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May 28, 2012
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Cheating students prompt uni crackdown
Education: 19 Mar 12
University students in Sweden are cheating to the same level as last year according to a new study, prompting the government to enter talks of how to clamp down on academic cheating.
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Löfven presents his ‘shadow government’
Politics: 24 Feb 12
New Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven on Thursday presented the team he calls his new “shadow government”, featuring both new and old names.
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'Wild card' Juholt faces challenge of mending a party in crisis
Analysis & Opinion: 10 Mar 11
The choice of Håkan Julholt as candidate to take over as leader of the Social Democrats, while answering one question, leaves much about the party's future unresolved, The Local's David Landes discovers.
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Dark horse MP named as Sahlin's successor
Politics: 10 Mar 11
Håkan Juholt, current chair of the Riksdag's Committee on Defence, has been put forward as the Social Democrats' top choice to become the party's new leader, the chair of the party's nomination committee announced on Thursday.
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Social Democrat party secretary to quit
Politics: 6 Mar 11
The Social Democrats’ party secretary Ibrahim Baylan announced on Sunday that he plans to leave his post at the party’s extra congress at the end of March.
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Palme's political legacy 'put Sweden on the map'
Analysis & Opinion: 28 Feb 11
As the 25th anniversary of Olof Palme’s murder is remembered The Local’s Karen Holst explores the political legacy left by the man who delivered Sweden from obscurity and into the globalising world.
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Social Democrats call time on 'self-torture'
Politics: 15 Feb 11
Social Democrat party secretary Ibrahim Baylan said on receipt of the party's crisis commission report on Tuesday that it was time to put an end to the turmoil and look to the future.
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Sahlin criticises Social Democrats' job policy
Politics: 5 Dec 10
Outgoing Social Democratic leader Mona Sahlin called for a new jobs policy that makes it worthwhile to work and was critical of cooperation with the Left Party said in a speech to the party's advisory committee on Saturday.
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Moderates record highest ever support: poll
Politics: 26 Nov 10
Sweden's ruling Moderate Party has polled record high support in November, pulling ahead of the Social Democrats and Left Party combined, according to a new survey.
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Social Democrats' leadership hunt begins
Politics: 15 Nov 10
Two prominent Social Democrats announced they are not interested in replacing outgoing leader Mona Sahlin following her resignation on Sunday.
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Sahlin quits as head of the Social Democrats
Politics: 14 Nov 10
Mona Sahlin is stepping down as the head of the Social Democratic party, the embattled party leader announced on Sunday.
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Party seeks quick ruling on Sahlin's future
Politics: 12 Nov 10
As support for party leader Mona Sahlin continued to waver on Friday, regional Social Democratic party chiefs called for the party to hold its congress as soon as possible to end speculation about who is best suited to lead the party.
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Moderate party secretary criticised for oil firm trip
Politics: 27 Oct 10
The Moderate Party’s new party secretary Sofia Arkelsten came under fire on Wednesday for accepting an all-expenses paid trip to the south of France from Dutch oil company Shell.
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Social Democrats to hold extraordinary congress
Politics: 25 Sep 10
The Social Democratic Executive Committee will hold an extraordinary congress before its next annual congress, but a date for the additional meeting has not yet been determined.
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Live Blog: election night in Sweden
Politics: 20 Sep 10
The Local's correspondents bring you all the latest news from the Swedish election, live from the main parties' headquarters in Stockholm. See the drama unfold live here.
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Election Q&A: the Social Democratic Party
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 10
The Local has a quick Q&A with Social Democratic Party Secretary Ibrahim Baylan to learn more about the party's stance on a few key issues.
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Alliance pulls away with a week to go: poll
National: 12 Sep 10
The centre-right Alliance has extended its lead over the centre-left Red-Greens to almost ten percent with only a week to go before the Swedish general election, a new poll showed.
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Introducing the Social Democrats
Analysis & Opinion: 7 Sep 10
Here's a look at the Social Democrats, bidding to assume power at the head of the Red-Green coalition.
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Poll: Alliance on track for absolute majority
Politics: 4 Sep 10
The Alliance coalition are heading for an absolute majority of the votes in the upcoming general election, according to the latest opinion poll, while the Social Democrats plumbed record lows.
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Two candidates caught buying sex in union flat
Politics: 19 Aug 10
Two Social Democratic election candidates from central Sweden were caught by police having sex with prostitutes in a Swedish Trade Union Confederation (Landsorganisationen i Sverige, LO) flat in Stockholm.
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Borg calls for renewed privatization drive
Politics: 8 Aug 10
Minister for Finance Anders Borg has indicated that the government intends to raise 100 billion kronor ($14 billion) by selling off the state’s shareholdings in a number of companies if voted back into power in September.
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Alliance extends lead ahead of election: poll
Politics: 28 Jul 10
The ruling centre-right Alliance coalition leads ahead of the general election in September, according to an opinion poll from Skop.
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Feminist cash burning provokes backlash
Politics: 7 Jul 10
The Feminist Initiative's controversial burning of 100,000 kronor ($13,000) in Visby on Tuesday in a demonstration for equal pay between the sexes, has come in for criticism from allies and opponents alike.
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More Swedes excluded from job market
Business & Money: 24 Jun 10
The government has failed to achieve its main goal of reducing the number of people who are inactive in the job market. New statistics show that their numbers have swelled by 6,500 in the last four years.
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Alliance coalition pulls ahead of opposition: poll
Politics: 6 May 10
The shadow budget and International Worker's Day celebrations do not seem to have benefited the left-green opposition who have fallen behind the government parties in the latest voter opinion poll.
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Sahlin turns to party old guard for election surge
Politics: 13 Apr 10
The opposition Social Democrats have recruited a slew of senior party members to spearhead their 2010 election campaign.
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Wallström voters' pick for Prime Minister: poll
Politics: 9 Jan 10
Social Democrat Margot Wallström is a more popular choice than Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt to lead the country, according to a new poll. The result follows speculation surrounding a secret plan to oust opposition leader Mona Sahlin.
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Top feminist takes political gamble on Swedish reality TV
Politics: 3 Dec 09
Gudrun Schyman, spokeswoman for the Feminist Initiative (FI) political party, hopes participating in the Let’s Dance reality television show will help her waltz right into the Swedish parliament.
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Union chief resigns from AMF Pension
Politics: 5 Apr 09
Wanja Lundby-Wedin, head of Sweden’s Trade Union Confederation (LO) has resigned from the board of AMF Pension. The announcement was made after a meeting of LO's board on Sunday.
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Alliance overtakes opposition: poll
Politics: 4 Apr 09
The Alliance government in Sweden has overtaken the red-green opposition, a new poll shows. The poll indicates that in an election the far-right Sweden Democrats would be left holding the balance of power.
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Social Democrats announce 'shadow government'
Politics: 8 Oct 06
The defeated Social Democrats have reorganized for opposition, appointing former ministers to lead the party's charge in the parliamentary committees.
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Worry over Swedish children's sugar intake
Science & Technology: 14 Sep 06
Swedish children are consuming sugar at incredible rates, according to a new survey. A quarter of kids drink 400 millilitres of soda weekly and eat more than 300 grams of candy.
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Persson marries education minister
Politics: 14 Jun 06
Sweden's education minister Ibrahim Baylan has married his long-standing partner in a secret ceremony in Norrland - presided over by the prime minister himself.
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"Give unhappy schoolkids a year off"
Society: 4 Jun 06
School pupils who are fed up with classroom life should be allowed to take a year's 'sabbatical'. They will return with a new lust for learning, according to the Christian Democrats.
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School to fail racist pupils
National: 29 Mar 06
Pupils at a junior high school in Kungälv risk being failed in social studies if they sympathise with racist or neo-nazi organisations. The National Agency for Education has reservations about the school's initiative.
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Geography reprieved in school changes
Politics: 2 Feb 06
Geography teachers can breathe a sigh of relief - plans to replace their subject with 'Sustainable Development' have been axed. And moves to encourage more apprentices have been announced.
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More grades, less English and Maths
Politics: 28 Dec 05
Those are the proposals from the opposition, which has presented a programme to reform Sweden's school system. Schools need to cater better for pupils on vocational courses, they say.
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Opposition united on sweeping school reforms
Smörgåsbord: 28 Dec 05
Sweden's opposition parties present proposals which they say will stop the culture of passing on school failures. "Deeply worrying," says schools minister Ibrahim Baylan.
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School talks stall over religion
Politics: 23 Nov 05
Sweden's Green Party is refusing to back government proposals to take the religion out of independent religious schools. The issue has stalled the negotiations over a new schooling law.
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Baylan and Östros rise to party leadership
Politics: 1 Nov 05
Schools minister Ibrahim Baylan and trade minister Thomas Östros are voted onto the Social Democrats' Executive Committee - but Gothenburg will no longer be represented at the top table.
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Government proposes flexible school ages
Society: 17 Aug 05
Worried that your cherub is too delicate for the big bad world of education at the tender age of 6? Sweden's schools minister wants parents to decide whether their kids start school at 6, 7 or 8.
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Swedes want crackdown on unruly pupils
Society: 4 Jul 05
Teachers should have the right to confiscate pupils' mobile phones and to put them in detention. That's the view of most Swedes, according to a new survey that indicates a dose of discipline would be popular among parents.
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Muslim schools seek funding from Saudi "fundamentalists"
Society: 7 Jun 05
Swedish Radio has created a stir by suggesting wealthy Saudi "fundamentalists" are buying influence in Sweden's Muslim schools and community organisations.
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Sweden prepares new school bullying laws
Smörgåsbord: 13 May 05
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Young Social Democrats face fraud inquiry
Politics: 22 Mar 05
An increasing number of Sweden's Young Social Democrat (SSU) "chapters" are now under investigation by the police after it was revealed that they have been artificially inflating their membership numbers to secure more state funding.
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Moderates promise more freedom for schools
Politics: 14 Mar 05
As an eighteen-month election campaign slowly grinds into action, the Moderates, Sweden's main opposition party, attempt to seize the initiative on education by turning back to publicly-run schools after a temporary flirtation with private education.
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Hope fades for missing Swedes
National: 12 Jan 05
The man leading the search for injured or shocked Swedes in Thailand says that there is nowhere else to look, while the police have gathered dental cards and DNA samples for 1,650 people thought to be missing - but they still won't publish the names.
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Persson picks election team
Politics: 21 Oct 04
An exciting injection of new talent or an inconsequential game of political musical chairs? Only time - and Sweden's voters - will tell as Göran Persson kicks off the election campaign two years early. It looks like a long, hard slog.
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Meet Sanna, 9 years old
Sanna is one of 2 million people in Sweden under the age of 18. Sweden is seen as a good place to grow up. The law makes sure children are well-protected and defends their rights and any organizations work with children's well-being. Read more »
Strindberg, king of drama
August Strindberg's plays shocked society, dazzled audiences and revolutionized drama. A century after his death, Strindberg, with his powerful, timeless themes, is celebrated around the world. Read more »
The story of K Composite Magazine »
"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »
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