Swedish Republican Association

Swedish Republican Association (Swedish: Republikanska föreningen) is a politically and religiously independent association that promotes the abolition of the Monarchy of Sweden and the establishment of a republican form of government after the Finnish model.[1] The Swedish Republican Association was founded in 1997 by Magnus Simonsson and Fredrik Högberg. The current chairperson is Ulf Bergström.[2]

The Swedish Republican Association
Republikanska föreningen
Formation1997
PurposePolitical advocacy
HeadquartersStockholm
Region served
Sweden
Membership
10,012[1]
Ulf Bergström
Main organ
Board of directors
AffiliationsAlliance of European Republican Movements
Websitewww.republikanskaforeningen.se
Old logo

List of chairpersons
PeriodPresident
1999–2001Magnus Simonsson
2001–2002Joel Malmqvist
2002–2005Birgitta Ohlsson
2005–2008Hillevi Larsson
2008–2009Sofia Karlsson
2009–2013Peter Althin
2013–2015Mia Sydow Mölleby
2015–2019Yasmine Larsson
2019–Ulf Bergström

'This Year's Republican' Award

See also

Notes
  1. "Om föreningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Republican Association. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
  2. "Möt Ulf Bergström, ny ordförande för Republikanska föreningen" (in Swedish). Swedish Republican Association. 2019-05-09.
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