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Royals in unwitting electoral bid

Politics: 31 Aug 10
Voters in the general election will be able to cast a vote for Princess Madeleine or Prince Daniel, thanks to a fringe party and a quirk in electoral law. READ »

'A political sensation': Pirate Party leader

Politics: 8 Jun 09
With more than seven percent of the vote Sweden's Pirate Party became the latest party to rock the political establishment in an EU Parliament election. READ »

Swedish Pirate Party headed for Brussels

Politics: 7 Jun 09
Sweden's pro-file sharing Pirate Party is on its way to Brussels having secured more than 7 percent of the country's votes in the European Parliament elections, according to early exit polls. READ »

Polling stations open doors for EU vote

Politics: 7 Jun 09
Polling stations across Sweden opened their doors at 8am on Sunday for voting in the EU parliamentary elections. The parties of discontent continue to ride high in the polls as private funding becomes a late election issue. READ »

Abba great's donation to boost feminists' EU bid

Politics: 6 Jun 09
Former Abba star Benny Andersson has given one million kronor ($128,000) to ensure that Swedish voters can vote for Gudrun Schyman’s feminist political party in Sunday's EU parliamentary elections. READ »

Social Democratic backslide as June List surges: poll

Politics: 6 Jun 09
The Social Democrats have lost significant ground ahead of Sunday's EU-parliamentary elections, while the June List party saw an unexpected surge in voter support, according to a new poll. READ »

Cyber attack shuts down June List website

Politics: 6 Jun 09
The June List (Junilistan) party website was shut down for several hours on Friday due to a cyber attack, according to party press secretary Björn Jonasson. READ »

Sören Wibe: The economics of a eurosceptic

Analysis & Opinion: 5 Jun 09
As a fully fledged eurosceptic, the June List's Sören Wibe is pushing to stop the EU becoming an increasingly federalist project. READ »

Pirate Party poll gains continue

Politics: 5 Jun 09
The Pirate Party continues to gain ground in Swedish opinion polls ahead of Sunday’s EU-parliamentary elections. READ »

Poll dip for main parties ahead of EU elections

National: 30 May 09
The Moderate party has dropped five percentage points to 22.6 percent, according to opinion polls on upcoming elections to the European Parliament conducted by Sifo since April. READ »

Voter uncertainty ahead of EU elections

Politics: 23 May 09
One out of three Swedish voters is unsure how he or she will vote in the EU parliamentary elections in two weeks. The outcome is uncertain, according to a new opinion poll by Sifo and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) newspaper. READ »

Social Democrats and Moderates top new EU pre-election poll

National: 9 May 09
The Social Democratic Party and the Moderate Party both emerged clear leaders ahead of elections to the European Parliament in the latest Sifo opinion poll. READ »

Pirate Party Sweden's third-largest ahead of EU vote: study

Politics: 8 May 09
The Pirate Party will likely be the third largest vote-getter among Swedish political parties in upcoming European Parliamentary elections, according to a new forecast. READ »

New poll: Sweden Democrats on the rise

Politics: 15 Jun 08
The far-right Sweden Democrats have enough support to claim seats in parliament, a new poll indicates. READ »

June List leader resigns

National: 16 Mar 08
The leader of the June List, Nils Lundgren, has resigned. READ »

Agency head resigns

National: 12 Dec 07
Inger Efraimsson, chairwoman of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan), has resigned. READ »

Russia worries Swedish military committee

National: 4 Dec 07
Sweden's parliamentary defence committee has expressed concerns over current political developments in Russia. READ »

Two-thirds of Swedes want EU treaty referendum

Politics: 10 Jul 07
Two-thirds of Swedes want a referendum on the future European Union treaty, a poll showed on Tuesday, but the government has said it plans to ask parliament to vote on the text. READ »

Sweden's Pirate Party targets EU Parliament

Politics: 29 Sep 06
Sweden's Pirate Party says it will coordinate copycat parties around Europe in an attempt to win seats in the EU Parliament in the 2009 elections. "It is a realistic goal," the party's vice chairman tells The Local. READ »

Tax board queries June List leader's property deal

Politics: 12 Sep 06
The leader of the June List, Nils Lundgren, has earned almost two million kronor through buying and selling his house five times, Dagens Nyheter has reported. "Everyone does it," he said. READ »

Hägglund booed at Pride festival

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. READ »

Liberal support weakens

Politics: 18 Jun 06
Support for the Liberal Party has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since May, according to a new poll. READ »

Far-right group popular with young Swedes

Politics: 7 Jun 06
The far-right Sweden Democrats is the third most popular party among Swedes between 15 and 21, according to a new poll conducted by website Lunarstorm. READ »

Alliance maintains election advantage

Politics: 31 Mar 06
The opposition Alliance continues to lead in the run-up to the September election, buoyed by increased support for the Christian Democrats, according to the latest survey of voters' intentions. READ »

Frugal election year for Sweden's new parties

Politics: 25 Jan 06
As the June List and the Feminist Initiative scrape and scrounge their way to the September the election, Sweden's established parties are preparing to flash the cash. READ »

"Pirate Party" targets Swedish election

Politics: 3 Jan 06
A new political party focused on making copyrighted material free for all is planning to run in Sweden's next general election. "We are not red, blue or green. We are just pirates," says leader Rickard Falkvinge. READ »

Neck and neck between political blocks

Politics: 15 Dec 05
If an election were held in Sweden today, the result would be too close to call. The latest poll shows a drop in support for the conservative parties, while the Social Democrats are fighting back. READ »

New Swedish party to target healthcare reform

Politics: 4 Dec 05
Euro-sceptics have the June List and feminists have the Feminist Initiative. The latest group to declare its intention to stand at the election in September 2006 is the Healthcare Party. READ »

Socialists close in on conservative block

Politics: 25 Nov 05
The Moderate Party is losing support and the ruling Social Democrats, along with their parliamentary allies, the Left Party and the Greens, are catching up with the opposition, according to the latest poll. READ »

Right increases lead in poll

Politics: 28 Oct 05
A new poll shows the centre-right opposition drawing ahead of the government and its coalition partners. Good news too for the June List, which would win seats in parliament. READ »

June List ?Swedish Tories? ? Persson

Politics: 18 Oct 05
The Swedish prime minister says he could cooperate in parliament with the Feminist Initiative, but not with the June List. They're too much like the British Conservatives, he reckons. READ »

Too many cooks?

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Oct 05
With healthcare parties, Eurosceptic parties, communists and feminists competing for their 4% of the vote, are we losing sight of the main question: who do you want to lead you? READ »

Swedish Eurosceptics to run for parliament

Politics: 3 Oct 05
The June List, a Eurosceptic party that made big gains in last year's Euro-elections, says it will run candidates in next year's Swedish general election. We cross party boundaries, says leader Nils Lundgren. READ »


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