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88 and more common assumption of responsibility. We need policies, democratically made decisions, which can influence society in the right direction. That is why I am a Social Democrat and have involved myself in politics. That is also why I hope everyone will exercise their right and opportunity of voting in the election on 15th September this year. Göran Persson (s) History During the second half of the 19 th century, Sweden went through a very rapid process of industrialisation. Landless agricultural workers became the new industrial proletariat. The class differences were immense, poverty and distress widespread. This was a state of affairs which engendered trade-unionism and political parties. The working class began to organise in order to improve its working and living conditions. The Swedish Social Democratic Party was founded in 1889. The party´s first Member of the Parliament was Hjalmar Branting, elected to the Second Chamber in 1896. Some 30 years were to pass before he was able to form the first Social Democratic government. The party was in government, with a short break, for 44 years (1932-1976), and for 15 years in coalition with one or more parties. The campaign for better living conditions demanded a common trade-unionist and political strategy. The close co-operation between the Social Democrats and the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO) has left a profound imprint on Swedish politics. At a very early stage, the Swedish labour movement opted for peaceful process of social change. It is through reforms and peaceful development that society is to be altered.
Organisation Internal democracy and policy-making close to the citizens are basic principles of the Social Democratic Party. Each municipality has a local party organisation which makes municipal action programmes, carries out educational and other activities and conducts election campaigns. The local party organisation co-operates with the local trade-union organisations as well as other local organisations within the labour movement. Within each municipal party organisation there are a number of Social Democratic associations which play an important part, due to their connection with particular housing areas, workplaces etc. There are 292 local party organisations and about 2,500 Social Democratic associations. The Social Democratic Party has about 152,000 members. The supreme policy-making body of the Social Democratic Party is the Party Congress, held every fourth year. The Party Congress is attended by 350 elected delegates who lay down the party programme and statutes, as well as define the general guidelines of party policy in response to members´ motions. The Congress also appoints the Party Board, which is the supreme decision-making body of the party between congresses. International co-operation The Swedish Social Democratic Party is a member of the Socialist International, the worldwide organisation of socialist, social democratic and labour parties. It currently brings together over 140 political parties and organisations from all continents, and is the oldest and largest political association in the world. António Guterres former Prime Minister of Portugal, was elected President in 1999 by the International’s 21st Congress. The Swedish Social Democratic Party is a member of the Party of European Socialists (PES), which brings together the Socialist, Social Democratic and Labour parties of the European Union (EU) and the applicant countries. The PES, which has 35 member parties, was 89
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Contents Foreword..................
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The Swedish political system Histor
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After the general election in 1994,
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The political parties The seven par
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Local government Swedish democracy
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The Centre Party 20 Centerpartiet
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Equal conditions are a prerequisite
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5. Equal development opportunities
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28 Centre Party endorses the Riksda
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The Christian Democratic Party 30 K
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has about 24,000 members and organi
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Important topics for the 2002 elect
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Page 40: 40 Names and addresses Party Headqu
Page 43 and 44: Maria Wetterstrand Maria Wetterstra
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Page 51 and 52: 30. Cancel Third World debts and in
Page 53 and 54: Names and addresses National Office
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Page 57 and 58: legislation requiring large corpora
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