Stefan Löfven has announced his resignation as party leader and prime minister. Screen shot from SVT After seven years as prime minister to a fragile parliamentary coalition, Löfven is now throwing in the towel. Stefan Löfven said at a press conference that he would resign as party chairman at the Social Democrats’ congress in November. The stated purpose is to make it easier for a successor before next year’s election campaign.
Stockholm
After a long period of growing tensions between partners in his administration, the announcement finally came that many had expected and hoped for: Löfven will resign as chairman of the Social Democrats at the congress in November and consequently he will also request to be dismissed as Prime Minister.
That Löfven’s impossible government has been able to survive so long is surprising and can only be attributed to the Left Party’s previously flexible attitude to its own policy. It is […]
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