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Moderate Party leader: 'We want to create a government for all Swedes'

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:53:21 +0200

Moderate Party leader has said he hopes to create a government "for all Swedes", after holding the first of Monday's meetings with the Speaker of parliament over forming the next government.

Swedish opposition leader: 'We are agreed enough on the big issues'

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:54:17 +0200

Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson kicked off his party's election campaign on Thursday, with a speech that presented himself as the only candidate backed by a coalition of parties with a common programme.

First meeting between Sweden Democrats and Moderate Party leaders

Wed, 04 Dec 2019 15:59:50 +0100

The leader of Sweden's centre-right Moderate Party has had a meeting with Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson, despite saying only a year ago that he would never work with the party.

Swedish opposition leader calls for limited right to interpreters

Tue, 02 Jul 2019 11:11:17 +0200

Sweden's Moderate Party, currently in opposition, has called for the use of interpreters to be limited, meaning foreigners with permanent residence would lose their right to the service.

Swedish parliament votes through centre-right budget

Thu, 13 Dec 2018 08:39:05 +0100

Sweden's parliament on Wednesday backed a budget proposal from the Moderates and Christian Democrats, currently in opposition.

Moderate leader ditches party heavyweight as crisis rages

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 19:19:41 +0200

Anna Kinberg Batra, leader of the Moderates, is replacing one of the party's most prominent figures amid an internal crisis in the centre-right opposition party.

Anti-immigration Sweden Democrats overtake Moderates as Sweden's second-largest party: poll

Thu, 01 Jun 2017 12:28:07 +0200

A fresh opinion poll from Sweden's largest statistics agency suggests that the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats have taken the lead over the opposition Moderate Party as Sweden's second-largest political party.

Reinfeldt: Economy at its strongest in 40 years

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 17:00:00 +0200

Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has talked up the Swedish economy saying it's the strongest it has been for four decades and says he is in confident mood for next year's general election.

Brains behind Moderates' success quits party

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 09:07:00 +0100

Per Schlingmann, the strategist considered by many to be the mastermind behind the Moderate Party's two successful election campaigns, is leaving the party.

Moderate politician called Pekgul 'clapping Turk'

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 12:49:00 +0200

The Moderate Party’s social media manager Thomas Böhlmark called the former Social Democratic politician Nalin Pekgul ”clapping Turk” on Twitter, and has now been relieved of his responsibilities.

Social Democrats continue to fall in polls

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:17:00 +0100

The support for Sweden's Social Democrats continue to fall and in the first survey of the year, conducted by pollsters Novus opinion, they only received 25.3 percent of votes, a decline by 1.2 percentage points since the last survey.

Reinfeldt rejects resignation rumour

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:32:00 +0200

Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has denied speculation that he intends to resign his post before the general election in 2014, and pave the way for current finance minister Anders Borg to take over.

Reinfeldt declines Juholt debate challenge

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 16:14:00 +0200

Fredrik Reinfeldt surprised the Social Democrats by declining an offer to debate newly installed party leader Håkan Juholt ahead of new elections scheduled for Västra Götaland County in May.

How Moderate success could doom the Alliance

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:56:00 +0100

While Sweden’s Moderate Party basks in the glow of record high support, the struggle by its junior partners for recognition and a unique identity could ultimately spell the end of the four-party centre-right Alliance, contributor Naomi Powell explains.

Moderate politician drops out after death threat jibe

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:50:00 +0200

Christer Nordin, a Moderate party politician from Båstad in southern Sweden has withdrawn his candidacy for the upcoming local elections, despite claiming that a threat to kill a journalist was uttered in jest.

Politician axed over anti-gay rhetoric

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:23:00 +0200

A Moderate Party politician in Stockholm has been stripped of his duties after making offensive comments on a rival politician’s blog about homosexuals and their right to adopt.

German writedown cuts Vattenfall's Q1 income

Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:36:00 +0200

Vattenfall's interim Q1 net income fell by more than half after the company revealed a writedown from the sale of its high-voltage grids in Germany was significantly higher than expected. At the same time, the energy giant earned large profits from this winter's high electricity prices across the Nordic region.

More Moderates resign over internal vote fraud

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:31:00 +0100

Two Moderate Party politicians in Stockholm have handed in their resignations amid an ongoing internal vote-rigging probe.

Moderates knew of election list fraud: report

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:52:00 +0100

Highly placed leaders of the Moderate Party (Moderaterna) have known for weeks that electoral fraud was being committed within the local organization in Stockholm, according to a media report.

Politician caught with child pornography stash

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:53:00 +0100

A Moderate Party politician in Stockholm has been arrested and charged with possessing child pornography material including a collection of films and photographs.