The Center Party is hoping for a center-right government - and in a speech, party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist praises the rise in public support. "We have made this election campaign about substantive politics, about our vision of a more reasonable Sweden," she says to cheering supporters.
Swedish politicsElisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been elected as the new leader of the Center Party at the party convention in Karlstad. She wants to negotiate with both S and M, but demands that Ulf Kristersson must "let go of his dependence" on SD. The influence of the Sweden Democrats must be stopped, she says.
SwedenElisabeth Thand Ringqvist is proposed as the new party leader for the Center Party. She is clear that she wants to change the government and rules out cooperation with the SD. But she is not giving any information about who her prime ministerial candidate is.
Swedish politicsElisabeth Thand Ringqvist is proposed as the new party leader for the Centre Party. She is being put forward by the election committee with just one week left until the C:s party convention.
Swedish politicsPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) invites the Tidö leaders to his home to develop a common direction ahead of the election. This is not a show off. This is serious, he says.
Swedish politicsAnna-Karin Hatt has been elected as the new chairperson for the Centre Party at the extraordinary meeting in Stockholm. She points out the climate and the Sweden Democrats as red lines. Thanks for the trust, let's show Sweden that we are ready to get the job done – together, she says from the stage.
SwedenThe Center Party is going to the election on the slogan "hold the line", but in the current opinion poll it's about holding the barrier. Top candidate Emma Wiesner is not afraid of the polls. It has been a turbulent time for the party, but now voters are starting to see the difference we've made at the EU level, she says.
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