Learning from the Swedish
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Arrival... - 07-09-2006 20:23:06 - Only logged activists can post a comment, please sign in or register here
We arrived this evening in Stockholm. Immediately we can notice how well organized Sweden is compared to Ireland, efficient airport, fast train link to city center...oh come to Ireland! After dinner we were a little shocked by news from Ireland, that may be a snap election at home soon, so we are watching the Irish news at the moment more than Swedish...
Anyway, about the election here next week. There does not seem to be a lot of evidence that an election will take place next week, apart from a few posters at bus stops. Very different from the billboards and poll posters at home.
The minority government of Göran Persson's Social Democratic Party will try to win enough seats to form a majority government, to continue in minority or to govern in a red-green coalition government. His party has been in power since 1994. The Social Democrats now have an agreement with the Left Party and the Green Party that gives them an influence on government policy in exchange for their support. However, both the Left Party and the Green Party now insist that any red-green government after the election must include them in a coalition.
The four centre-right parties united in Alliance for Sweden will try to gain enough seats to form a coalition government. The four parties (currently in opposition) have presented a joint election manifesto. Their candidate for Prime Minister is the Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt.
Off now to meet our Social Democratic friends...
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