Election Guide 2002 - Sweden.se

y writing off debts. Assistance from the affluent
countries to the poor of the world must be increased and
permeated by an equal opportunities perspective.
Sweden’s development assistance must be restored to
1% of GDI.
As a result of EU membership, governmental power
has grown at the expense of the Riksdag. We wish to
strengthen the role of the Riksdag. In practice, the EU is
about to be transformed into a heavily centralised federal
state. A left government must counteract that transformation,
working instead for the return of power from
the EU to the member states and for the EU’s
democratisation. We say No to membership of the
Economic and Monetary Union, EMU, and we take the
view that this question must be decided by a referendum.
Justice is possible
The Left Party is a socialist party. Our aim is a socialist
society in which universal human equality forms the
basis of an equitable social order and in which democracy
also includes power over the economy. The Left Party’s
work against capitalism is a dividing line between us and
all other parties. We stress the difference between right
and left and we say openly that not everyone benefits
from our policy.
The Left Party is also a feminist party working for a
society free from gender oppression in all its forms. This
means that women’s power must increase and that
politics must be based on women’s experience and
interests.
The election is about the kind of society we are to
have, whether we are to equalise differences and reduce
gaps in society or accentuate them. The Left Party stands
for a policy based on solidarity and justice.
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