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| Center-right alliance wins power in Sweden |
| 2006-09-18 |
| A Center-right alliance led by Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt won power in Sweden in an election on Sunday, ending 12 years of Social Democrat rule by vowing to lower taxes and trim the welfare state. Reinfeldt, who will be the next prime minister, declared victory in a tight election. Social Democrat Prime Minister Goran Persson, one of Europe's longest-serving leaders, conceded defeat after 10 years in office and will quit as party chief. According to almost complete results from Sweden's Election Commission, the four-party opposition bloc had won 48.0 percent of votes to 46.2 percent for Persson and his allies. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Isn't "moderate" and "center-right" in Sweden the same as "left" in the U.S.? |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-09-18 15:59 |
| #5 Had enough, have they? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-18 14:25 |
| #4 In the Land of Socialism, this is a big deal. |
| Posted by: SOP35/Rat 2006-09-18 13:28 |
| #3 Woo hoo! Take another one out of their column and put it in ours. (yes, yes, I know their conservatives are closer to our Democrats than our Republicans, but it's still a move in the right (heh) direction... and no less likely to give their Left and ours heart palpitations.) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-09-18 09:07 |
| #2 I doubt it. Not directly, anyway. But trimming the welfare state will make it a little less cushy in that city. |
| Posted by: lotp 2006-09-18 08:55 |
| #1 But will they clean up Malmö? |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-18 08:52 |