Election History
The EAP had its best election in 1985 when they received 369 votes.
In the 1990s, the party kept a relatively low profile, but it has resurfaced in the early 21st century and ran for national parliament and the local assembly of Botkyrka in the Swedish election in September 2006. The party only received 83 votes (0.0015%) in the election for the national parliament, and 64 votes (0.16%) in the local election in Botkyrka.
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