Volt Sweden - European Parliament Election

Volt Sweden seeks funding to drive it's campaign for the elections to the European Parliament in 2024.

The collected funds will go directly into the campaign effort, focusing primarily on material and re-usable equipment for local campaigning teams. We prioritize equipment that will help the development of Volt Sweden even beyond the upcoming European election.

A few examples of how You can help:

500 flyers - 600 SEK

1 roll-up or 1 beach flag - 1000 SEK

1 tent - 9000 SEK

1000 election ballots - 100 SEK

Sweets for campaigning - 50 SEK

With Michael Holz, Carri Ginter Wikström, Alexander Löf and Ted Lindström, the members of Volt Sweden have chosen a diverse list of candidates who are now starting the election campaign together.

They will represent the Volt's core issues in the election campaign: a reformed, decisive and united Europe; effective, ambitious and cross-border climate protection; an innovation-friendly, competitive and digital economy; a strong Europe capable of guaranteeing security for its citizens; and a society based on solidarity and justice.

Some words from the candidates:

"Against the background of today's global challenges such as climate change, migration and geopolitical instability, deepening the political integration of the European Union is indispensable for me. European countries have shown an inability to adapt to these challenges. We as European citizens have common interests, regardless of nationality. Why are these interests not at the heart of European policies instead of national particular interests?

As a researcher, I want to work on climate policy, research strategy and constitutional issues. How successfully we will meet our challenges depends directly on the quality of our democratic institutions. For me, this means building a genuine European democracy in the form of a European federal state."

-Michael Holz

"Not a single day goes by without me thinking about victims of crime. My background is in criminology, I want to prevent the inhumane violence that our wonderful citizens and precious police officers face daily in Europe.

With a focus on security policy, I will increase sanctions pressure on Russia and do everything in my power to help kidnapped Ukrainian children. Together we can achieve the impossible, against all odds."

-Carri Ginter-Wikström

"Volt was founded with the realization that the challenges facing our societies have grown so large that national policies can no longer solve them, but that there are long-term and sustainable solutions within the EU. To unlock the EU's enormous potential, we need to organize our policies across national borders, and democratize decision-making within the EU.

For me, one of the clearest examples is asylum policy. Despite constant debate for over a decade, no European country has managed to present a satisfactory solution. This is because asylum reception is simply too big a challenge for European countries to solve on their own. But from a European perspective, reception is not a problem, the problem is a lack of solidarity and uneven reception between EU countries. As an MEP, I want to work for a legally secure and humanitarian European asylum system. I also want to work for an in-depth democratization of the EU, where the citizens and not the Member States are at the center of decision-making."

-Ted Lindström

"For the EU to solve the challenges we face, we need to work together and share best practices from each member state. Democracy must come first in the EU, which means reforming the Union so that it represents all citizens. We must work together to counteract the anti-democratic forces that are spreading in Europe and its neighborhood.

Threats, violence and human rights violations against minorities in Europe are increasing. The EU has an opportunity to act and ensure that all member states treat their citizens equally, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexuality or faith.

My goal is to position the EU as a leader in human rights. This can only be achieved if we stop focusing on our differences and instead focus on what unites us. A coherent and consistent approach is necessary to ensure that the EU is at the forefront of promoting and protecting human rights."

-Alexander Löf