March 12, 2010
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Record support for Greens: poll
National: 6 Mar 10
Support for the Green Party has increased by three percentage points to 10.6 percent according a new poll, which shows a majority of voters support Sweden's Left-Green alliance.
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Opposition to end housekeeping tax relief
Politics: 2 Mar 10
The left-green opposition has confirmed that it plans to abolish the system of tax relief for household services that the government claims has generated 7,000 jobs.
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Green Party stumbles in new poll
Politics: 5 Feb 10
The two political blocs have drawn to within three percentage points of each other, a new voter poll shows. The Green Party is the biggest loser in the new survey.
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Green Party makes ground among voters
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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Reinfeldt reclaims top spot in Sweden power rankings
National: 6 Nov 09
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt can once again lay claim to the title of Sweden’s most power person, having nudged his own finance minister Anders Borg from the top spot in a new ranking released on Thursday.
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Left coalition partners in show of conference unity
Politics: 1 Nov 09
The Social Democrats welcomed their centre-left coalition partners, the Green and Left parties, to their ongoing conference on Sunday - the first time outside parties have taken part.
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Reinfeldt and Olofsson back Green party talks
National: 23 Oct 09
The Moderates and Centre party have backed coalition partner the Liberal party in calls to work with the Green party instead of the Sweden Democrats if the far-right party held the balance of power in parliament.
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Liberals open to Green support to block far-right
Politics: 23 Oct 09
Liberal party leader Jan Björklund has opened up the possibility of cooperating with the Green party if the far-right Sweden Democrats garnered enough votes to hold the balance of power after the 2010 election.
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Stockholm traffic bypass gets green light
National: 3 Sep 09
The government has approved the controversial Bypass Stockholm traffic link that will cost the state around 27 billion kronor ($3.75 billion). The project has been strongly criticised on environmental grounds.
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Euro support hits six-year high: poll
Business & Money: 23 Jun 09
Support for Sweden joining the eurozone has reached its highest point since the 2003 referendum, with voters in favour of retaining the krona maintaining a lead of just one percentage point in a new poll.
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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.
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Crisis and EU dominate party leader debate
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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May Day nuptials for same-sex couples
National: 2 May 09
The first same-sex couple to be granted the same legal status as their heterosexual counterparts married in Stockholm on May Day.
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Opposition wants end to nuclear power
Politics: 22 Mar 09
The three opposition parties have announced their intention to phase out Sweden's nuclear power capacity if they were to win the next election in 2010.
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Record high voter confidence for Reinfeldt: poll
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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Opposition presses ahead with anti-nuke stance
Politics: 9 Feb 09
Sweden’s three opposition political parties plan on arriving at government energy talks on Thursday armed with a common position, the parties announced on Monday.
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Outrage over language ban proposal
Education: 2 Feb 09
Elementary students in Sweden with foreign backgrounds should no longer be allowed to study maths in their native languages, according to a Liberal Party (Folkpartiet) working group.
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Green party leaders to resign after election
Politics: 23 Dec 08
The leaders of the Swedish Green party have confirmed that they intend to step down only a year after the next general election, in 2011.
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Sahlin sets Christmas cooperation deadline
Politics: 19 Nov 08
Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin has said a decision will be reached by Christmas as to whether the main parties of the opposition will run for election in 2010 on a joint electoral platform.
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Borg tops in Sweden power rankings
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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Economy and the Left dominate party debate
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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Left Party snubbed by Sahlin and Greens
Politics: 8 Oct 08
Social Democratic party leader Mona Sahlin confirmed on Wednesday that Sweden’s Left Party was not welcome at the table as her party and the Greens announced plans to deepen their cooperation.
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Sweden plans for green spending spree
Business & Money: 9 Sep 08
The government’s upcoming budget proposes spending 3 billion kronor ($443 million) on environment and energy measures.
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Left Party shift on election cooperation
Politics: 28 Aug 08
The Left Party’s Lars Ohly now says he wants to appoint a working group to create a red-green governing policy ahead of Sweden’s 2010 parliamentary elections.
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Poll: broad public support for dialogue with the far-right
Politics: 17 Jul 08
The broad base of Swedish voters support a dialogue between the established parties and the far-right Sweden Democrats, a new poll shows.
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Foreign children 'should be taught in their own languages'
Politics: 10 Jul 08
Foreign children who move to Sweden should have a right to be taught maths and English in their native language, the opposition Green Party has said.
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Minister rejects opposition 'games' on snoop law
Politics: 8 Jul 08
Sweden's defence minister has rejected an invitation from the Social Democrats to negotiate about the country's controversial new surveillance law.
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Anti-surveillance demonstrators hold Stockholm rally
Society: 3 Jul 08
A large crowd gathered in central Stockholm on Thursday afternoon to demonstrate against Sweden's controversial new surveillance law.
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Poll: Sahlin gaining ground
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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Top Green in EU drop-out rethink
Politics: 27 Feb 08
Green Party spokesperson Maria Wetterstrand no longer believes Sweden should quit the EU.
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Left Party leader rejects common election platform
Politics: 12 Feb 08
Lars Ohly says he’s not interested in compromising with the Greens and Social Democrats to come up with a common election platform.
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Voters lose confidence in Reinfeldt
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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Voters have confidence in Reinfeldt
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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Social Democrat voters not keen on Sahlin
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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Forsmark 'does not meet nuclear safety standards'
Science & Technology: 30 Jan 07
Sweden's Forsmark nuclear power plant fails to meet standard safety requirements, according to a critical internal report made public on Tuesday.
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Sweden loves Reinfeldt and Wallström
National: 29 Dec 06
Who do Swedes most admire? Royals, sports personalities and comedians are all in evidence on the nation's top ten lists - but Swedes reserve greatest admiration for their political leaders.
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Greens "convinced" of success
Politics: 16 Sep 06
Green Party spokeswoman Maria Wetterstrand tells voters she's "absolutely convinced" that the red-green bloc will still be in power after the election.
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23 year old named as possible minister
Politics: 10 Sep 06
The Green Party has proposed 23 year old member of parliament Gustav Fridolin as a potential minister in a new government. If he's not made minister, he'll go to university, he says.
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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.
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Sweden's leaders set for intense week on Gotland
Politics: 3 Jul 06
Göran Persson has kicked off the annual Almedalen political fest on Gotland saying that the Alliance has made a "terrible mistake" by focusing on cuts in unemployment and sick benefits.
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Leaders face Sweden's youth
Politics: 23 May 06
The Centre Party's proposal to tackle youth unemployment by making it easier to fire young people was rejected by the other Alliance parties in a televised debate in front of a youthful audience.
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?There will be Green ministers?
Analysis & Opinion: 22 May 06
We will be part of the government if the left wins the next election, Green Party spokesman Peter Eriksson tells The Local in an exclusive interview. But even under this government, the Greens have made their presence felt.
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Punish failing politicians - Green Party
Politics: 20 Apr 06
Cut defence spending in half, create 40,000 new jobs in the public sector, introduce a 35-hour working week and punish politicians who break their promises. The Greens launch their election campaign.
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Trust in Reinfeldt and Olofsson declines
Politics: 17 Apr 06
Voters' confidence in Fredrik Reinfeldt and Maud Olofsson is declining rapidly - but Reinfeldt, the leader of the Moderates, is still Sweden's most trusted party leader.
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Reinfeldt tops party leader poll
Politics: 18 Mar 06
Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt remains the most popular party leader in Sweden, ten points ahead of Göran Persson. But the Prime Minister is closing the gap.
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Swedish opposition laments 'jobless growth'
Politics: 16 Mar 06
Sweden's finance minister, Pär Nuder, predicts strong growth for the next two years. "Unfortunately Sweden is the world leader in jobless growth," says the opposition.
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New Swedish weapon in Iraq
National: 7 Feb 06
American forces in Iraq will shortly start using artillery shells incorporating components produced by Swedish defence systems manufacturer Bofors. The government's allies, the Left and Green parties are not happy.
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Swedes most confident in Reinfeldt
Politics: 2 Jan 06
The popularity gap between Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt and Prime Minister Göran Persson is increasing. 48% of Swedes say they have great or very great confidence in Reinfeldt, compared to just 32% backing Persson.
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Leaders clash over jobs
Politics: 12 Oct 05
Göran Persson and Fredrik Reinfeldt have come to blows over jobs in an acrimonious parliamentary debate. Jobs and welfare again provide the meat for claims and counter-claims.
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Persson losing voter confidence
Politics: 10 Sep 05
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Social democrat support may be up, but only 29% of voters say they have confidence in party leader and prime minister Göran Persson.
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Reinfeldt "wins TV battle"
Politics: 5 Sep 05
Two united blocks battled it out in Sunday's party leader debate. But accusations that the socialist block has no idea how to halt unemployment help the Right claim victory.
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Green Party split on feminist approach
Politics: 5 May 05
The F-word looms large over the Greens' national congress, with an all-female group calling for greater status within the party. But the leadership disagrees.
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