SWEDISH SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY


Swedish Social Democratic Party
Swedish Social Democratic Party
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The Swedish Social Democratic Party, officially the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden (Swedish: Sveriges Socialdemokratiska Arbetareparti [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs sʊsɪˈɑ̂ːldɛmʊˌkrɑːtɪska ˈârːbeːtarɛpaˌʈiː] (listen); S/SAP), contesting elections as The Workers Party – The Social Democrats (Swedish: Arbetarepartiet – Socialdemokraterna [ˈârːbeːtarɛpaˌʈiːɛt sʊsɪˈɑ̂ːldɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa] (listen)) and usually referred to simply as the Social Democrats (Swedish: Socialdemokraterna [sʊsɪˈɑ̂ːldɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa] (listen)), is a social-democratic political party in Sweden. Founded in 1889, the SAP is the country's oldest and currently largest party.