungar of [[Södertörn University]], this put Sweden in line with several other European countries in which the centre-right and nationalist-right parties cooperate.<ref name="Milne 2019"/>

In October 2022, the [[Tidö Agreement]] was formed, which led to the formation of the [[Kristersson Cabinet]] as Sweden's government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coalition agreement shows far right has a tight grip on Sweden's new government |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/10/15/coalition-agreement-shows-far-right-has-a-tight-grip-on-sweden-s-new-government_6000472_4.html |work=Le Monde.fr |date=15 October 2022 |language=en |first1=Anne-Françoise |last1=Hivert |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230821084206/https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2022/10/15/coalition-agreement-shows-far-right-has-a-tight-grip-on-sweden-s-new-government_6000472_4.html |archive-date= Aug 21, 2023 }}</ref> On 18 October 2022, [[Ulf Kristersson]] became the new Prime Minister of Sweden.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/ulf-kristersson-names-ministers-in-his-three-party-government|title=Ulf Kristersson names ministers in his three-party government|first=Radio|last=Sweden|date=18 October 2022|access-date=18 October 2022|newspaper=Sveriges Radio|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018101540/https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/ulf-kristersson-names-ministers-in-his-three-party-government|url-status=live}}</ref> The Moderates formed a centre-right coalition with the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, backed by the Sweden Democrats.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ulf Kristersson: Swedish parliament elects new PM backed by far right |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63289903 |work=BBC News |date=17 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=17 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017154017/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63289903 |url-status=live }}</ref> Soon after his appointment as foreign minister, [[Tobias Billström]] of the Moderate Party, announced that Sweden will renounce "[[feminist foreign policy]]", implemented by the previous left-wing government.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sweden ditches 'feminist foreign policy' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63311743 |work=BBC News |date=19 October 2022 |access-date=25 October 2022 |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024023028/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63311743 |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In 2024, new laws proposed by the Kristersson Cabinet to combat Sweden's criminality crisis took in effect including harder penalties against weapons offences, breach of the permit obligation for explosive goods, arms smuggling and smuggling of explosive goods.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Johansson |first=Tommy |date=2024-01-02 |title=Här är de nya lagarna som träder i kraft under 2024 |url=https://socionomen.se/aktuellt/har-ar-de-nya-lagarna-som-trader-i-kraft-under-2024/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Socionomen |language=sv-SE |archive-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240323212825/https://socionomen.se/aktuellt/har-ar-de-nya-lagarna-som-trader-i-kraft-under-2024/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other laws gave increased opportunities to the police to use covert means of coercion to prevent and investigate serious crime, tougher border controls and extended power to security guards.<ref name=":0" /> On 20 February 2024, the Kristersson cabinet sent the largest military support package to [[Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Regeringskansliet |first=Regeringen och |date=2024-02-20 |title=Government presents largest military support package to Ukraine to date |url=https://www.government.se/press-releases/2024/02/government-presents-largest-military-support-package-to-ukraine-to-date/ |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=Regeringskansliet |language=en}}</ref> During Kristerssons Premiership, Sweden ended longstanding neutrality to become a NATO member on 7 March.<ref>{{Cite news |first1=Fouad |last1=Youcefi |first2=Linnea |last2=Carlén |first3=Natalie |last3=Radlovacki |date=2024-03-07 |title=Sverige formellt medlem i Nato – Kristersson: ”Djupt tacksamma” |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/sverige-blir-medlem-i-nato-i-dag-kristersson-moter-blinken |access-date=2024-03-23 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv |archive-date=17 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317103637/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/sverige-blir-medlem-i-nato-i-dag-kristersson-moter-blinken |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Ideology and political positions ==
{{Conservatism in Sweden|Parties}}
The Moderate Party states that its ideology is a mix of [[liberalism]] and [[conservatism]], and corresponds to what is called [[liberal conservatism]]. As is common in European [[centre-right]]<ref>{{bulleted list|{{cite book|title = European Economics and Politics in the Midst of the Crisis: From the Outbreak of the Crisis to the Fragmented European Federation|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=joa9BAAAQBAJ|publisher = Springer Science & Business Media|date = 2014-01-04|isbn = 9783642413445|language = en|first1 = Panagiotis E.|last1 = Petrakis|first2 = Pantelis C.|last2 = Kostis|first3 = Dionysis G.|last3 = Valsamis}}|{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45461686 |title=Swedish election: Vote begins amid anti-immigration surge |work=BBC News |date=9 September 2018 |access-date=9 September 2018 |archive-date=24 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324033425/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-45461686 |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |author=Weekly Graphs |url=https://www.v-dem.net/en/news/elections-sweden-9th-september/ |title=Elections in Sweden – 9th of September |work=V-Dem |access-date=12 October 2018 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203759/https://www.v-dem.net/en/news/elections-sweden-9th-september/ |url-status=dead }}|{{cite web |author=Susanne Wixe |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/6nR45Q/this-is-whats-happened-in-sweden-last-night |title=This is what's happened in Sweden last night |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |date=9 September 2018 |access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009040855/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/6nR45Q/this-is-whats-happened-in-sweden-last-night |url-status=live }}|{{cite news |author=Ulla Engberg |url=https://sverigesradio.se/sida/gruppsida.aspx?programid=4657&grupp=24115&artikel=6970441 |title=Sweden Democrats' leader pleased with the latest poll results |work=Gruppsida |date=5 June 2018 |access-date=10 September 2018 }}|{{cite web |author=Krishnadev Calamur |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/09/sweden-election/569500/ |title=Why Sweden's Far Right Is on the Rise |work=The Atlantic |date=8 September 2018 |access-date=8 September 2018 |archive-date=1 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201183035/https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/09/sweden-election/569500/ |url-status=live }}|{{cite web |author=Susanne Wixe |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/6nR45Q/this-is-whats-happened-in-sweden-last-night |title=This is what's happened in Sweden last night |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |date=9 September 2018 |access-date=10 September 2018 |archive-date=9 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009040855/https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/6nR45Q/this-is-whats-happened-in-sweden-last-night |url-status=live }}}}</ref><ref name="Milne 2019">{{cite news|last=Milne|first=Richard|date=5 December 2019|url=https://www.ft.com/content/1e692a28-1764-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/1e692a28-1764-11ea-9ee4-11f260415385 |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription|title=Mainstream Swedish party open to working with once-spurned nationalists|newspaper=Financial Times|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> and conservative parties, the term ''liberalism'' in Sweden refers to the traditional meaning of [[classical liberalism]] rather than [[progressivism]] or [[social liberalism]] in countries such as the United States.

The party supports [[free market]]s and [[Civil liberties|personal freedom]] and has historically been the essential force for [[privatization|privatisation]], deregulation, lowering tax rates, and a reduction of the public-sector growth rate.<ref name="KildalKuhnle2007">{{cite book|author1=Nanna Kildal|author2=Stein Kuhnle|title=Normative Foundations of the Welfare State: The Nordic Experience|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MDd-AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT128|year=2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-27282-2|page=128}}</ref> Other issues emphasized by the party are such as actions against violent crime and sex crime, increasing and promoting the value of working, and quality in the [[Education in Sweden|educational system]]. The party supports [[same-sex marriage in Sweden]] and Sweden's membership in the [[European Union]]. The Moderate Party considers itself as a "green-right" party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grön höger – för minskade utsläpp och framtidens jobb |url=https://moderaterna.se/gronhoger |website=Nya Moderaterna |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=25 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925030918/https://moderaterna.se/gronhoger |url-status=live }}</ref>

The party campaigned for changing currency to the [[euro]] in the [[2003 Swedish euro referendum|2003 referendum]]. As of 2013, the party was still in favor of the euro, but it expressed that the issue of a membership of the [[Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union]] and the [[eurozone]] would not be relevant until the member states have met certain strict requirements set up by the party in regard to budget deficits.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hennel |first=Lena |date=30 March 2013 |title=M skjuter euron på framtiden |url=http://www.svd.se/m-skjuter-euron-pa-framtiden/om/sverige |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |location=[[Stockholm]] |publisher=Handelsbolaget Svenska Dagbladet AB & Co |access-date=2 January 2017 }}</ref> In the 2024 EU elections, the Moderate Party proposed making abortion constitutionally protected in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-08 |title=Grundlagsskydda aborträtten i EU |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/O8G90O |access-date=2024-03-23 |website=www.aftonbladet.se |language=sv}}</ref>

After [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] became leader, the party slowly moved further towards the [[political centre]] and also adopted [[pragmatism|pragmatic]] views. The party abandoned several of its old key features such as a [[proportional tax|proportional income tax]] and increased military spending. Criticism of the labour laws, its former characteristic which was [[neoliberal]], was changed towards conserving the [[Swedish welfare|Swedish model]] and a careful embracing of balance on the labour market.<ref>[http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1042&a=709343] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029184113/http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1042&a=709343|date=29 October 2007}}</ref>

With the ascension of [[Anna Kinberg Batra]] as party leader, the party adjusted its position in the political spectrum and moved back towards the [[Right-wing politics|political right]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stenberg |first1=Ewa |last2=Eriksson |first2=Karin |date=9 July 2016 |title=De nya hårda moderaterna |url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/de-nya-harda-moderaterna/ |language=sv |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |location=[[Stockholm]] |publisher=AB Dagens Nyheter |access-date=1 January 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171314/http://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/de-nya-harda-moderaterna/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The party abandoned its previously liberal stance on immigration, notably manifested by Fredrik Reinfeldt's summer speech in 2014 in which he appealed for "open hearts" to meet the [[European migrant crisis|expected migrant waves]]. The party supports border controls and tougher rules for immigrants, including temporary residence permits, stricter requirements for family reunification and cuts in welfare benefits.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lönnaeus |first=Olle |date=17 October 2015 |title=Moderaterna skärper sin migrationspolitik |url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2015-10-17/moderaterna-skarper-sin-migrationspolitik- |language=sv |newspaper=[[Sydsvenskan]] |location=[[Malmö]] |publisher=Sydsvenska Dagbladets AB |access-date=1 January 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102082012/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/2015-10-17/moderaterna-skarper-sin-migrationspolitik- |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Olsson |first=Hans |date=14 April 2016 |title=Moderaterna vill begränsa stödet för flyktingar |url=https://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/moderaterna-vill-begransa-stodet-for-flyktingar/ |language=sv |newspaper=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |location=Stockholm |publisher=AB Dagens Nyheter |access-date=1 January 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102081328/http://www.dn.se/nyheter/politik/moderaterna-vill-begransa-stodet-for-flyktingar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Swedish values was a recurring subject in Anna Kindberg Batra's speech at the [[Almedalen Week]] in 2016, and she said that immigrants should make efforts to learn the [[Swedish language]] and take part of Swedish societal orientation, or risk getting reduced benefits and harder to get permanent residence permits.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grahn Hinnfors |first=Gunilla |date=9 July 2016 |title=Moderaterna går högerut |url=http://www.gp.se/nyheter/gptv-moderaterna-g%C3%A5r-h%C3%B6gerut-1.3468948 |language=sv |newspaper=[[Göteborgsposten]] |location=[[Gothenburg]] |publisher=Stampen Local Media AB |access-date=1 January 2017 }}</ref> Since 2015, the party has taken up its demand for increased military spending, and has supported the re-introduction of [[mandatory military service]], inactivated in Sweden under Fredrik Reinfeldt in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=My |first=Rohwedder |date=17 February 2015 |title=Moderaterna vill höja anslagen till försvaret |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6095797 |language=sv |newspaper=[[Sveriges Radio]] |location=Stockholm |publisher=Sveriges Radio AB |access-date=1 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bjurbo |first=Peter |date=28 September 2016 |title=Moderaterna ställer sig bakom värnplikt |url=http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6528848 |language=sv |newspaper=[[Sveriges Radio]] |location=Stockholm |publisher=Sveriges Radio AB |access-date=1 January 2017 |archive-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103002236/http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6528848 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The party is in favour of Swedish membership of [[NATO]] and supported Sweden's application for membership.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gummesson |first=Jonas |date=8 June 2015 |title=M: Sverige bör söka till Nato efter valet |url=http://www.svd.se/m-sverige-bor-soka-till-nato-efter-valet |language=sv |newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]] |location=Stockholm |publisher=Handelsbolaget Svenska Dagbladet AB & Co |access-date=2 January 2017 |archive-date=2 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102171411/http://www.svd.se/m-sverige-bor-soka-till-nato-efter-valet |url-status=live }}</ref> The party expressed a wish that a membership is applied for together with [[Finland]] which is what happened in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.europaportalen.se/2022/05/sverige-och-finland-har-lamnat-ansokan-till-nato | title=Sverige och Finland har lämnat in ansökan till Nato | access-date=28 October 2022 | archive-date=28 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028175311/https://www.europaportalen.se/2022/05/sverige-och-finland-har-lamnat-ansokan-till-nato | url-status=live }}</ref>

== Voter base ==
===Statistical changes in voter base===
{| style="float:left;"  class="wikitable"
|-
||{{center|'''Socio-economic group and gender of voters'''}}
|colspan=6 style="text-align:center;" | '''''Percentage of which voting for the Moderates'''''
|-
!''Groups/Gender''
!  style="text-align:left; width:50px;"| 2002
!  style="text-align:left; width:50px;"| 2006
!  style="text-align:left; width:50px;"| 2010
!  style="text-align:left; width:50px;"| 2014
!  style="text-align:left; width:50px;"| 2018
!  style="text-align:left; width:50px;"| 2022
|-
|Blue-collar workers || 7||16||19||13||14||14
|-
|White-collar workers||21||32||34||26||22||21
|-
|Businessmen and farmers ||25||44||38||35||29||25
|-
|Male||16||31||32||25||21||21
|-
|Female ||11||23||26||22||19||17
|-
|<small>Source:</small> ||colspan=6|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.svt.se/datajournalistik/valu2022/valjargrupper/ |title=VALU: Väljargrupper |website=SVT Nyheter |access-date=2022-09-21 |date=2022-09-11 |language=sv |archive-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912155727/https://www.svt.se/datajournalistik/valu2022/valjargrupper/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
{{clear}}

== Election results ==
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===Riksdag===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Election
! Leader
! Votes
! %
! Seats
! +/–
! Status
|-
! [[1911 Swedish general election|1911]]
| Gustaf Fredrik Östberg
| 188,691
| 31.1 (#2)
| {{composition bar|65|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| 
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[March 1914 Swedish general election|Mar 1914]]
| rowspan=11 | [[Arvid Lindman]]
| 286,250
| 37.7 (#1)
| {{composition bar|86|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 21
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[September 1914 Swedish general election|Sep 1914]]
| rowspan=2 | 268,631
| rowspan=2 | 36.7 (#1)
| rowspan=2 | {{composition bar|86|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| rowspan=2 | {{steady}}
| {{no2|Opposition}} {{small|(1914–1917)}}
|-
| {{yes2|Minority}} {{small|(1917)}}
|-
! [[1917 Swedish general election|1917]]
| 182,070
| 24.7 (#3)
| {{composition bar|59|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 27
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1920 Swedish general election|1920]]
| 183,019
| 27.9 (#2)
| {{composition bar|70|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 11
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[1921 Swedish general election|1921]]
| rowspan=2 | 449,257
| rowspan=2 | 25.8 (#2)
| rowspan=2 | {{composition bar|62|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| rowspan=2 | {{decrease}} 8
| {{no2|Opposition}} {{small|(1921–1923)}}
|-
| {{yes2|Minority}} {{small|(1923–1924)}}
|-
! [[1924 Swedish general election|1924]]
| 461,257
| 26.1 (#2)
| {{composition bar|65|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[1928 Swedish general election|1928]]
| rowspan=2 | 692,434
| rowspan=2 | 29.4 (#2)
| rowspan=2 | {{composition bar|73|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| rowspan=2 | {{increase}} 8
| {{yes2|Minority}} {{small|(1928–1930)}}
|-
| {{no2|Opposition}} {{small|(1930–1932)}}
|-
! [[1932 Swedish general election|1932]]
| 576,053
| 23.1 (#2)
| {{composition bar|58|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 15
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[1936 Swedish general election|1936]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Gösta Bagge]]
| rowspan=2 | 512,781
| rowspan=2 | 17.6 (#2)
| rowspan=2 | {{composition bar|44|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| rowspan=2 | {{decrease}} 9
| {{no2|Opposition}} {{small|(1936–1939)}}
|-
| {{yes2|Coalition}} {{small|(1939–1940)}}
|-
! [[1940 Swedish general election|1940]]
| 518,346
| 18.0 (#2)
| {{composition bar|42|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[1944 Swedish general election|1944]]
| rowspan=2 | 488,921
| rowspan=2 | 15.8 (#2)
| rowspan=2 | {{composition bar|39|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| rowspan=2 | {{decrease}} 3
| {{yes2|Coalition}} {{small|(1944–1945)}}
|-
| {{no2|Opposition}} {{small|(1945–1948)}}
|-
! [[1948 Swedish general election|1948]]
| [[Fritiof Domö]]
| 478,779
| 12.3 (#2)
| {{composition bar|23|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 16
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1952 Swedish general election|1952]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Jarl Hjalmarson]]
| 543,825
| 14.4 (#3)
| {{composition bar|31|230|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 8
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1956 Swedish general election|1956]]
| 663,693
| 17.1 (#3)
| {{composition bar|42|231|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 11
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1958 Swedish general election|1958]]
| 750,332
| 19.5 (#2)
| {{composition bar|45|233|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1960 Swedish general election|1960]]
| 704,365
| 16.6 (#3)
| {{composition bar|39|233|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1964 Swedish general election|1964]]
| [[Gunnar Heckscher]]
| 582,609
| 13.7 (#4)
| {{composition bar|33|233|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 6
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1968 Swedish general election|1968]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Yngve Holmberg]]
| 621,031
| 12.9 (#4)
| {{composition bar|32|233|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 1
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1970 Swedish general election|1970]]
| 573,812
| 11.5 (#4)
| {{composition bar|41|350|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 9
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]
| rowspan=5 | [[Gösta Bohman]]
| 737,584
| 14.3 (#3)
| {{composition bar|51|350|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 10
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]
| rowspan=2 | 847,672
| rowspan=2 | 15.6 (#3)
| rowspan=2 | {{composition bar|55|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| rowspan=2 | {{increase}} 4
| {{yes2|Coalition}} {{small|(1976–1978)}}
|-
| {{no2|Opposition}} {{small|(1978–1979)}}
|-
! rowspan=2 | [[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]
| rowspan=2 | 1,108,406
| rowspan=2 | 20.3 (#2)
| rowspan=2 | {{composition bar|73|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| rowspan=2 | {{increase}} 18
| {{yes2|Coalition}} {{small|(1979–1981)}}
|-
| {{partial2|External support}} {{small|(1981–1982)}}
|-
! [[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Ulf Adelsohn]]
| 1,313,337
| 23.6 (#2)
| {{composition bar|86|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 13
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]
| 1,187,335
| 21.3 (#2)
| {{composition bar|76|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 10
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Carl Bildt]]
| 983,226
| 18.3 (#2)
| {{composition bar|66|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 10
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]
| 1,199,394
| 21.9 (#2)
| {{composition bar|80|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 14
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]
| 1,243,253
| 22.4 (#2)
| {{composition bar|80|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{steady}}
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]
| 1,204,926
| 22.9 (#2)
| {{composition bar|82|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 2
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]
| [[Bo Lundgren]]
| 791,660
| 15.1 (#2)
| {{composition bar|55|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 27
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]]
| 1,456,014
| 26.2 (#2)
| {{composition bar|97|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 42
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]
| 1,791,766
| 30.1 (#2)
| {{composition bar|107|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 10
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
|-
! [[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]
| 1,403,630
| 23.3 (#2)
| {{composition bar|84|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 23
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2018 Swedish general election|2018]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Ulf Kristersson]]
| 1,284,698
| 19.8 (#2)
| {{composition bar|70|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 14
| {{no2|Opposition}}
|-
! [[2022 Swedish general election|2022]]
| 1,237,428
| 19.1 (#3)
| {{composition bar|68|349|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 2
| {{yes2|Coalition}}
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=== European Parliament ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Election
!List leader
!Votes
!%
!Seats
!+/–
!EP Group
|-
![[1995 European Parliament election in Sweden|1995]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Staffan Burenstam Linder]]
|621,568
|23.17 (#2)
|{{composition bar|5|22|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
|New
|[[European People's Party Group|EPP]]
|-
![[1999 European Parliament election in Sweden|1999]]
|524,755
|20.75 (#2)
|{{composition bar|5|22|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
|{{steady}}
|rowspan=2 | [[European People's Party - European Democrats|EPP-ED]]
|-
![[2004 European Parliament election in Sweden|2004]]
|rowspan=3 | [[Gunnar Hökmark]]
|458,398
|18.25 (#2)
|{{composition bar|4|19|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|-
![[2009 European Parliament election in Sweden|2009]]
|596,710
|18.83 (#2)
|{{composition bar|4|18|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}} {{composition bar|4|20|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
|{{steady}}<br>{{steady}}
|rowspan=4 | [[European People's Party Group|EPP]]
|-
![[2014 European Parliament election in Sweden|2014]]
|507,488
|13.65 (#3)
|{{composition bar|3|20|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|-
![[2019 European Parliament election in Sweden|2019]]
|rowspan=2 | [[Tomas Tobé]]
|698,770
|16.83 (#2)
|{{composition bar|4|20|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 1
|-
![[2024 European Parliament election in Sweden|2024]]
|736,079
|17.53 (#2)
|{{composition bar|4|21|hex={{party color|Moderate Party}}}}
|{{steady}}
|}

== Organization ==
The party is organised on national, county and municipal level. Currently the party has around 600 local party associations and 26 county or city associations<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.moderat.se/web/Om_Moderaterna.aspx |title=Om moderaterna |publisher=Moderate Party |access-date=3 October 2010 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812083123/http://www.moderat.se/web/Om_Moderaterna.aspx |archive-date=12 August 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Each county or city association sends delegates to the [[party congress]], which is held every third year.<ref name="ne">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2000 |title=Moderata samlingspartiet |encyclopedia=[[Nationalencyklopedin|Nationalencyklopedin Multimedia 2000]] |language=sv |publisher=Bra Böcker |location=[[Höganäs]] |isbn=91-7133-747-4}}</ref> The 200 congress delegates elect a [[party chairman]], two deputy party chairmen, and members of the party board.<ref name="ne"/> The party board appoints a [[party secretary]].<ref name="ne"/>

In February 2022, the party's reported membership is 49,768 people, the second largest membership count after the [[Swedish Social Democratic Party|Social Democrats]].<ref name="membership">{{cite news|title=Partierna tappar medlemmar |first1=Robert |last1=Cederholm |first2=Anders |last2=Eliasson |newspaper=[[Sveriges Television]] |date=15 March 2010 |url=http://svt.se/2.22620/1.1927298/partierna_tappar_medlemmar |access-date=7 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515120049/http://svt.se/2.22620/1.1927298/partierna_tappar_medlemmar |archive-date=15 May 2011 }}</ref>

=== Affiliated organizations ===
The Moderate Party has the following affiliated groups and organizations:
* [[Moderate Youth League]] (''Moderata ungdomsförbundet'', {{Abbr.}}MUF), organizes students and young members.
* Moderate Seniors (''Moderata seniorer'' {{IPA|sv|mʊdɛˈrɑ̌ːta sɛnɪˈǒːrɛr||Sv-Moderata seniorer.ogg}}), organizes senior members.
* [[Moderate Women]] (''Moderatkvinnorna''), organizes female members.
* Open Moderates (''Öppna moderater'' {{IPA|sv|ˈœ̂pːna mʊdɛˈrɑ̌ːtɛr|Sv-Öppna moderater.ogg}}), organizes [[queer]] members.

== Leaders ==
=== Chairpersons ===
* [[Gustaf Fredrik Östberg]], 1904–1905<ref name="chairpersons">{{cite web|url=http://www.moderat.se/web/Historia.aspx |title=Kort partihistorik |publisher=Moderate Party |access-date=3 October 2010 |language=sv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100508151817/http://www.moderat.se/web/Historia.aspx |archive-date=8 May 2010 }}</ref>
* [[Axel G. Svedelius]], 1905–1906<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Hugo Tamm (politician)|Hugo Tamm]], 1907<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Gustaf Fredrik Östberg]], 1908–1912<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Arvid Lindman]], 1912–1935<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Gösta Bagge]], 1935–1944<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Fritiof Domö]], 1944–1950<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Jarl Hjalmarson]], 1950–1961<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Gunnar Heckscher]], 1961–1965<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Yngve Holmberg]], 1965–1970<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Gösta Bohman]], 1970–1981<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Ulf Adelsohn]], 1981–1986<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Carl Bildt]], 1986–1999<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Bo Lundgren]], 1999–2003<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]], 2003–2015<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Anna Kinberg Batra]], 2015–2017<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Ulf Kristersson]], 2017–present<ref name="chairpersons"/>

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=== First deputy party chairpersons (since 1935) ===
* [[Bernhard Johansson]], 1935
* [[Martin Skoglund]], 1935–1956
* [[Leif Cassel]], 1956–1965
* [[Gösta Bohman]], 1965–1970
* [[Staffan Burenstam Linder]], 1970–1981
* [[Lars Tobisson]], 1981–1999
* [[Chris Heister]], 1999–2003
* [[Gunilla Carlsson]], 2003–2015
* [[Peter Danielsson]], 2015–2019
* [[Elisabeth Svantesson]], 2019–present

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* [[Fritiof Domö]], 1935–1944
* [[Jarl Hjalmarson]], 1944–1950
* [[Knut Ewerlöf]], 1950–1958
* [[Gunnar Heckscher]], 1958–1961
* [[Rolf Eliasson]], 1961–1965
* [[Yngve Nilsson]], 1965–1970
* [[Eric Krönmark]], 1970–1981
* [[Ella Tengbom-Velander]], 1981–1986
* [[Ingegerd Troedsson]], 1986–1993
* [[Gun Hellsvik]], 1993–1999
* [[Gunilla Carlsson]], 1999–2003
* [[Kristina Axén Olin]], 2003–2009
* [[Beatrice Ask]], 2009–2015
* [[Elisabeth Svantesson]], 2015–2019
* [[Anna Tenje]], 2019–present

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=== Party secretaries (since 1949) ===
* [[Gunnar Svärd]], 1949–1961
* [[Yngve Holmberg]], 1961–1965
* [[Sam Nilsson]], 1965–1969
* [[Bertil af Ugglas]], 1969–1974
* [[Lars Tobisson]], 1974–1981
* [[Georg Danell]], 1981–1986
* [[Per Unckel]], 1986–1991
* [[Gunnar Hökmark]], 1991–1999
* [[Johnny Magnusson]], 1999–2003
* [[Sven Otto Littorin]], 2003–2006
* [[Per Schlingmann]], 2006–2010
* [[Sofia Arkelsten]], 2010–2012
* [[Kent Persson (politician)|Kent Persson]], 2012–2015
* [[Tomas Tobé]], 2015–2017
* [[Anders Edholm]], 2017
* [[Gunnar Strömmer]], 2017–2022<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lind |first=Tiffany |last2= |first2= |date=2022-10-18 |title=Gunnar Strömmer (M) från Örnsköldsvik blir ny justitieminister |language=sv |work=[[Sveriges Television|SVT Nyheter]] |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasternorrland/gunnar-strommer-m-fran-ornskoldsvik-blir-ny-justitieminister |access-date=2022-10-24 |archive-date=24 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221024130333/https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasternorrland/gunnar-strommer-m-fran-ornskoldsvik-blir-ny-justitieminister |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Karin Enström]], 2022–present<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-19 |title=Karin Enström Moderaternas nya partisekreterare |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/5BBO31 |access-date=2022-10-24 |website=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref>

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  from: 1949 till: 1961 color:leader text:"[[Gunnar Svärd]]"
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  from: 1961 till: 1965 color:leader text:"[[Yngve Holmberg]]"
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  from: 1965 till: 1969 color:leader text:"[[Sam Nilsson]]"
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  from: 1969 till: 1974 color:leader text:"[[Bertil af Ugglas]]"
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  from: 1974 till: 1981 color:leader text:"[[Lars Tobisson]]"
 bar:Danell
  from: 1981 till: 1986 color:leader text:"[[Georg Danell]]"
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  from: 1986 till: 1991 color:leader text:"[[Per Unckel]]"
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  from: 1991 till: 1999 color:leader text:"[[Gunnar Hökmark]]"
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  from: 1999 till: 2003 color:leader text:"[[Johnny Magnusson]]"
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  from: 2003 till: 2006 color:leader text:"[[Sven Otto Littorin]]"
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  from: 2006 till: 2010 color:leader text:"[[Per Schlingmann]]"
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  from: 2010 till: 2012 color:leader text:"[[Sofia Arkelsten]]"
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  from: 2012 till: 2015 color:leader text:"[[Kent Persson (politician)|Kent Persson]]"
 bar:Tobé
  from: 2015 till: 2017 color:leader text:"[[Tomas Tobé]]"
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  from: 2017 till: 2017 color:leader text:"[[Anders Edholm]]"
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  from: 2017 till: 2022 color:leader text:"[[Gunnar Strömmer]]"
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  from: 2022 till: end color:leader text:"[[Karin Enström]]"
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=== National ombudsmen (1909–1965) ===
* [[Gustaf Gustafsson]], 1909–1913
* [[Karl Hammarberg]], 1913–1915
* [[Jonas Folcker]], 1915–1920
* [[Lennart Kolmodin]], 1920–1949
* [[Nils Hellström]], 1949–1965

=== Prime Ministers ===
* [[Christian Lundeberg]], 1905<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Arvid Lindman]], 1906–1911<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Carl Swartz]], 1917<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Ernst Trygger]], 1923–1924<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Arvid Lindman]], 1928–1930<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Carl Bildt]], 1991–1994<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Fredrik Reinfeldt]], 2006–2014<ref name="chairpersons"/>
* [[Ulf Kristersson]], 2022–present<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-18 |title=Sweden's new PM Kristersson appoints cabinet |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swedens-new-pm-kristersson-appoints-cabinet-2022-10-18/ |access-date=2022-10-24 |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018144202/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swedens-new-pm-kristersson-appoints-cabinet-2022-10-18/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== See also ==
{{portal|Conservatism|Sweden}}
* [[Alliance for Sweden]]
* [[Elections in Sweden]]
* [[Government of Sweden]]
* [[Moderate conservatism]]
* [[Moderate Women's League of Sweden]]
* [[Parliament of Sweden]]
* [[Politics of Sweden]]
* [[Prime Minister of Sweden]]

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Moderata samlingspartiet}}
* {{Official website}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070209182955/http://www.riksdagen.se/templates/R_SubStartPage____12076.aspx The Moderate Party] at the [[Parliament of Sweden]]'s website

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{{European People's Party}}
{{International Democracy Union}}
{{Moderate Party}}
{{Swedish political parties}}
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