Direct Democrats (Sweden)
Political party in Sweden
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The Direct Democrats (Swedish: Direktdemokraterna, DD) is a Swedish non-affiliated neutral political party, based on the principles of liquid democracy, a form of direct democracy.
Direct Democrats Direktdemokraterna | |
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| Abbreviation | DD |
| Founded | 4 April 2014[1] |
| Ideology | Direct democracy E-democracy |
| Political position | Big tent |
| International affiliation | E2D International |
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The Direct Democrats believe that the electorate should be able to directly influence their DD representatives by voting on political issues and policy proposals through the Internet.[2] The party received 0.08% of the vote in the 2018 general election, making it the fourth largest party with no representation in the Riksdag.[3]
History
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The Direct Democrats party was approved by the Swedish Election Authority April 4, 2014.[1] This new party was a merger of three direct democracy parties; Demoex, Aktiv Demokrati, and Äkta Demokrati.[2] DD's short-term goal was to introduce the idea of direct digital democracy (DDD) in Sweden by running for election in 2014. The party received 0.02% of the vote in that year's election.[4]
Digital democracy application
The Direct Democrats party voted in the end of 2016 to use a system for digital democracy being developed by the Swedish non-profit, iGov.Direct® Foundation to be released ahead of the Swedish 2018 September election.
Results in the general election of Sweden
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