Unique Party
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The Unique Party was a minor Swedish
political party founded by model and Big Brother
participant Linda Rosing
.
The party was announced late July and officially founded following a press conference in Stockholm
on August 3, 2006, a little more than a month before the upcoming election
. Following Rosing's initiative and joining as board members were Christian Björklund and Pierre Almquist, former members of the Pirate Party, which also was started the same year. Cecila Beckroth, former treasurer of the pirate party, also served briefly on the board before leaving.
The party was widely regarded as populist due to Rosing's background, but has nonetheless gained support from some established politicians.
The party received only 222 votes in the general election at September 17 2006, which is less than 0,01 % of the votes.
Linda Rosing has since the 2006 election stepped down as the top name of the party and is now only a board member. She says it is possible that she will run as the top name in next election, but at the moment she wants to focus on her career as a singer and model. The Unique Party's next goal is to get seats in the European Parliament
after the 2009 European Parliament election
.
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....
political party founded by model and Big Brother
Big Brother (Sweden and Norway)
Big Brother is a reality show shown on Kanal 5 in Sweden, and TV Norge in Norway, in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run...
participant Linda Rosing
Linda Rosing
Linda Thelenius is a Swedish model, singer, author and politician...
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The party was announced late July and officially founded following a press conference in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
on August 3, 2006, a little more than a month before the upcoming election
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...
. Following Rosing's initiative and joining as board members were Christian Björklund and Pierre Almquist, former members of the Pirate Party, which also was started the same year. Cecila Beckroth, former treasurer of the pirate party, also served briefly on the board before leaving.
The party was widely regarded as populist due to Rosing's background, but has nonetheless gained support from some established politicians.
The party received only 222 votes in the general election at September 17 2006, which is less than 0,01 % of the votes.
Linda Rosing has since the 2006 election stepped down as the top name of the party and is now only a board member. She says it is possible that she will run as the top name in next election, but at the moment she wants to focus on her career as a singer and model. The Unique Party's next goal is to get seats in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
after the 2009 European Parliament election
European Parliament election, 2009
Elections to the European Parliament were held in the 27 member states of the European Union between 4 and 7 June 2009. A total of 736 Members of the European Parliament were elected to represent some 500 million Europeans, making these the biggest trans-national elections in history...
.