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February 14, 2012
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Swedes meet Ethiopian PM over jailed journalists
Politics: 5 Feb 12
A senior Swedish delegation has met in secret with Ethiopia's prime minister Meles Zenawi to discuss the case of two Swedish journalists jailed in the country for terror crimes, according to media reports.
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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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Anders Borg: Sweden's long-haired maverick minister
Analysis & Opinion: 22 Jul 09
With Anders Borg, Sweden’s pony-tailed Minister of Finance, now helping the EU navigate through the global economic slump, the AFP’s Marc Preel takes a look back at the rise of this self-described pragmatist.
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Svensson and Corazza Bildt set to stage election upset
Politics: 8 Jun 09
Alf Svensson, the former leader of the Christian Democrats, and Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, the wife of the Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt, appear set to claim seats in the EU parliament at the expense of their party colleagues.
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Poll: Finance crisis boosts Moderates
Politics: 18 Oct 08
Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate party has gained voter support during the financial crisis, a new poll indicates. The Moderates now have the support of 24 percent of voters, a 2.4 point climb.
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EU critic to run for European Parliament
Politics: 30 Sep 08
Social Democratic Party Secretary and EU-critic Marita Ulvskog on Tuesday announced her plans to run for a spot in the European Parliament in the upcoming 2009 elections.
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Sweden reflects on Anna Lindh's death
Politics: 11 Sep 08
On the fifth anniversary of the assassination of foreign minister Anna Lindh, Sweden is reflecting more on the legacy of her work in politics than the tragic circumstances surrounding her death.
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Lars Danielsson appointed as Hong Kong consul
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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Top Social Democrat open to coalition
Politics: 23 May 08
The Social Democrats' party secretary has come out in favour of a coalition with the Greens and the Left should the current opposition win the next election.
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Nuder jumps after rumours of push
Politics: 24 Jan 08
Social Democrat economic policy spokesman Pär Nuder has stepped down from the post following speculation that party leader Mona Sahlin was dissatisfied with his performance.
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Kisses from Reinfeldt aide cause row
Politics: 26 Oct 07
A row has broken out after Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's closest aide, State Secretary Ulrica Schenström, was photographed apparently kissing a journalist in a Stockholm bar.
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Social Democrat reported to police for attack on journalist
Politics: 1 Jun 07
An employee at Social Democrat headquarters in Stockholm has been reported to the police for a derogatory blog post about a well-known journalist.
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Bonnier takes over TV4
Business & Money: 22 Mar 07
Marita Ulvskog, the Social Democrats' party secretary has described as "very negative" Bonnier's takeover of TV4. "Marita Ulvskog is becoming more and more like a thoroughbred ostrich," replied TV4's CEO Jan Scherman.
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Sahlin set for coronation as Social Democrat leader
Politics: 17 Mar 07
Six months after a crushing election defeat, the Social Democrats are due to elect a new leader on Saturday. The event is expected to be a coronation for sole candidate Mona Sahlin.
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'No gender quotas in theatres'
Lifestyle: 7 Mar 07
Culture minister Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth has disappointed many in the world of Swedish drama by her opposition to compulsory gender quotas for theatrical productions.
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Introducing...Ebba von Sydow
Lifestyle: 19 Feb 07
She's an It Girl, a class warrior, and Sweden's style queen. Paul O'Mahony takes a look at Sweden's fount of fabulousness, Ebba von Sydow.
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Bildt defends share dealings
National: 8 Jan 07
Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt mounted a strong defence of his share dealings in a press conference in Stockholm on Monday afternoon. Bildt is under fire for his handling of options in Vostok Nafta.
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Sweden 'should hold elections more often'
Politics: 19 Dec 06
Top Social Democrat Marita Ulvskog wants Sweden to hold elections every three years rather than every four years at present. This would mean that politicians "can't avoid the voters," she argues.
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Hunt for Persson's successor begins
Politics: 21 Oct 06
Former foreign minister and deputy prime minister Lena Hjelm-Wallén has been tasked with finding a successor to Göran Persson, who will step down as party leader in March.
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Sjödin takes a break from politics
Politics: 15 Oct 06
The leader of the Social Democrat Party's youth movement, Anna Sjödin, drunkenly assaulted a bouncer and abused him racially. So far she has refused to resign - but now she's "taking a break".
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Guilty Sjödin refuses to resign
Politics: 13 Oct 06
Anna Sjödin says she won't quit as Social Democrat youth leader, despite being found guilty of drunkenly assaulting a bouncer at a Stockholm bar and using racial insults.
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Social Democrats 'should become media players'
Business & Money: 10 Oct 06
Sweden's opposition Social Democrats should become players on the media market again, party secretary Marita Ulvskog has said. She has started a special committee to investigate the issue.
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Leijonborg denies bribe claims
Politics: 25 Sep 06
Liberal leader Lars Leijonborg has denied that his party tried to bribe former press secretary Per Jodenius to keep quiet over how much he knew about attempts to spy on Social Democrats.
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Liberal secretary "acted alone" over computer scandal
Politics: 25 Sep 06
Johan Jakobsson, the Liberal party's former secretary, says that no other senior members of the party knew of the unauthorised access to the Social Democrats' computer network.
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Ulvskog regrets rapist outburst
Politics: 23 Sep 06
The Social Democrats' party secretary Marita Ulvskog has said that she regrets comparing Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg to a rapist before last weekend's election.
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Ministers pay tribute to murdered Lindh
Politics: 11 Sep 06
Three years after Sweden's foreign minister Anna Lindh was murdered in a Stockholm department store, ministers pay their tributes at her grave.
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Convicted paedophiles stand in Swedish election
Politics: 10 Sep 06
At least three people who have been found guilty of sex attacks on children are standing as candidates in the Swedish election.
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Leijonborg's evening of destiny
Politics: 7 Sep 06
Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg reckons he got lucky when he was picked to be the last of Swedish Television's pre-election leader interviews. On Thursday evening he has the chance to save his shattered party.
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Reinfeldt tells Ulvskog to stop
Politics: 6 Sep 06
Moderates leader Fredrik Reinfeldt speaks out for the first time about the Liberal computer scandal. It's serious, he says, but slams Marita Ulvskog for comparing Lars Leijonborg to a rapist.
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Ulvskog compares Leijonborg to rapist
Politics: 6 Sep 06
Marita Ulvskog, party secretary for the Social Democrats, said Lars Leijonborg is "acting like a rapist who blames the victim." Feminist Initiative spokeswoman Gudrun Schyman criticizes her choice of words.
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Leijonborg faces questions over scandal
Politics: 6 Sep 06
Lars Leijonborg must take responsibility for the Liberal Party's violation of the Social Democrats' internal computer network, says Social Democrat party secretary Marita Ulvskog.
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Persson 'disgusted' by Liberal violation
Politics: 5 Sep 06
Prime minister Göran Persson has said he is 'disgusted' by the attempts of people within the Liberal Party youth movement to access the Social Democrats' internal computer network.
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Christian Democrat 'tried to infiltrate SSU'
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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More trust Reinfeldt as PM
Politics: 14 Aug 06
Only 39 percent of people asked in a new survey think that Göran Persson is the best candidate for prime minister. Fredrik Reinfeldt gets the support of 47 percent.
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Liberals slammed over Danielsson affair rumours
Politics: 18 May 06
Two Liberal politicians spread rumours on the Internet that Lars Danielsson had lied about his actions on the day of the tsunami in order to cover up an affair. This is incredibly serious, says Marita Ulvskog.
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Riksbank deputy: inflation is bad for jobs
Business & Money: 12 May 06
The deputy governor of the Swedish central bank has hit back at Social Democrat criticism of rising interest rates. Inflation would be bad for employment, she says.
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Moderates reject cooperation with far-right party
Politics: 9 May 06
The Moderate Party in Skåne has said it would cooperate with the Social Democrats rather than rule with the support of the nationalist Sweden Democrats.
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Swedish interest rate hike "likely in April"
Business & Money: 12 Apr 06
Inflation in Sweden is creeping up and could be paving the way for a rise in interest rates within two weeks, say analysts.
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Social Democrats in row over monarchy
National: 24 Mar 06
Nalin Pekgul, chairwoman of the Social Democrats' women's group, thinks it's time to scrap the party's demand for a republic. Pekgul believes a monarchy is good for democracy. There was no support forthcoming from party secretary, Marita Ulvskog, however.
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Ulvskog pay packet dwarfs predecessor's
Politics: 24 Mar 06
Marita Ulvskog, party secretary of the Social Democrats and scourge of high paid corporate bosses, earns 40% more than her predecessor and is Sweden's best-paid party secretary, it has emerged.
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Steen pension will not be changed
Politics: 17 Mar 06
SEE ALSO: It pays to be on the inside
Systembolaget won't renegotiate Anitra Steen's pension, even though it breaks government rules. Hypocrisy, says the opposition: 'It's 'unfortunate that the prime minister's best pal is negotiating with the prime minister's wife.'
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Editorial: It pays to be on the inside
Analysis & Opinion: 16 Mar 06
Marita Ulskog appears to think it's OK for you to get a huge pension from a state company – as long as you're a Social Democrat insider. But is Anitra Steen really worth all that?
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Opposition slams pension for PM's wife
Politics: 14 Mar 06
Accusations of double standards are hurled at the government over the pension of state alco-shop boss Anitra Steen, which breaks government guidelines. This makes Sweden look like a 'banana republic' say Moderates.
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No police action over Reinfeldt smear emails
Politics: 7 Mar 06
Sweden's Moderate Party may never know if there were more Social Democrat HQ workers involved in the email smear campaign against party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt. The police are keeping well clear of the whole affair.
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"Scrap CEO's pension" - government
Business & Money: 2 Mar 06
An 80 million kronor pay and pension deal for the head of state-owned mining company LKAB should must be renegotiated, says the government. The order follows criticism of the agreement from left-wing firebrand Marita Ulvskog.
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Reinfeldt werewolf pictures inflame smear scandal
Politics: 28 Feb 06
Cartoons portraying Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt have been spread by the Social Democrats' communications department, it has been revealed.
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Moderates demand SD data records
Politics: 26 Feb 06
EMAIL SENDER WAS NOT ACTING ALONE
The apology from the man behind the email campaign against Fredrik Reinfeldt has not satisfied the Moderates. The fact that the sender was a senior party official implies there are more people involved, they say.
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Social Democrats admit to Reinfeldt smear campaign
Smörgåsbord: 24 Feb 06
A member of staff at the Social Democrats' party headquarters was behind an email smear campaign targeting the leader of the Moderate Party, Fredrik Reinfeldt. Apologies ensue, but opposition leaders say the campaign was ordered from above.
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Swedish firms in election threat - Ulvskog
Politics: 8 Feb 06
The Social Democrats' party secretary Marita Ulvskog has accused Sweden's biggest companies of intentionally withholding investment in order to make the government look bad in the run-up to the election in September.
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"Brawl" leads to SD youth chief arrest
Politics: 29 Jan 06
The head of the Social Democrats' youth movement, Anna Sjödin, is accused of assualting a doorman in a bar in Stockholm. She was held overnight by police before being released.
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Four more years of Göran
Politics: 31 Oct 05
That’s four more years at the head of the Social Democratic Party, at least, as Göran Persson is voted in for the fourth time by his party congress. I'm not worn out, he says, and speculates he might stay even longer than four years.
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Ulvskog: German poll shows voters want unity
Politics: 20 Sep 05
The confused situation in Germany following the close election hasn't stopped the Swedish Social Democrats' secretary putting a positive spin on events.
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Right-wing extremists gain in Church Election
Politics: 19 Sep 05
Support for the far right Sweden Democrats doubles in Sunday's Swedish Church election. It's partly due to voter apathy, but the Social Democrats blame the Liberals for "legitimising the extremists".
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Feminists in brawl outside Stockholm sex club
Society: 8 May 05
A violent clash outside a Stockholm sex club between feminist protestors and the club's staff and clients leaves several people injured and leads to 24 arrests.
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Schyman launches "Feminist Initiative"
Politics: 4 Apr 05
Amidst much fanfare, Gudrun Schyman finally launches her feminist party "Feministiskt initiativ" at a press conference in parliament. There was no official leader, no manifesto and it isn't really a proper party yet, but nobody seemed to care.
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Moderates surge ahead in poll
Politics: 21 Mar 05
Sweden’s centre-right coalition would win a clear majority if a general election were held today. And Fredrik Reinfeldt’s Moderates have overtaken the ruling Social Democrats for the first time in over five years.
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Feminist party "could undermine government"
Politics: 8 Mar 05
International Women's Day brings intensified rumours of a new feminist party - much to the dismay of Sweden's social democrats, whose party secretary Marita Ulvskog marked the occasion by launching a new feminist network. Plus: what kind of feminist are you?
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Carl Gustaf: "The debate is unnecessary"
National: 20 Jan 05
The king calls a press conference for the first time in 20 years to express his irritation at the storm around his comments following the tsunami catastrophe - and to reveal that he and the prime minister share a passion for farming.
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?Desperate? government attacks king
Politics: 14 Jan 05
An attempt by the Social Democrats' Marita Ulvskog to use an attack on the king to deflect criticism of their handling of the tsunami disaster backfires. Now even their coalition partners are going on the attack.
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One in five Swedes could vote for feminist party
Politics: 14 Dec 04
A new poll adds credibility to rumours that Left Party black sheep Gudrun Schyman is planning her own feminist party. And then another unpaid bill undermines that credibility.
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Persson woos Greens, Left Party in the cold
Politics: 7 Nov 04
Lars Ohly's problems deepen after the prime minister suggests a formal coalition with the Green Party after the next election. But are the Greens ready to make some concessions to realpolitik?
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Sweden reacts to Bush victory: Jaaaaaaaa...
Politics: 5 Nov 04
It was a generally underwhelming response from Sweden's politicians and press to George W Bush's victory in this week's US election. Only the Greens, the Left and Aftonbladet got off the fence to say just how upset they were.
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New minister proposes 'period pain days'
Politics: 2 Nov 04
The new Equal Opportunities Minister and former TV celeb, Jens Orback, smooth-talks his way into office with something for the ladies as the dust settles on last week's cabinet kerfuffle.
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Nuclear out, wind in (no matter what the people say)
Politics: 27 Oct 04
As another survey shows strong popular support for nuclear power, the government claims its supporters simply aren't keeping up with developments. Meanwhile, wind power is on the march - planning protests permitting.
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Government could dump Left following Ohly scandal
Politics: 13 Oct 04
Let’s call the whole thing off? Lars Ohly's declaration that he is a communist could put the Left Party's partnership with the government in jeopardy, says a senior Social Democrat. And the Liberal leader goes on a nuclear fishing trip.
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Ringholm dishes out budget bounty
Politics: 15 Sep 04
There's cash for everyone in this year's budget, but will the government sacrifice its reputation for prudence? And the appointment of an outspoken Eurosceptic to a senior post in the Social Democrats raises eyebrows.
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Critics pan movie monopoly
Lifestyle: 20 Aug 04
The country's biggest cinema chain plans the buyout of its closest rival - to the dismay of almost everyone the papers could find to interview.
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TV blackout misses docusoaps
Lifestyle: 30 Apr 04
What are the chances of that happening? A children's quiz goes off the air and, like the kids, the culture minister wants answers.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
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