Christian Democratic Party (Sweden) (1814: Norwegian Independence)

The Christian Democratic Party (Swedish: Kristdemokraterna, K) is a christian democratic political party in Sweden. The party was founded in 1951 from the socially conservative and christian faction of the Conservative Party, as the Values Movement (Värderörelsen), a value conservative movement. The party are seen as the father party for value conservative thinking.

The party became the Christian Democratic Party in 1973, and have since then moved from being a right-wing conservative group to a more centre-right christian democratic party. But even with this slight change, the christian right are a strong faction within the party.

The party gained traction in the 1960s and 1970s, when Sweden's abortion laws was implemented. The Christian Democratic Party was seen as the main opposition to liberal abortion laws, something that have not changed since then. The party also opposed same-sex marriage and are generally critical towards Pride.

With the rise of the Sweden Democrats, the Christian Democratic Party have suffered some set-backs in the polls. Today, current leader of the party are Lars Adaktusson.