Municipal Party VDM a local political party

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 in Västervik

Västervik

Västervik is a city and the seat of Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 20,694 inhabitants in 2005.- History :Västervik was first mentioned in 1275. The town was then located at the current location of Gamleby. In 1433 Eric of Pomerania decided to give it a charter and move it to its...

, Sweden

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. Founded in 1976 as Västerviks Demokratiska Miljöparti (Democratic Environmental Party of Västervik). VDM had its roots in the association Miljö och Trafik i Västervik (MOTIV, Environment and Traffic in Västervik). The present name was adopted in 2000. VDM stands for Västerviks kommun, Demokrati samt Miljö och kultur (Municipality of Västervik, Democracy and Environment and Culture).

VDM has been represented in the municipal council since 1976.

The party is led by Kerstin Åhlin.

In the 2002 municipal elections VDM received 1209 votes (5.4%), and four seats (up from one in 1998).