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Unity (Sweden)
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Unity is a small political party
in Sweden
. The party was founded on April 6, 1990. The party is heavily influenced by New Age
ideas, and claims to represent a spiritual alternative in politics.
Starting as a smaller movement in April 1990, on the initiative of Ulf Wåhlström, Unity then turned into a political party shortly after.
One of the party's primary goals is "to work with catering for the human's need of spirituality". A sketch of how this could occur is made in the party document known as the "Vision Programme" (Swedish; Visionsprogram), which is based on the will and lust of the human to interact with the Universe (other humans, animals, plants etc) in a way that is meaningful and loving.
Unity means that there is a powerful force of Love within all humans and that it can be used to improve the quality of life for the individual, as well as for others. To create a better world, one must have a respectful and loving attitude towards others.
On a practical level, the party would have a society where money is used only for facilitating the exchange of goods and services, taking a stand against economic inflation and interest.
In the 2006 parliamentary elections
the party got 2,648 votes (0.05%), up from 603 votes (.01%) in the 2002 elections. However in the Swedish general election, 2010
the party only received 632 votes (.01%) this was down 2616 votes or 0.04%
Political party
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in Sweden
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. The party was founded on April 6, 1990. The party is heavily influenced by New Age
New Age
The New Age movement is a Western spiritual movement that developed in the second half of the 20th century. Its central precepts have been described as "drawing on both Eastern and Western spiritual and metaphysical traditions and then infusing them with influences from self-help and motivational...
ideas, and claims to represent a spiritual alternative in politics.
Starting as a smaller movement in April 1990, on the initiative of Ulf Wåhlström, Unity then turned into a political party shortly after.
One of the party's primary goals is "to work with catering for the human's need of spirituality". A sketch of how this could occur is made in the party document known as the "Vision Programme" (Swedish; Visionsprogram), which is based on the will and lust of the human to interact with the Universe (other humans, animals, plants etc) in a way that is meaningful and loving.
Unity means that there is a powerful force of Love within all humans and that it can be used to improve the quality of life for the individual, as well as for others. To create a better world, one must have a respectful and loving attitude towards others.
On a practical level, the party would have a society where money is used only for facilitating the exchange of goods and services, taking a stand against economic inflation and interest.
In the 2006 parliamentary elections
Swedish general election, 2006
A general election was held in Sweden on 17 September 2006, to elect members to the Swedish parliament. All 349 seats were up for election: 310 "fixed seats" in 29 constituencies and 39 members at a national level for what are called "adjustment seats", used to ensure that parties have...
the party got 2,648 votes (0.05%), up from 603 votes (.01%) in the 2002 elections. However in the Swedish general election, 2010
Swedish general election, 2010
A general election to the Riksdag, parliament of Sweden, was held on . The main contenders of the election were the governing centre-right coalition the Alliance and the oppositional centre-left Red-Greens coalition A general election to the Riksdag, parliament of Sweden, was held on . The main...
the party only received 632 votes (.01%) this was down 2616 votes or 0.04%