Alliansen

Alliansen, commonly translated as The Alliance, was a Swedish centre-right electoral coalition that existed from 2004 to the mid-2010s. It was formed in 2004 by four political parties: the Moderate Party (Moderaterna), Centre Party (Centerpartiet), Liberal People's Party (Folkpartiet liberalerna), and the Christian Democrats (Kristdemokraterna). The coalition was created to unite the centre-right camp and present a common alternative to the Social Democratic Party and its allies.

The Alliance won the general election in 2006, after which Fredrik Reinfeldt of the Moderate Party became prime minister and led the government. The bloc pursued broadly centre-right policies, including tax reform, market-oriented reforms, and changes to welfare and public services, while seeking to maintain a social safety net. The four parties continued to participate in a formal governing alliance for several years, positioning themselves as the governing coalition of Sweden.

In subsequent elections, the Alliance remained the largest centre-right bloc in Parliament but gradually lost seats. After the 2014 general election, the alliance was defeated by the Social Democrats, and the formal electoral pact ceased to function as a governing coalition. The Liberal People's Party subsequently rebranded as Liberalerna in 2015, and the member parties began contesting elections more independently, though the term Alliansen is still used in historical context to describe the former coalition.

Today Alliansen is viewed in historical terms as a significant attempt to coordinate Sweden’s centre-right parties to form a unified government, and as the governing alliance in Sweden during much of the 2000s and early 2010s.