Government and Politics
Distribution of the 51 seats in the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige] after the 2010 election:
- Social Democratic Party 20
- Moderate Party 11
- Green Party 5
- Sweden Democrats 5
- Centre Party 3
- Liberal People's Party 3
- Left Party 2
- Christian Democrats 1
- Communist Party 1
Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Karlshamn:
- Social Democratic Party 37.3%
- Moderate Party 26.3%
- Sweden Democrats 9.4%
- Green Party 6.3%
- Left Party 6.1%
- Liberal People's Party 5.3%
- Centre Party 5.0%
- Christian Democrats 3.5%
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