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Libertarian Municipal People
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'''Frihetliga Kommunalfolket''' (Libertarian Municipal People), a candidature used by
syndicalists in
Sweden to contest municipal elections. FKF surged in the 1950's, mainly in municipalities in central Sweden (areas like
Dalarna,
Värmland,
Härjedalen and
Gävleborg).
In
1959 FKF won three seats in
Ekshärad municipality.
FKF won municipal representation in
Ljusdal in
1976.
A text published by
SAC in
1963 defined the role of FKF in the following way: "Syndikalismen bildar alltså inget politiskt parti, men utanför SAC har syndikalister bildat Frihetliga Kommunalfolket som har haft relativt stora framgångar, bland annat i vissa områden i Dalarna. Den kommunala självstyrelsen har i syndikalismen en hängiven försvarare, och den frihetliga kommunalrörelsen är ett uttryck för direkt frihetlig aktion underifrån." [
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vadvill] ("Thus Syndicalism does not form any political party, but outside of SAC syndicalists have formed Frihetliga Kommunalfolket which has had relative big successes, for example in some areas in Dalarna. Syndicalism is a faithful defender of the municipal self-rule, and the libertarian municipal movement is an expression of direct libertarian action from below.")
In the
1994 elections the candidature FKF was used in two municipalities,
Älvdalen and
Ljusdal. FKF got 3,6% of votes in
Ljusdal and 2,8% in
Älvdalen.
Ahead of the
2002 elections FKF in
Ljusdal formed an alliance with
Rädda Ljusdalsbygden, a group formed by
Vänsterpartiet VPK dissidents. Together they formed
Frihetliga Ljusdalsbygden. However, that alliance seems to have broken down after the elections. Out of two councilors elected on behalf of FLB, one is from FKF.
In the
1998 elections in
Älvdalen FKF got 286 votes (6,25%) and 3 seats.
Notably both the
Älvdalen and
Färila (in
Ljusdal municipality) local organizations of the
SAC belonged to the pragmatic fraction that broke away in end of 1990s.
FKF in
Älvdalen is involved in a regional coalition
Folkkampanjen för sjukvården (Peoples Campaign for Health Care).
FKF has a replacement seat in the Associations of Municipalities of
Dalarna.
Category:Swedish local political partiesCategory:Syndicalism
External link
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Website
sv:Frihetliga Kommunalfolket
