March 20, 2010
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Politics: 20 Mar 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt retains his position at the top of the party leader board in a new survey on voter confidence while support for opposition leader Mona Sahlin continues to decline.
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Business & Money: 24 Jan 10
The international pharmacy group, Alliance Boots, plans to open Boots branded pharmacies on Swedish high streets in a joint venture with the Swedish company Farmacevtföretagarna.
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Education: 20 Jan 10
The Stockholm School of Economics in Riga is planning to start a Swedish-owned hospital in the Latvian capital in order to raise the standards of the country's hospitals and to remove some of the burden from the Swedish healthcare system.
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Business & Money: 18 Jan 10
The first private pharmacy since 1971 opened for business in Sweden on Sunday following an inauguration by Swedish Health and Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund.
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Politics: 7 Nov 09
Green Party co-leader Maria Wetterstrand has surpassed Mona Sahlin as the main challenger to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt for the affections of Swedish voters, according to a new poll
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Politics: 20 Oct 09
An opinion piece by Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson in which he labels Muslims a major threat has been reported to Sweden's highest legal official by the Centre Against Racism.
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Business & Money: 22 Sep 09
Sweden’s government is set to replace the board of directors of the Apoteket AB pharmacy monopoly because the current board won’t accept the government’s rules for deregulation.
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Society: 18 Sep 09
The leader of the Christian Democrats has distanced him party from Hollywood wife Anna Anka, who described Swedish men as "tragic" for their "nappy changing" and "equality nonsense".
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Politics: 19 Jul 09
A proposal to include the identities of women in a national abortion register has divided the governing Alliance coalition parties.
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Society: 13 Jul 09
County authorities systematically disregard the legal requirement to report patient injuries to the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare, according to a Swedish press report.
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Society: 15 Jun 09
Sex education should form part of the curriculum for all adults attending Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) classes, a new government report has proposed.
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Politics: 8 Jun 09
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has called for campaigning to be extended before the EU parliamentary election to raise interest and encourage more Swedes to vote.
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National: 27 May 09
Sweden continues to shirk its obligations guaranteeing children the right to education, according to a United Nations committee.
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Politics: 18 May 09
The financial crisis and its effects dominated the debate between the seven parliamentary party leaders on national Swedish television on Sunday evening. Party leaders would have liked more time to discuss the EU elections.
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Politics: 8 Apr 09
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt enjoys almost twice as much voter support as Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin, according to a new survey.
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Politics: 7 Apr 09
The Swedish government has announced an extra provision of 17 billion kronor ($2.1 billion) in its spring budget to help municipalities weather the financial storm.
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Politics: 18 Mar 09
Confidence in Fredrik Reinfeldt has climbed by more than 10 percentage points in the last 12 months, with a record high 52 percent of voters supporting the Swedish prime minister.
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Politics: 8 Feb 09
Sweden's Christian Democrats have begun to recover voter support, a new poll shows.
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Society: 20 Jan 09
More than 60 percent of Swedish teenage girls have received unwanted sexual overtures over the internet, according to fresh figures presented on Tuesday.
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Politics: 30 Dec 08
Swedish finance minister Anders Borg is ranked highly by his party colleagues with a 71 percent approval rating. Defence minister Sten Tolgfors meanwhile has the backing of only 3 percent of his peers.
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Politics: 5 Dec 08
The Swedish government announced on Friday it plans to spend 23 billion kronor ($2.8 billion) over the next three years on “employment and retraining” measures in an attempt to minimize the effects of the weak economy.
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Politics: 29 Nov 08
Every third doctor in Sweden supports the legalization of euthanasia, according to a new survey presented at the ongoing "Global Health in a new world" conference in Gothenburg.
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National: 14 Nov 08
Finance minister Anders Borg has surpassed prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt as Sweden’s most influential powerbroker, according to a new ranking.
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Dating: 6 Nov 08
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said Sweden may allow homosexuals to marry in the Church of Sweden from May 2009 pending the adoption of a new law.
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Politics: 5 Nov 08
Sweden’s Christian Democrats have refused to bend on the question of gender neutral marriage, forcing the government to submit a dluted marriage bill to the Riksdag with hopes that a same-sex marriage amendment will be added.
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Politics: 25 Oct 08
The Moderates, Liberal party (Folkpartiet) and Centre party have rejected calls from the Christian Democrats for a compromise over gay marriage in the face of a threatened revolt by government MPs.
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Society: 22 Oct 08
The Swedish government plans to halt adoptions of children from Vietnam citing concerns over corruption and fears that the child’s best interests don’t always come first.
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Politics: 13 Oct 08
Following a week of downbeat news about the economy and speculation about the Left Party's role in a future Social Democratic-led government, leaders of Sweden's seven major political parties squared off in a televised debate on Sunday night.
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Politics: 5 Oct 08
The leaders of the parties in Sweden’s governing Alliance are heading to Varberg in western Sweden in an attempt to repeat the approach – adopted by them in 2004 – that led to victory in parliamentary elections two years later.
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Politics: 16 Sep 08
The government is set to propose 15 billion kronor ($2.2 billion) in tax cuts designed to benefit working Swedes.
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Politics: 5 Sep 08
Sweden plans to reward local health authorities for good performance, according to health minister Göran Hägglund.
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Politics: 1 Sep 08
The government has announced plans to devote 1.8 billion kronor ($278 million) over the next three years toward improving vocational training in Sweden.
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National: 7 Aug 08
The government has appointed former under-Secretary of State to Göran Persson, Lars Danielsson, as Sweden's consul-general to Hong Kong and Macau. The Social Democrats have accused foreign minister Carl Bildt of engaging in a personal vendetta.
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Politics: 2 Aug 08
A new proposal to introduce castration as a prerequisite for those undergoing gender reassignment surgery in Sweden has been met with outrage a leading gay and transgender rights organization.
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Politics: 10 Jul 08
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has launched a searing attack on the Sweden Democrats, a party he said had failed to shake off its Nazi past.
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Society: 9 Jul 08
Courts in Sweden will in future not have the option to sentence criminals to serve time in secure psychiatric units, ministers have said.
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Politics: 29 Jun 08
The Moderate party women's association, Moderatkvinnorna, has called for taxes to be cut for single parents. Every fifth single mum is classified as poor in Sweden.
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Politics: 17 Jun 08
Pensioners with low incomes are due a much welcome tax break in the new year.
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Politics: 11 Jun 08
The Red-Green team is favoured in this year’s annual football match between the opposition and the government.
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Business & Money: 5 Jun 08
The break-up of the Apoteket pharmacy monopoly will be pushed back another six months, according to Minister of Health Göran Hägglund.
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Analysis & Opinion: 25 Apr 08
David Landes looks at press reaction to the Swedish nursing strike.
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Politics: 10 Apr 08
The government has promised another round of tax reductions and has agreed to implement a third stage in lowering the income tax burden.
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Politics: 14 Mar 08
The Swedish electorate continues to have most confidence in Fredrik Reinfeldt, but his lead on Mona Sahlin is shrinking.
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National: 6 Feb 08
Health Minister Göran Hägglund has criticized long wait times at Swedish hospitals.
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National: 4 Feb 08
The government is looking at ways to improve information sharing in the health sector.
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Politics: 26 Dec 07
Fredrik Reinfeldt has been overtaken by Mona Sahlin as the most popular party leader in Sweden. Voter confidence in the prime minister has dropped to 45 percent.
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Society: 20 Dec 07
Sweden plans to step up action against child sex tourism by its citizens, and wants the issue to have a higher profile in the EU.
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Politics: 3 Dec 07
Sweden should raise tax on fuel in order to combat CO2 emissions, Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund says.
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Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt faced a deluge of criticism Friday over his leadership abilities after the latest in a string of scandals capped a stormy first year in power for the centre-right government.
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Politics: 27 Oct 07
Sweden's Moderate Party gave its backing to gender-neutral marriages on Saturday, leaving the Christian Democrats as the only parliamentary party against gay marriage.
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Politics: 28 Sep 07
A new poll has revealed that support for Sweden's opposition parties has increased following the government's autumn budget. But of the four ruling Alliance leaders, the Christian Democrats' Göran Hägglund has most to be concerned about.
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Politics: 19 Sep 07
The government has revised its plans for the abolishment of residential property tax, raising the proposed annual council fee from 4,500 to 6,000 kronor.
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Society: 19 Sep 07
Swedes will soon for the first time be able to buy anti-smoking treatments alongside cigarettes, after the government announced plans to end the Apoteket state pharmacy's monopoly on selling the products.
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Politics: 18 Sep 07
The government has pledged to introduce income tax cuts worth 10.8 billion kronor at the beginning of next year.
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Politics: 17 Sep 07
Exactly one year on from its election victory, the government has presented a white paper outlining the current status of its election promises.
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Politics: 14 Sep 07
Voters have greater confidence in Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt than any of the other party leaders, according to a new poll. The Social Democrats' Mona Sahlin is in second place.
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Politics: 4 Sep 07
Parents who want to stay at home to look after their young children will be entitled to extra money from their local councils, under new proposals unveiled by the government on Tuesday.
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Politics: 9 Aug 07
Sweden should hold another referendum on introducing the euro, leading Liberals, including Europe Minister Cecilia Malmström, have said. Colleagues from other parties in the ruling coalition have already rejected the idea.
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Society: 4 Aug 07
Representatives of the other governing parties and the major opposition parties are expected to participate in the Stockholm Pride Parade on Saturday. PM Fredrik Reinfeldt visited the gay pride event on Friday.
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Politics: 3 Jul 07
Sweden's Christian Democrat party is facing the prospect of a schism over the issue of abortion, it has been reported.
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Politics: 29 Jun 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has won the support of his party on the charged issue of abortion. His opponents' proposals on the issue were all rejected at Friday's party conference.
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Society: 24 May 07
The Christian Democrats could call for the upper limit on abortions to be reduced from the current 22 weeks, it has been reported. Members are calling for even tougher restrictions.
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Politics: 23 Apr 07
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has said he is sad that Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg has resigned, but added that he hoped he would stay on as education minister. Maud Olofsson and Göran Hägglund also praised his contribution.
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Society: 21 Apr 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has defended his plans to let foreign women undergo abortions in Sweden. The government also wants to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies.
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Politics: 9 Apr 07
A new opinion poll has shown that the Christian Democrats would fail to make it into parliament if elections were held today. The Sweden Democrats, on the other hand, are getting ever closer to the four percent necessary for representation in the Riksdag.
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Politics: 3 Apr 07
The government held a press conference on Tuesday to announce its agreement on a framework for the abolition of property tax.
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Politics: 31 Mar 07
Sweden's Christian Democrats are not ruling out the contruction of new nuclear reactors in the country after 2010, according to party leader Göran Hägglund.
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Politics: 28 Mar 07
The move to get rid of wealth tax has been widely welcomed in political and business circles. But union movement LO has said it is "unacceptable" that pension savers will have to pay the price.
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National: 28 Mar 07
Wealth tax will disappear this year, the leaders of the governing Alliance parties have promised in a surprise move.
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Politics: 16 Mar 07
On Saturday Mona Sahlin is expected to be named the new leader of Sweden's largest political party. But only half of the party's voters have confidence in her ability to do the job.
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Politics: 6 Mar 07
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has called for a temporary tax amnesty for Swedes who have hidden money abroad. To coincide with the abolition of wealth tax, money could be brought back into the country without the risk of criminal charges.
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Politics: 2 Mar 07
Leading Christian Democrat Lars F Eklund will not run for reelection to the party board. He is troubled by what he sees as party leader Göran Hägglund's abandonment of Christian Democratic values on the issue of abortion.
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Society: 26 Feb 07
Allowing foreign women to travel to Sweden for abortions could lead to fewer illegal abortions, Social Affairs minister Göran Hägglund has said following criticism from church leaders.
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Politics: 25 Feb 07
Two of Sweden's most influential church leaders have threatened to encourage Christians to vote against the government at the next election, after Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund approved loosening abortion restrictions.
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Society: 14 Dec 06
The Apoteket chain's 35 year old pharmaceutical monopoly in Sweden will probably cease to exist on 1 January, 2009, says Social Affairs Minister Göran Hägglund.
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Society: 4 Dec 06
Social Minister Göran Hägglund is set to reverse the previous government's ban making money from healthcare. As long as healthcare providers stay within the law, the minister has no problem with profit.
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Business & Money: 13 Nov 06
Plant-based medicines should continue to be sold in normal shops, rather than control being handed to the state's Apoteket monopoly, an official inquiry has recommended.
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Politics: 7 Oct 06
The appointment of Carl Bildt as foreign minister may have been seen by many as a masterstroke by Fredrik Reinfeldt - but he was not the new prime minister's first choice, it has emerged.
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Politics: 6 Oct 06
Former prime minister Carl Bildt has been named Foreign Minister in the new government presented by Fredrik Reinfeldt. Ten of the 21 new ministers are women, and nine ministers are Moderates.
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Politics: 3 Oct 06
Urban Svensson, party secretary of the Christian Democrats, is to leave his job after four years and plans to start a business selling motorbikes.
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Politics: 26 Sep 06
Sweden's new government will start cutting tax at the beginning of next year, Göran Hägglund has said. And new prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt says Sweden will not ratify the EU constitution.
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Politics: 18 Sep 06
Fredrik Reinfeldt is expected to meet speaker Björn von Sydow on Tuesday to be asked to form a government. The Alliance leaders have been meeting to discuss how to deal out ministerial jobs.
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Politics: 18 Sep 06
To cheers of "the Alliance, the Alliance", the four leaders of Sweden's new governing parties took to the stage at the Moderates' election party. "Tomorrow we start building a new Sweden," says Reinfeldt.
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Politics: 17 Sep 06
The four leaders of the opposition Alliance party went against tradition on Sunday as they took to the streets of Stockholm to hand out flowers to voters. Fredrik Reinfeldt says he's taking nothing for granted.
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Politics: 16 Sep 06
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has accused the Social Democrats of lying about the Alliance's policies.
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Politics: 16 Sep 06
The leaders of Sweden's main parties crossed swords in a final televised debate, as they tried to persuade floating voters to tip Sunday's election in their favour. Once again, jobs dominated.
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Politics: 13 Sep 06
The Centre and Christian Democratic parties have ruled out cooperating with Göran Persson and the Social Democrats if the Alliance doesn't win the election.
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Politics: 30 Aug 06
Göran Persson's most senior aide quits after a report accuses him of obstructing an official inquiry into the tsunami catastrophe.
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Politics: 25 Aug 06
A parliamentary candidate from the Christian Democrats has been fired after trying to infiltrate the Social Democrats' youth movement. "Completely unacceptable," says party leader Göran Hägglund.
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Politics: 21 Aug 06
The abolition of property tax could be financed by a rise in capital gains tax on property sales, the opposition Alliance has said. The four ruled out cutting mortgage interest tax relief.
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Politics: 18 Aug 06
Poll: Alliance lead extended
The four leaders of the opposition Alliance have criticised the lack of job creation initiatives in the Social Democrats' manifesto.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Aug 06
They might have a homespun image, but the Centre Party has a hard-nosed view of how Sweden's economy needs to change. And economic spokesman Roger Tiefensee tells James Savage that the Alliance is focused on winning.
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Politics: 15 Aug 06
A suggestion from Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt that the Alliance could reduce mortgage interest tax relief has met with objections from the Christian Democrats.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Aug 06
By the end of September, the four parties of the Alliance could well be ruling Sweden. But how can they ensure success, and how will they govern together if they win? David Stavrou finds out.
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Society: 5 Aug 06
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund was jeered as party leaders answered questions at Stockholm Pride gay festival. I'm not going to change my message just because I'm here, he said.
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Politics: 30 Jul 06
Better schools, better care for the elderly, and 'respect'. Those are the main themes of the Christian Democrat manifesto, launched this weekend by party leader Göran Hägglund.
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Politics: 4 Jul 06
The opposition Alliance has agreed to do away with property tax if it wins September's general election. The tax would be frozen next year, and gradually abolished altogether.
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Smörgåsbord: 4 Jul 06
Despite last minute differences of opinion, Sweden's opposition Alliance will on Tuesday present a joint policy on property tax at the Almedalen political gathering. A cut is expected.
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Politics: 3 Jul 06
The Christian Democrats used their day in the Almedalen limelight to push themselves as the family-friendly party, slamming reality TV shows and saying that parents should be allowed more time with their kids.
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Politics: 1 Jul 06
Christian Democrats give a standing ovation to leader Göran Hägglund as they re-elect him as party leader at their pre-election conference in Gothenburg on Saturday.
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