Nordic Freedom

Nordic Freedom
Nordisk frihet (Swedish)
Vapaa Pohjola (Finnish)

Nordisk frihed (Danish)
Nordisk frihet (Norwegian)
Norrænt frelsi (Icelandic)
AbbreviationNF
PresidentSweden Aron Emilsson
General SecretaryDenmark Karsten Lorentzen
FoundedSpring 2012 (2012)
HeadquartersChristiansborg, 1240 Copenhagen
IdeologyNational conservatism
Right-wing populism
Euroscepticism
Political positionRight-wing to far-right
European affiliationECR
European Parliament groupECR
Colours  Black
  Dark purple
Nordic Council
8 / 87
European Parliament
5 / 705
Website
nordiskfrihet.se

Nordic Freedom (Swedish: Nordisk frihet, Danish: Nordisk frihed) is a right-wing[1] to far right party group on the Nordic Council and an alliance in the European Parliament.

Members

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The member organizations of the Nordic Freedom are:[2]

Country National party EP group Nordic Council MEPs National MPs Status
# of seats Last election # of seats Last election
 Denmark Danish People's Party
Dansk Folkeparti (DF)
PfE
1 / 16
1 / 15
[a]
2024
5 / 175
2022 Opposition
Denmark Democrats
Danmarksdemokraterne (DD)
ECR
2 / 16
[b]
1 / 15
2024
14 / 175
2022 Opposition
 Finland Finns Party
Perussuomalaiset (PS)
ECR[c]
4 / 18
1 / 15
2024
46 / 200
2023 Coalition
 Sweden Sweden Democrats
Sverigedemokraterna (SD)
ECR
4 / 20
3 / 21
2024
73 / 349
2022 Confidence and supply
  1. ^ Not a member of the Nordic Freedom alliance in the European Parliament.
  2. ^ Not a member of the Nordic Freedom group in the Nordic Council.[3]
  3. ^ Formerly part of Identity and Democracy group (ID group) from 2019 till 2023.

The Norwegian Progress Party was invited into the group but they refused.[4][5]

European Parliament

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In July 2024, Nordic Freedom expanded to the European Parliament as an alliance within the European Conservatives and Reformists, with the Sweden Democrats, Finns Party and Denmark Democrats as its members.[6]

Elected representatives of Member Parties

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European institutions

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Organisation Institution Number of seats
 European Union European Parliament
5 / 720
European Commission
0 / 27
European Council
(Heads of Government)
0 / 27
Council of the European Union
(Participation in Government)
0 / 27
Committee of the Regions
 Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly

References

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  1. ^ "How soft power built the world's 12th-largest economy". EUobserver. 2019-10-28. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
  2. ^ Nordic Freedom
  3. ^ Unaffiliated Political Parties (outside the main Party Groups)
  4. ^ Susanna Ginman (27 November 2017). "Nordisk populistfront". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). Det norska Fremskrittspartiet (FrP) är ett undantag. Också de vore välkomna till Nordisk frihet enligt gruppordförande Juho Eerola men FrP har hittills tackat nej.
  5. ^ Mads Fremstad (5 September 2018). "Sverigedemokraterna: – Et samarbeid med Frp hadde vært bra for våre land". ABC Nyheter [no] (in Norwegian). – Sverigedemokraterna er en del av det partigruppen Nordisk frihet i det Nordiske råd og vi vil gjerne snakke med Fremskrittspartiet om det er slik at de er interessert i å samarbeide med oss.
  6. ^ "Nordic MEPs promise 'Conservative revival' in Brussels". Brussels Signal. 29 July 2024.