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Johan Pehrson Credited with Saving The Liberals in Last Election

Johan Pehrson is leaving the party leader post for The Liberals – a party that in many ways is facing headwinds. This is what political scientists who TT has spoken to believe.

Johan Pehrson Credited with Saving The Liberals in Last Election

Johan Pehrson Steps Down as Leader of The Liberals

Johan Pehrson is leaving as party leader for The Liberals. According to Pehrson, it's time to hand over the torch with a year and a half left until the next election.

Johan Pehrson Steps Down as Leader of The Liberals

Simona Mohamsson Takes Charge to Revitalize Sweden's Liberal Party

The Liberals' new party secretary has the tough job of making the opinion-crisis-stricken party ready for the next election. Simona Mohamsson has previously criticized the party leader for acting undemocratically.

Simona Mohamsson Takes Charge to Revitalize Sweden's Liberal Party

Nina Larsson Steps In as Sweden's New Gender Equality Minister

Nina Larsson becomes the new Minister for Equality. She is a former party secretary and liberal member of parliament, as well as a professional officer.

Nina Larsson Steps In as Sweden's New Gender Equality Minister

Key Leaders Exit as The Liberals Face Leadership Changes

The Liberals' party secretary Jakob Olofsgård is leaving his job. The reason is that he will focus on policy issues, he writes in a message to the party board.

Key Leaders Exit as The Liberals Face Leadership Changes

The Christian Democrats open up to sitting in government with the Sweden Democrats

The Christian Democrats have changed a motion so that it becomes possible to cooperate with the Sweden Democrats in a government. We have rephrased the paragraph, says Assistant Party Secretary Erik Nilsson (CD) to TT.

The Christian Democrats open up to sitting in government with the Sweden Democrats

Anna Starbrink takes a stand against begging ban: "Stands firm"

The Sweden Democrats hope that The Liberals will vote through a begging ban before the end of the term. But L-leader Anna Starbrink stands firm on her no, and since other Liberals have also spoken out against it, the proposal may be stopped.

Anna Starbrink takes a stand against begging ban: "Stands firm"

National ban on begging to be investigated

The Government and the Sweden Democrats are moving forward with the Tidö Agreement on begging ban. An investigator will present proposals that entail banning begging on a national level.

National ban on begging to be investigated

They demand that Jomshof should not return

Richard Jomshof (SD) was directly unfit as chairman of the Justice Committee and his time in the post has harmed Sweden, according to Ardalan Shekarabi (S), vice chairman of the committee. The Prime Minister has a direct responsibility for him sitting there and for ensuring that he does not return to the post.

They demand that Jomshof should not return