https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A politician from the Christian Democrat Party has quit his position after being arrested for driving his car while on drugs. https://www.thelocal.se/20071214/9408 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:29:00 +0100 9408 Gunnel Arrbäck, head of the National Board of Film Classification (Statens Biografbyrå), has resigned from the agency that she has long fought to have closed down. After 26 years, she is now set to step down from her post as Sweden's top film censor. https://www.thelocal.se/20070823/8264 Thu, 23 Aug 2007 10:04:00 +0200 8264 Sweden's Christian Democrat party is facing the prospect of a schism over the issue of abortion, it has been reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20070703/7773 Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:18:00 +0200 7773 Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund was given a ringing endorsement for his stance on abortion at a party conference in Sundsvall on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20070629/7748 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:23:00 +0200 7748 The Christian Democrat Party could call for the upper limit on abortions to be reduced from the current 22 weeks, it has been reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20070524/7395 Thu, 24 May 2007 11:07:00 +0200 7395 A new opinion poll has shown that Sweden's opposition parties would sail the victory if a general election was held today. The Christian Democrats would fall short of the four percent necessary for a place in the Riksdag, while the far right Sweden Democrats edge ever closer to the parliamentary threshold. https://www.thelocal.se/20070409/6941 Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:02:00 +0200 6941 Christian Democratic politician Lars F Eklund has decided not to run for reelection when the party votes for a new board during next summer. The move is a reaction to party leader Göran Hägglund's support for a proposal to allow women from other countries to have abortions in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20070302/6571 Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:20:00 +0100 6571 Two of Sweden's most influential church leaders have threatened to encourage Christians to vote against the government at the next election, following a proposal that foreign women should be allowed to come to Sweden for abortions. https://www.thelocal.se/20070225/6518 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 11:42:00 +0100 6518 Legal experts at the department of finance are looking into a possible conflict of interests involving the minister for local government and financial markets, Mats Odell of the Christian Democrats. https://www.thelocal.se/20061018/5258 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 13:46:00 +0200 5258 The Christian Democrats' party secretary Urban Svensson is leaving his job. He intends to leave politics and begin selling motrobikes in Länna, a town just south of Stockholm. https://www.thelocal.se/20061003/5094 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 12:39:00 +0200 5094 A Christian Democrat in Stockholm county has been sidelined after reportedly trying to bribe a police officer with a bottle of red wine. https://www.thelocal.se/20060828/4709 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 12:20:00 +0200 4709 The Christian Democrats have kicked off their election campaign at a rally in Halmstad, south of Gothenburg, with promises to reduce sick pay costs for employers, give respite to people caring for sick or elderly relatives, and to create a better school environment. https://www.thelocal.se/20060730/4463 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 13:56:00 +0200 4463 The Christian Democrats want to ban anyone under 18 from taking part in reality TV shows, as part of a package of 'family friendly' policies announced in Gotland on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20060703/4243 Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:21:00 +0200 4243 Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund was re-elected to his position by party members at their pre-election conference in Gothenburg on Saturday. Deputy chairwoman of the party Maria Larsson and second deputy chairman Mats Odell were also returned to standing ovations. https://www.thelocal.se/20060701/4227 Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:08:00 +0200 4227 People on low incomes should get state help to buy their own homes, Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20060630/4216 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:45:00 +0200 4216