What is the Christian Democrats (KD)?
Q: What is the Christian Democrats (KD)?
A: The Christian Democrats (Swedish: Kristdemokraterna, KD) is a Christian democratic political party in Sweden.
Q: When was the party founded?
A: The party was founded in 1964.
Q: How did the party enter parliament?
A: The party entered parliament in 1985 through an electoral cooperation with the Centre Party and then on its own accord in 1991.
Q: Who is the current leader of the Christian Democrats?
A: Ebba Busch Thor has been the leader since 25 April 2015. She succeeded Göran Hägglund, who had been the party's leader since 2004.
Q: What are some of the important issues for this political party?
A: Some of their most important issues include improving care for elderly people, providing freedom of choice to families with children when selecting childcare, decreasing regulations on companies, and lowering taxes to promote growth and combat unemployment.
Q: What was the abbreviation used for this political party before 1996?
A: Before 1996, it was abbreviated as KDS until they changed their name from Christian Democratic Unity to Christian Democrats and adopted a new abbreviation - KD.
Q: Was Fredrik Reinfeldt part of this political alliance government ?
A: Yes, Fredrik Reinfeldt led an Alliance coalition government which included members from this political party until his resignation in 2014.
