The Falu Party a local political party

Political party

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 in Falun

Falun

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, Sweden

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. Party leader is Ulf Elgemyr.

In 1998 FP got 10.9% of the votes and six seats in the municipal council. In 2002 it got 2441 votes (7.5%) and five seats.

1998-2002 FP was part of a local six-party coalition governing the municipality, consititing of FP, Moderate Party

Moderate Party

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, Centre Party

Centre Party (Sweden)

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, Christian Democrats

Christian Democrats (Sweden)

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, People's Party - Liberals

Liberal People's Party (Sweden)

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 and Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party

Swedish Senior Citizen Interest Party

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Example of current demand of the party (from the party website):

• Social Services to remain in its present location
• No extra funding for the Folk Music Festival
• New courthouse, but not on Kullen
• More attention to the situation of children and youth
• Law and order, support the work to increase police resources
• Supports construction of nine-hole golf-course in Linghed
• Supports restoration of fire station in Enviken
• Opposes decay of buildings in Sågmyra
• Smother traffic in the centre, open Åsgatan- Kristinegatan for one-way traffic.
• Raise a statue of Nobel Laureate Selma Lagerlöf
  Selma Lagerlöf
  Selma Ottilia Lovisa Lagerlöf was a Swedish author. She was the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and most widely known for her children's book Nils Holgerssons underbara resa genom Sverige ....
  
  
• Well-functioning school and good elderly care.