Independents of Hällefors
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Independents of Hällefors (in Swedish
: Hällefors Oberoende) is a local political party
in Hällefors
, Sweden
. It is led by Mats Runqvist. At the 2002 municipal elections the party got 6 seats out of 31, and became the second largest party in the municipal council.
The party sponsors the local ice hockey
team Hällefors IK.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
: Hällefors Oberoende) is a local political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Hällefors
Hällefors
Hällefors is a locality and the seat of Hällefors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 4,797 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. It is led by Mats Runqvist. At the 2002 municipal elections the party got 6 seats out of 31, and became the second largest party in the municipal council.
The party sponsors the local ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team Hällefors IK.