Two top names in the speculations surrounding the Center Party's next party leader are not interested. This increases the pressure on Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.
SwedenAnna-Karin Hatt's resignation after just six months as party leader came as a bombshell. Now there is a rush to find a new party leader. The question is whether the party will return to the names that were relevant in the latest party leader elections, or if new names emerge.
Swedish politicsAnna-Karin Hatt has been mentioned as a possible name for the party leader position in the Center Party when Muharrem Demirok leaves in May. But now she is putting her foot down on the issue and announces that she is not interested.
SwedenToday is the last day for Centre Party members to nominate a new party leader. But the names that have been put forward are being kept secret. We're keeping it internal, says Martina Hallström, district chairman in Sörmland.
SwedenA proposal for a new Center leader will be presented around Easter, estimates the party's election committee. A leader for the Center Party must be a bit like a Swiss Army knife - versatile, says chairman Anders Åkesson.
Swedish politicsThe election of a new leader for The Centre Party will be a closed process, according to Pelle Skogberg, media advisor for C's election committee. One assesses that there is no time, he says.
Swedish politicsThe Centre Party's EU parliamentarian Emma Wiesner is not running as a candidate to become the new party leader, she says to DN.
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