Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party Lantmanna Party ("Lantmannapartiet"; literally 'Party of the Rural People') was a political party in Sweden during the late 19th century, essentially a faction in the parliament which existed from 1867 to 1912 (though split in two 1888-1895). The Lantmanna Party was founded in 1867, following the representation reform of 1866 which had replaced the old Riksdag of the Estates with the modern Riksdag, assembled for the first time in early 1867. It was represented in the second chamber of the parliament, which was directly elected. The party originally did not have any clear political ideology but claimed to
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