The following articles have been tagged with "Centre_party":
Politics: 28 Apr 13
The Sweden Democrats have lost a third of their support since a record high in December, according to a new voter poll published on Sunday.
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National: 22 Apr 13
The immigration-critical Sweden Democrats would nab 16 percent of the vote in regional elections in the south if residents were to cast their the ballots today.
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Politics: 18 Apr 13
Omar Mustafa's noisy departure from the Social Democrats shows a persistent but flawed view that one person can represent all of Sweden's Muslims, says contributor Nima Gholam Ali Pour.
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Politics: 14 Apr 13
The opposition Social Democrats, Left Party and Green Party would claim 50.3 percent of the vote if an election were to be held today, according to a new voter poll.
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Analysis & Opinion: 8 Apr 13
Swedish reactions to the death on Monday of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 87, ranged from celebratory to lumping her together with former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
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Politics: 1 Apr 13
According to the latest polls, the Social Democrats are winning back voters from the ruling conservative Moderates and are gaining growing support among male and urban voters.
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Politics: 22 Mar 13
The Centre Party's pingpong battle over a controversial ideas programme that saw its voter support shrink could be nearing its end as members rally for a "future conference" and leader Annie Lööf heralds a "green and liberal" stance.
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National: 18 Mar 13
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Sunday defended recent efforts by police to identify and deport immigrants who remain in Sweden illegally.
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National: 9 Mar 13
Equality Minister Maria Arnholm wants Sweden to keep the right to deport women whose relationships with Swedish spouses end within two years of their arrival in Sweden.
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Politics: 9 Mar 13
A local politician and university lecturer who sent a racist email to a student has been readmitted to the Centre Party in Rättvik, central Sweden.
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National: 8 Mar 13
Swedish police announced on Friday that officers would no longer be asking public transport users for identification, after their past efforts to deport undocumented migrants were branded as racial profiling.
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Politics: 8 Mar 13
Grilling hot dogs in a photo op show of unity appears not to have whetted Swedish voters' appetite for the government coalition, as support for the centre-right Alliance hits a five-year low.
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Politics: 25 Feb 13
Sweden's governing centre-right coalition had problems raising its flag on Monday, as the four party leaders met in the childhood village of Centre Party leader Annie Lööf.
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Politics: 23 Feb 13
The Swedish government is split over whether to reform a rule requiring businesses to cover the first two weeks of sick leave pay for employees.
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National: 22 Feb 13
A local politician who also lectures at a university in central Sweden has been forced to leave his post after sending a new student a racist email lampooning him as being "Muhammad from Mecca".
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National: 21 Feb 13
Police in Stockholm have been accused of racial profiling on the city's public transit system by targeting "foreign-looking" commuters in an effort to deport illegal immigrants.
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Politics: 18 Feb 13
Women and young politicians in Sweden are the most likely to abandon elected office at the municipal level, a new review of political parties' personnel challenges showed on Monday.
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Politics: 17 Feb 13
The Green Party reclaimed its spot as third largest parliamentary party in the latest opinion poll by Sifo, while the Centre and Christian Democrat parties both came in below the threshold for parliamentary seats.
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Politics: 16 Feb 13
Sweden's Centre Party has ditched proposals allowing for polygamy and changes to inheritance rights from its new party programme following rifts in the party.
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Politics: 28 Jan 13
The Left Party and the far-right Sweden Democrats are the only parties in Sweden's parliament that are attracting new members, while the more centrist parties all face dwindling membership numbers, a new report shows.
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Politics: 20 Jan 13
The Centre Party fell to its lowest result since 1967 in a new voters' poll published on Sunday following weeks of turbulence surrounding the party's new programme.
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Politics: 16 Jan 13
The opposition Social Democrats have accused the government of being ill-prepared to deal with unemployment in the new year's first party leader debate in the Riksdag.
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Politics: 16 Jan 13
Sweden was the lone EU member state to opt out of a petition the UN Security Council to take Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the International Criminal Court (ICC), disappointing human rights observers who claim the move is "un-Swedish".
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Analysis & Opinion: 14 Jan 13
The Local speaks with Lund University political scientist Mikael Sundström to find out what's behind the Centre Party's current struggles and what they mean for Swedish politics.
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Politics: 11 Jan 13
A local chapter of the beleaguered Centre Party has penned an op-ed warning that Sweden will be "overrun by illiterate clans” if the party adopts a proposal on opening the borders, angering MP Frederick Federley and other top officials.
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Politics: 10 Jan 13
Experts say that Centre Party leader Annie Lööf, who on Thursday attempted to quell internal party dissent about a number of controversial new proposals, had "lost credibility" over statements regarding her stance on polygamy.
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Politics: 9 Jan 13
Centre Party leader Annie Lööf cut short her holiday on Wednesday in an attempt to tackle and revise her party's radical new suggestions on immigration, polygamy and changes to compulsory education.
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Education: 5 Jan 13
The Christian Democrats believe cutting schools' summer break by a week will help improve literacy, but the Swedish Teachers' Union disagrees
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Politics: 5 Jan 13
Resistance is growing within the ranks of the Centre Party over a radical new party programme which includes proposals on free immigration, polygamy and an end to compulsory schooling.
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Politics: 29 Dec 12
Open borders, polygamy, and an end to compulsory schooling are some of the proposals outlined in the controversial new Centre Party programme which has caused rifts in the already troubled party.
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Politics: 27 Dec 12
Only one in five Swedish voters say they have confidence in Centre Party leader Annie Lööf, who now is the second least trusted party head in Sweden trailing only the Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson.
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Politics: 26 Dec 12
The Green Party, the Sweden Democrats and the Christian Democrats all climbed in a recent voters' poll, with all three parties reaching their highest results this year, while the opposition parties maintained their lead over the Alliance government.
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Politics: 21 Dec 12
The European Commission wants Sweden to put the brakes on an upcoming wolf hunt, arguing the Swedish government has not adequately proved how it plans to keep the wolf population healthy.
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Politics: 16 Dec 12
The Swedish Centre Party believes free immigration into Sweden could solve the country's labour-power needs.
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Politics: 5 Dec 12
Support for the Sweden Democrats has risen 2.5 percentage points to 7.9 percent according to a new poll published on Wednesday, despite the scandals that have plagued the party since mid-November.
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Politics: 27 Nov 12
Sweden’s Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is unhappy with Swedish members of the European parliament who supported an EU budget increase despite his centre-right coalition trying to keep down the costs.
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Politics: 23 Nov 12
Only one woman, Enterprise Minister Annie Lööf, has made it into an annual top-ten list of the most powerful Swedes.
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Society: 1 Nov 12
Allowing kids to ride bikes on sidewalks and more cycle-specific traffic lights are among the proposals in an inquiry presented on Wednesday which has been criticized for not doing enough to improve the situation for bicycle riders in Sweden.
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Education: 29 Oct 12
The Liberal Party wants to introduce grades in Swedish schools from year 4, when the children are ten years old, in a bid to encourage students to work harder.
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Politics: 23 Oct 12
Together with its coalition partners, the Moderate Party is starting early in its bid for electoral victory, unveiling a "Hello Sweden" campaign nearly two years ahead of the 2014 elections.
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National: 14 Oct 12
The Sweden Democrats are Sweden's fourth largest political party, according to a new poll, while the opposition parties maintained their lead over the Alliance government.
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Society: 8 Oct 12
Hundreds of people gathered in Stockholm on Sunday to show solidarity with the Jews of Malmö, where a Jewish community building was attacked last month.
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Politics: 8 Oct 12
Jobs, the economy, and welfare gains were the subjects of a heated debate when Sweden’s eight party leaders met for the autumn’s first televised debate since the opening of the new parliamentary session.
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Politics: 7 Oct 12
The majority of Swedes believe Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, head of the Moderate Party, is better equipped than Social Democrat party head Stefan Löfven to run the country, a new poll shows.
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National: 23 Sep 12
A petition against the deportation of a two-year-old girl from Sweden to France has received 30,000 signatures. The case has led to renewed calls to incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child into Swedish law.
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National: 18 Sep 12
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s government declaration on Tuesday focused on investment and unity, but barely touched on foreign policy and climate, according to one expert.
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Analysis & Opinion: 18 Sep 12
With a new film once again turning Swedes' attention toward Olof Palme, historian and political commentator David Linden argues the assassinated Swedish Prime Minister was, in many ways, more of an American politician than a Swedish one.
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Analysis & Opinion: 29 Aug 12
Those who try to explain away the racism experienced by Somalis in Forserum in south central Sweden are simply adding insult to injury, argues local Green Party politician Etelka Huber.
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National: 29 Aug 12
New details have emerged about the types of harassment suffered by members of the Somali community in Forserum in south central Sweden, with integration minister Erik Ullenhag upbraiding local politicians for trying to belittle the problem.
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Politics: 26 Aug 12
The Social Democrats have dropped heavily in the latest voters’ poll, falling by 4.5 percentage units to 34.3 percent, as voters chose the Left Party instead.
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Politics: 20 Aug 12
The gap between the two political blocks in Sweden is widening, according to a new poll showing that the centre-right government alliance parties are losing ground.
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Politics: 18 Aug 12
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has underlined the need for the four party Alliance to develop a joint 2014 election manifesto, welcoming Centre Party leader Annie Lööf's invitation for talks at her Småland home.
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Politics: 16 Aug 12
Confidence among Swedes for the Centre Party leader and minister for energy Annie Lööf has plummeted in a new survey carried out by research company Demoskop.
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Politics: 7 Aug 12
Politicians are calling for an end to the system in which sacked heads of government agencies are kept on with full pay in alleged "non-jobs".
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Politics: 11 Jul 12
Fredrik Reinfeldt filed a formal divorce application on Wednesday at the Stockholm District Court, seeking to ending what had been a 20 year marriage with his wife Filippa.
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Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jul 12
Correspondent and commentator David Linden looks at whether leaders of Sweden's three centre-right political parties – which sometimes struggle in the shadow of the Moderates – managed to put their parties in the Almedalen spotlight.
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Politics: 8 Jul 12
Sweden’s Christian Democrats suggest that child allowance should be split between parents, replacing today’s system in which the mother automatically receives the allowance.
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Politics: 6 Jul 12
A gay entrepreneur and an outspoken woman whose Iraqi politician father was once imprisoned in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison have been revealed as Sweden's sexiest politicians of 2012 in a new ranking published on Friday.
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Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jul 12
As Almedalen, the Swedish political pow-wow held annually on the Baltic Island of Gotland, gets into full swing, correspondent David Lindén uses his first dispatch to explain what it is and how it came to be.
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Sport: 13 Jun 12
Sweden's national football club has sparked controversy, including biting comments from Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, after a player was forced to bare his behind during a training session on Tuesday.
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Politics: 4 Jun 12
The far-right Sweden Democrats are Sweden's third largest political party, according to a new poll, while another survey shows the three centre-left parties have enough support to command a majority in parliament.
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Politics: 15 May 12
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is facing a storm of criticism from several quarters after using the term "ethnic Swedes" in response to a question about Sweden's high level of unemployment.
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Politics: 7 May 12
Prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt squared off against Social Democratic leader Stefan Löfven for the first time during a spirited party leader debate in which the two sparred over unemployment and other issues.
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Politics: 4 May 12
Sweden's Left Party has come in for criticism for allowing young children to take whacks at the faces of centre-right government ministers at the party's recent May 1st festivities.
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Politics: 23 Apr 12
Sweden's enterprise minster Annie Lööf said in a recent interview she wouldn't rule out exporting arms to China – despite the existence of an arms sale embargo since 1989. She later admitted she could have been clearer.
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Business & Money: 22 Apr 12
Stockholm municipality is currently a Telia Sonera customer, but has threatened to change providers following the revelation of Telia Sonera’s cooperation with several dictatorships, losing the company some 40,000 subscriptions.
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 12
Stefan Löfven appears to have found a recipe for success as the head of Sweden's Social Democrats: keeping his mouth shut. But it remains to seen how long how long he can remain silent, argues historian and commentator David Linden.
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Business & Money: 12 Apr 12
The Swedish government has proposed to loosen current restrictions facing flat owners who want to sublet their apartments in an effort to help ease the current housing crunch in large cities.
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Politics: 18 Mar 12
The Red-Green opposition has claimed 50.1 percent of the vote in a new poll, with support for the government falling to 43 percent as the Social Democrats continue to recover under new leader Stefan Löfven.
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Science & Technology: 15 Mar 12
The Swedish government is looking at extending a current ban on smoking to include several outdoor spaces in a bid to reduce children's exposure to the dangers of second-hand smoke.
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Politics: 13 Mar 12
Sweden took a step toward a possible lifting of its ban on surrogate motherhood on Tuesday, despite impassioned opposition from political parties on both the left and right.
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Politics: 7 Mar 12
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his wife Filippa Reinfeldt have separated, according to the prime minister’s press spokesperson Roberta Alenius.
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Politics: 28 Feb 12
The Centre Party, Liberals and the Moderates want single women to have access to artificial insemination treatment, and are proposing a change to current laws despite opposition from coalition partners the Christian Democrats.
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Society: 24 Feb 12
Leader pages across Sweden devoted space on Friday to congratulating Crown Princess Victoria and Sweden's newborn princess, while many also expressed the view that she should be able to choose her own path.
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Politics: 24 Feb 12
The majority of the Riksdag is against Eritrea collecting taxes from exiled citizens and MPs say that if current Swedish law is not enough to stop it, rules need to be tightened.
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Society: 23 Feb 12
Archbishop Anders Wejryd called the birth of the new princess a "joy" and expert on the Royals, Sten Hedman, said the new baby is "just what the doctor ordered" as the congratulations started rolling in from all over the country.
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Politics: 19 Feb 12
The Social Democrats' new leader Stefan Löfven has been a major lift for his party. In less than a month, support for the Social Democrats has grown by 4.6 percentage points, the newest opinion poll from polling firm Sifo shows.
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Politics: 13 Feb 12
Since the new Social Democrat party leader Stefan Löfven took up the post, the party is gaining strength in the polls, causing political experts to speak of a ”Löfven-effect”.
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Politics: 4 Feb 12
The Swedish government's divisions over moves to scrap laws requiring compulsory sterilization for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery re-emerged on Saturday after comments by the Christian Democrat leader.
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Business & Money: 18 Jan 12
The Social Democrats remain opposed to having Sweden join the eurozone stability pact, while the Centre Party said on Wednesday it supported the deal "with conditions".
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National: 17 Jan 12
The time is not right for Sweden to recognize the Palestinian state or make any promises to upgrade the country’s status in the UN, according to foreign minister Carl Bildt.
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National: 4 Jan 12
Strip club owner Dragan Bratic, due to open up a club near ski resort Åre in the north of Sweden, has reported the local politician who said his new club would “attract criminal elements” to the police for defamation.
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Society: 15 Dec 11
A small village near the ski resort Åre, in northern Sweden, is in two camps over plans to convert a traditional country inn, located between the church and the cemetery, into a strip club.
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Politics: 7 Dec 11
Support for the Social Democrats is at a new record low of 27.7 percent, according to a new major poll by Statistics Sweden, beating a previous low of 29 percent.
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National: 25 Nov 11
Sweden's top 100 most powerful people for 2011 are mainly politicians, men -- and Swedish -- according to Fokus Magazine's annual rankings.
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Politics: 13 Nov 11
The latest voters' poll shows support for the Social Democrats has risen by 1.9 percentage points while the Moderates dropped 2 percent.
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Politics: 9 Nov 11
Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask has indicated that she is prepared to discuss the opening the Stasi archive of Swedish security service Säpo in response to calls for more transparency over the classified files.
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Politics: 1 Nov 11
Sweden voted against the Palestinian application to join UNESCO on Monday, arguing that the vote had come at the "wrong time" and would harm the Palestinian cause.
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Politics: 15 Oct 11
Centre Party MP Erik A Eriksson has also spent years pocketing an oversized rental payment from the Riksdag for his rent costs, totalling 250,000 kronor ($37,500).
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Politics: 11 Oct 11
A secretive network of Swedish MPs has been formed to push for a legalisation of assisted suicide with the group's founder comparing the issue to the abortion debate in the 1970s.
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Politics: 3 Oct 11
A former minister as well a celebrity author and television personality Marcus Birro both announced on Sunday their plans to challenge embattled Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund for the party's top spot. However Birro renounced his candidacy on Monday morning.
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Politics: 30 Sep 11
Sweden’s ruling Moderate Party has received the lowest poll results since the general election, according to fresh figures from research company Synovate.
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Politics: 29 Sep 11
Fredrik Reinfeldt on Thursday announced a government reshuffle, with new Centre Party head Annie Lööf appointed minister for enterprise, European MP Lena Ek minister for the environment and Anna-Karin Hatt IT and energy minister.
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Politics: 23 Sep 11
When Annie Lööf, 28, is elected new party head for Swedens Centre party on Friday she will be the youngest leader the party has ever had to date, but is adamant she is ready to get cracking on her new tasks.
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Politics: 22 Sep 11
Maud Olofsson today held an emotional speech to the Centre Party congress in Åre in northern Sweden on Thursday, as she stepped down as leader.
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Business & Money: 21 Sep 11
During the first half of 2011 more than 450 former local politicians shared a total of 42 million kronor ($6.3 million) in "temporary" early retirement pensions pay out, according to a new report.
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Politics: 19 Sep 11
Former minister and Liberal Party leader Per Ahlmark has slammed current Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt in a new book arguing that he has a "passive" attitude towards genocide, is ignorant about Israel and holds "reactionary views".
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Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 11
As Sweden's politicians return to business at the Riksdag after a period of party-leadership reshuffling, The Local's Rebecca Martin examines concerns that youth has begun to trump experience in Swedish politics.
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Politics: 12 Sep 11
Patrons at Swedish restaurants will see the value-added tax (VAT) added to their bills cut by more than half staring January 1st, 2012 as part of a government spending package designed to boost employment among young people.
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Politics: 31 Aug 11
The Centre Party plans to name economic policy spokesperson Annie Lööf as the choice of the nominating committee to take over as party leader after Maud Olofsson.
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