The Independent Rural Party (Swedish: Landsbygdspartiet Oberoende, lit.
Benneth Thyr was elected as the chairperson and party leader in April 2024.
[5] Since 2022, the party is represented in nine municipalities, having lost representation in four municipalities (Härjedalen, Luleå, Söderköping and Vansbro) in the same year's local elections, they increased their support in Nora, Malung-Sälen, Sollefteå and Valdemarsvik.
[6] The party has also taken part in the general elections in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 but with limited results.
[8] The party holds a total of 27 seats in the following municipalities:[9] LpO contested the 2019 election to the European Parliament with six candidates.