Independents of Hällefors | |||
Native Name: | Hällefors Oberoende | ||
Native Name Lang: | sv | ||
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Founder: | Mats Runqvist | ||
Country: | Sweden | ||
Seats1 Title: | Municipal council (2010) | ||
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Independents of Hällefors (in Swedish: Swedish: Hällefors Oberoende) was a local political party in Hällefors Municipality, Sweden. It was led by Mats Runqvist. The party won their first seat in the municipal council in 1994.[1] At the 2002 municipal elections the party got 6 seats out of 31, and became the second largest party in the municipal council.
In the 2010 municipal elections the party received 13.55% of the vote, resulting in 4 seats for the party. After the 2010 election the party formed a governing coalition with the Social Democratic, Centre and Left parties, but left the coalition in 2012.[2] [3] The party did not run in the 2014 election, and is defunct today.[4]
The party sponsored the local ice hockey team Hällefors IK.[5]