Axel Ingmar's List - Avesta Party (in Swedish

Swedish language

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: Axel Ingmars Lista - Avestapartiet), a local populist political party

Political party

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 in Avesta

Avesta Municipality

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, Sweden

Sweden

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. AILAP was launched in 1994, just 12 days ahead of the elections. In the 1994 election, as there was no time to print their own ballots, the party used New Democracy

New Democracy (Sweden)

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's ballots together with the write-in option, so the party's candidates were technically elected as New Democracy politicians. The Party is led by Axel Ingmar, a former Moderate Party

Moderate Party

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 politician and has managed to win seats in the municipal assembly

Municipal assembly (Sweden)

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of Avesta in all four elections since their formation.

Election results

Year	Votes	Number of seats
1994	8.4%	4 of 49 seats
1998	13.1%	5 of 41 seats
2002	9.9%	4 of 41 seats
2006	4.65%	2 of 41 seats