Kramfors ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈkrɑ̂ːmfɔʂ] ) is a locality and the seat of Kramfors Municipality in Västernorrland County , Sweden . It had a population of 5,990 inhabitants in 2010.
74-569: Kjell Stefan Löfven ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstěːfan lœˈveːn] ; officially Löfvén ; born 21 July 1957) is a Swedish politician who has served as the President of European Socialists since October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from October 2014 to November 2021 and leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2012 to 2021. After leaving school and completing military service in
148-489: A caretaker government . Andersson was elected as the new Prime Minister of Sweden by the Riksdag on 24 November 2021 and was set to take office on 26 November. Because of Andersson's resignation a few hours later, Löfven continued as prime minister of the caretaker government until Andersson took office on 30 November 2021. In 2022, Löfven was appointed by United Nations Secretary General António Guterres as co-chair of
222-452: A foster family from Sunnersta, Sollefteå , where he grew up. According to the agreement with this family, his birth mother would regain custody of him when she was able to; however, this did not happen. His foster father Ture Melander (1927–2002) was a lumberjack and later a factory worker, while his foster mother, Iris Melander (née Söderlund, 1929–2020), worked as an in-home caregiver . He studied at Sollefteå High School before starting
296-531: A minority coalition government consisting of his own party and the Green Party . On 2 October 2014, the Riksdag voted to approve Löfven as Prime Minister , and he took office on the following day when he was confirmed by king Carl XVI Gustaf during a Council of State alongside his Cabinet . The Social Democrats and the Green Party voted in favour of Löfven becoming prime minister, while close ally
370-601: A welder at Hägglund & Söner in Örnsköldsvik . Two years later, he was chosen as the group's union representative, and went on to hold a succession of union posts. In 1995, he started as an employed ombudsman in the Swedish Metalworkers' Union , working in the areas of contract negotiations and international affairs. In 2001, he was elected vice-chairman of the Metalworkers' Union; in November 2005
444-460: A 204–142 vote. Löfven remained in office as head of a caretaker government . While it initially looked as though the Alliance would be able to form a government, the Alliance's leaders subsequently failed to secure enough votes or abstentions to replace him. After a record-long period of government formation, Löfven was eventually re-elected as prime minister on 18 January 2019, after an agreement
518-649: A 48-week welding course at Arbetsmarknadsutbildningen (AMU, Unemployment Career Training) in Kramfors , and it is unclear whether he completed the course. Löfven later studied social work at Umeå University , but dropped out after a year and a half. After completing his compulsory military service (as a private Munitions Systems specialist conscript) in the Swedish Air Force at the Jämtland Wing (F 4) airbase 1976–77, Löfven began his career in 1978 as
592-528: A PES member), a PES European Commissioner and a representative from associate parties and organisations. The list below shows PES presidents and the presidents of its predecessors. The parties meet at the party Congress twice every five years to decide on political orientation, such as adopting manifestos ahead of elections. Every year that the Congress does not meet, the Council (a smaller version of
666-592: A bipartisan migration agreement was signed between the cabinet parties and the oppositional Moderate Party , the Centre Party , the Liberals and the Christian Democrats which included, among many other changes, temporary residency permits, total financial support requirements for family reunification and by law forcing municipalities to help with sheltering refugees in order to better distribute
740-435: A controversial Facebook post in which he argued that Israel has the right to defend itself against Palestinian Hamas , which he accused of attacking Israel during the 2014 Gaza war . The post received thousands of comments, many of them from critical social democratic voters, and was later removed. Afterwards, Löfven has claimed that Israel must take responsibility for its disproportionate use of force, but maintained that
814-581: A motion in the Riksdag to hold a vote to reappoint Löfven as prime minister the very same day. On 7 July, the Riksdag voted on Löfven's Prime Ministership. The vote ended with 116 votes in favor, 173 against, and 60 abstaining. Since the votes against did not attain the 175 vote threshold required to fail a motion of confidence in the Riksdag, Löfven was reinstated as prime minister. In his summer speech on 22 August 2021 in Runö in Åkersberga , Löfven announced that he would not be seeking re-election as party chairman at
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#1732791387091888-556: A non-governmental company in 2015. Among the cleared data were wanted vehicles, armored vehicles, the entire Swedish vehicles register, Swedish company secrets, the Swedish police criminal record- and suspicion registers, the Swedish state's internal security system and information about agents within the Swedish Military Intelligence and Security Service . Several days after it first became public, Löfven held
962-484: A press conference on 24 July 2017 where he said that "there's been an accident at the Transport Agency". Responsible cabinet minister Anna Johansson said she had been aware of the situation since January 2017 and blamed her former state secretary Erik Bromander for not having informed her earlier. Cabinet ministers Anders Ygeman and Peter Hultqvist were reported to have been aware of the situation since
1036-664: A process which it described as "democratic and transparent" for electing its next candidate for Commission President in 2014. Sergey Stanishev was re-elected PES President on 22–23 June 2015 in Budapest. The Congress also approved Achim Post ( SPD ) as the Secretary-General as well as the four Vice-Presidents: Jean-Christophe Cambadélis ( PS ), Carin Jämtin ( Swedish Social Democratic Party ), Katarína Neveďalová ( Smer-SD ) and Jan Royall ( Labour ). On 7–8 December 2018,
1110-687: A removal of the Löfven cabinet . In a press conference on 27 July Löfven announced a government reshuffling with Ygeman and Johansson resigning. He also stated that he would not resign himself over the incident. In his Policy Statement, introduced to the Riksdag on 3 October 2014, Löfven said that his Government would recognise the State of Palestine . On 30 October 2014, the Government, through Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström , announced that
1184-1010: Is a social democratic European political party . The PES comprises national-level political parties from all the European economic area states (EEA) plus the United Kingdom. This includes major parties such as the Social Democratic Party of Germany , the French Socialist Party , the British Labour Party , the Italian Democratic Party , the Portuguese Socialist Party , the Romanian Social Democrat Party and
1258-571: The 2023 Slovak parliamentary election , the PES suspended Smer-SD and Hlas-SD over their plans to enter into coalition with the ultranationalist Slovak National Party (SNS), which the PES views as a "radical-right party." On 2 March 2024, the PES held its Election Congress in Rome and acclaimed European Commissioner Nicolas Schmit as presidential candidate and adopted its election programme. The PES has thirty-three full member parties from each of
1332-413: The Christian Democrats ) to find a solution and to avoid a fresh election. On 27 December, the Government and the Alliance parties held a joint press conference where they announced that the six parties had reached an agreement designed to ensure that the Government's budgets would be voted through in the second round of voting. The agreement was dubbed " Decemberöverenskommelsen " ( December Agreement ),
1406-531: The German–Danish border with immediate effect as a consequence of Sweden's identity checks. In July 2017, it became known to the public that Maria Ågren , a former Director-General of the Swedish Transport Agency , had been investigated after having cleared confidential information threatening the security of the country. The act was made in connection with a procurement of IT services with
1480-483: The Green Party . He was appointed prime minister of Sweden on 3 October 2014. He went on to secure a second term in the aftermath of the inconclusive 2018 election , which saw both main parties suffer losses; after a months-long impasse that set a new record for government formation, Löfven was able to secure abstentions from MPs belonging to the Centre Party , the Left Party and the Liberals to be re-elected by
1554-468: The Left Party abstained. The opposition Alliance -parties also abstained while the far-right Sweden Democrats voted against. Löfven expressed a desire for bipartisan agreement between the Government and the opposition Alliance parties, and together they marked three areas where enhanced cooperation would be initiated. These three areas were the pension system , future energy development , and security and defence policy . The Government's first budget
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#17327913870911628-788: The Progressive Alliance . The President (currently former Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven ) represents the party on a daily basis and chairs the Presidency, which also consists of the Secretary General, President of the S&;D group in Parliament and one representative per full/associate member party and organisation. They may also be joined by the President of the European Parliament (if
1702-764: The Socialist Group in the European Parliament , the founding members of the PES were: In 2004, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen defeated Giuliano Amato to be elected President of the PES, succeeding Robin Cook in the post. He was re-elected for a further 2.5 years at the PES Congress in Porto on 8 December 2006 and again at the Prague Congress in 2009. In 2010, the Foundation for European Progressive Studies
1776-576: The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . Parties from a number of other European countries and from the Mediterranean region are also admitted to the PES as associate or observer parties. Most member, associate, and observer parties are members of the wider Progressive Alliance or Socialist International . The PES is currently led by its president, Stefan Löfven , a former Prime Minister of Sweden . Its political group in
1850-574: The Swedish Air Force , Löfven trained as a welder and began employment as a metalworker, becoming active within the Swedish Metalworkers' Union (SMU) and later elected as ombudsman ; following its merger with the Swedish Industrial Union (SIU) to form IF Metall , he was elected as its first president in January 2006. In January 2012, he was unanimously elected leader of the Social Democratic Party by its executive board following
1924-628: The Commission . In the current European Commission, eight of the Commissioners belong to the PES family. Of the 27 heads of state and government that are members of the European Council , four are from the PES, and therefore regularly attend PES summits to prepare for European Council meetings. Through its associate and observer parties the PES has eight heads of state or government in non-EU countries: Party-alignment at
1998-561: The Confederation of Socialist Parties approved its first Statute. The accession of Greece to the EU in 1981, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986, brought in more parties. In 1984, a common Socialist election manifesto proposed a socialist remedy for the economic crisis of the time by establishing a link between industrial production, protection of fundamental social benefits, and the fight for an improved quality of life . In 1992, with
2072-528: The Congress) shapes PES policy. The Congress also elects the party's President, Vice-Presidents and the Presidency . The Leader's Conference brings together Prime Ministers and Party Leaders from PES parties three to four times a year to agree strategies and resolutions. In December 2009, the PES decided to put forward a candidate for Commission President at all subsequent elections. On 1 March 2014,
2146-741: The European Community becoming the European Union and with the Treaty of Maastricht establishing the framework for political parties at a European level, the Confederation of Socialist Parties voted to transform itself into the Party of European Socialists. The party's first programme concentrated on job creation, democracy, gender equality , environmental and consumer protection, peace and security, regulation of immigration, discouragement of racism and fighting organised crime. Along with
2220-555: The European Council is often loose, but has been the basis of some intergovernmental cooperation. At present five countries are led by a PES-affiliated leader, who represents that state at the European Council : Germany ( Olaf Scholz ), Spain ( Pedro Sánchez ), Malta ( Robert Abela ), and Denmark ( Mette Frederiksen ). The makeup of national delegations to the Council of Ministers is at some times subject to coalitions: for
2294-698: The European Parliament is the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D). The PES also operates in the European Committee of the Regions (in the PES Group in the Committee of the Regions ) and the European Council . The party's English name is "Party of European Socialists". In addition, the following names are used in other languages: In March 2014 following the congress in Rome,
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2368-482: The Government had decided to officially recognize the State of Palestine and explained the recognition by saying that it is the only solution to get to a two-state solution between Israel and the State of Palestine. Sweden is the first country within the European Union to do so after gaining membership (with other members, such as Poland , withholding recognition previously issued under Communist rule). Israel called
2442-675: The High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism, alongside Ellen Johnson Sirleaf . On 14 October 2022, Löfven was elected President of the Party of European Socialists . Löfven enjoys sports and supports the ice hockey club Modo from Örnsköldsvik and the football clubs Tottenham Hotspur and GIF Sundsvall . He is married to politician and trade unionist Ulla Löfven and has 2 stepchildren. Löfven himself has no biological children. Party of European Socialists The Party of European Socialists ( PES )
2516-523: The Left Party to throw the country into a "political crisis in the current situation". The confidence vote was held on Monday 21 June. The Riksdag voted in favour of the vote of no confidence, with 181 votes in favour, 109 against, and 51 abstaining. It was the first time in Swedish history that a vote of no-confidence resulted in the fall of a government. The decision did not mean that the Löfven cabinet
2590-511: The PES Congress gathered in Lisbon to elect its leadership. Sergey Stanishev was confirmed as party President and Achim Post ( SPD ) as secretary general. Iratxe García ( Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ) was elected by the new presidency 1st Vice-President of the PES and Francisco André ( Socialist Party (Portugal) ), Katarína Neveďalová ( Smer-SD ) and Marita Ulvskog ( Swedish Social Democratic Party ) were elected PES Vice-Presidents. During
2664-606: The PES Presidency of October 2019, Heléne Fritzon ( Swedish Social Democratic Party ) became PES Vice-President, replacing Marita Ulvskog. On 22–23 February 2019, the PES held its Election Congress in Madrid to endorse a Common Candidate and adopt its manifesto for the 2019 European Parliament election . The Election Congress acclaimed European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans and adopted its manifesto: A New Social Contract for Europe. On 16 December 2021,
2738-608: The PES added the tagline "Socialists and Democrats" to its name following the admission of Italy's Democratic Party into the organisation. In 1961, the Socialists in the European Parliament attempted to produce a common 'European Socialist Programme' but this was neglected due to the applications of Britain, Denmark, Ireland and Norway to join the European Community . The Socialists' 1962 congress pushed for greater democratisation and powers for Parliament, though it
2812-1041: The PES held its Council in Brussels , adopting the resolution: Fairness, Sustainability, Respect: a progressive vision for the future of Europe. On 14–15 October 2022, the PES Congress in Berlin elected Stefan Löfven ( Swedish Social Democratic Party ) as PES President and welcomed a new PES leadership team: Caroline Gennez ( Vooruit (political party) ) as Treasurer, Iratxe García ( Spanish Socialist Workers' Party ) as First Vice President, Katarina Barley ( SPD ) and Francisco André ( Socialist Party (Portugal) ) as Executive Vice Presidents, Tanja Fajon ( Social Democrats (Slovenia) ), Victor Negrescu ( Social Democratic Party (Romania) ), Kati Piri ( Labour Party (Netherlands) ), Andrzej Szejna (New Left), and Radmila Šekerinska ( Social Democratic Union of Macedonia ) as Vice Presidents. Achim Post ( SPD ) continued as Secretary General, Giacomo Filibeck ( Democratic Party (Italy) ) took up
2886-856: The PES organised for the first time a European election Congress where a Common Manifesto was adopted and the Common Candidate designate for the post of Commission President, Martin Schulz , was elected by over a thousand participants in Rome, Italy. In 2019, progressives elected Frans Timmermans as PES Common Candidate to the European Elections, during the Election Congress in Madrid on 22–23 February 2019. European Commissioners are meant to remain independent, however there has been an increasing degree of politicisation within
2960-447: The Riksdag in January 2019. On 21 June 2021, Löfven lost a confidence motion in the Riksdag after the Left Party withdrew their support, triggering a brief crisis ; it was resolved on 5 July when Löfven announced that talks to reform the government had been successful, and two days later the Riksdag once again confirmed Löfven as prime minister in a vote. Dubbed a "political escape artist" and the "Harry Houdini of European politics", Löfven
3034-569: The Social Democratic Party Congress in November 2021, and that he would resign as prime minister upon the election of his successor. After several weeks of speculation, it was announced that Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson would be the only nominee to replace Löfven as leader; she would go on to be Sweden's first female prime minister and lead the party into the 2022 general election . On 10 November, Löfven tendered his resignation to Norlén, but he continued to lead
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3108-489: The above governments led by a PES party, that party may not be present in all Council configurations; in other governments led by non-PES parties a PES minister may be its representative for certain portfolios. PES is in coalition in the following countries: Romania, Belgium, Slovenia and Estonia. PES has 122 members in the Committee of the Regions as of 2014. European Parliament Kramfors The town grew on
3182-424: The beginning of 2016, but chose not to inform the head of government . All parties within the Swedish opposition have opened up for a vote of confidence against cabinet ministers Anna Johansson , Anders Ygeman and Peter Hultqvist in order to remove them from office, with some parties calling for vote of confidence against Löfven as prime minister. Such a vote would, if supported by several parties, result in
3256-475: The burden across the country. On 12 November 2015, the cabinet introduced temporary border controls with immediate effect. The cabinet also proposed identity checks for every individual passing the Danish–Swedish border and closing of the Öresund Bridge , giving up the latter on 8 December 2015 after severe criticism. On 17 December 2015, the Riksdag passed legislation to introduce identity checks with
3330-540: The conditions of the Centre and Liberal Parties, and threatened to withdraw their support if these were implemented. Nonetheless, the minority coalition government of the Social Democrats and Green Party was reformed. The second Löfven Government was sworn in on 21 January. In June 2021, the Left Party declared that they did not have confidence in Löfven and his government and withdrew their support, following
3404-437: The country has the right to defend itself. Löfven led his party through the 2014 general election , which resulted in a hung parliament . Their election result of 31.0%, up from 30.7%, was slightly better than the result in the 2010 general election , but the result was also the party's second worst result in a general election to the Riksdag since universal suffrage was introduced in 1921. He announced that he would form
3478-539: The day after the attack on the United States Capitol , Löfven called the attack an "assault on democracy" and hoped for a peaceful restoration of order, noting that President Trump and members of congress have "a great responsibility" for the ongoing events. Stefan Löfven vowed to make the 2018 election a referendum about the welfare state. Despite poor opinion polling, the Social Democrats fared better than initially expected, winning 28.26 percent of
3552-571: The journey to the European Union to seek asylum , Europe was hit by a migrant crisis and Sweden received over 150,000 refugees in 2015. During the autumn of 2015, the reception of refugees increased significantly to over 80,000 in two months and with terror group Islamic state rampage in the Middle East and the following attacks in Paris in November 2015 , the Löfven cabinet significantly reverted Sweden's migration policy. On 23 October 2015,
3626-426: The largest party from Sweden in the European Parliament . However, the election results at 24.19% was a slightly inferior result than the result in the 2009 European Parliament election ; the party's seats in the European Parliament was reduced from six to five and the party's results was the lowest in an election at the national level since universal suffrage was introduced in 1921. On 12 July 2014 Löfven wrote
3700-427: The middle of Sweden's east coast in Northern Sweden. Within 100 kilometres from Kramfors there is a population of about 250,000 people, and within 200 kilometres about half a million people, and the large Norrland towns of Sundsvall and Umeå are within commuting distance. Kramfors is probably best known for its beautiful and varied High Coast landscape, which has been given World Heritage status, and which provides
3774-448: The move unconsidered and Israel recalled its ambassador, Isaac Bachman , following the recognition. Bachman returned to Sweden on 29 November 2014. In December 2015, Löfven caused outrage in Israel by claiming that stabbing attacks are not considered terrorism by international standards; he later revised his comment, explaining that it is now known that the stabbing attacks are sanctioned by some terror organisations. Löfven has said that
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#17327913870913848-610: The ongoing negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the European Union and the United States are very important and that it is in Sweden's interest that the managed trade agreement is implemented. However, he has said that the managed trade agreement shall not aggravate social conditions or human rights , which should be a high priority while negotiating. Löfven visited Iran in February 2017 and held talks with Ali Khamenei to improve economic relations. Löfven has supported closer security cooperation with Saudi Arabia . On 7 January 2021,
3922-433: The only candidate at the congress to replace Löfven. Andersson was elected party leader on 4 November. Löfven officially resigned as prime minister on 10 November 2021, though he continued to lead a caretaker government until his successor took office on 30 November 2021. Löfven was born 21 July 1957 in Aspudden , Stockholm , and his father died before he was born. He was placed in an orphanage before being looked after by
3996-517: The opposition, Ulf Kristersson , who two days later announced that he was not able to find enough seats to become prime minister. On 1 July 2021, Löfven was given a second chance to form a government with the deadline being 5 July. On that day, Norlén and Löfven held a press conference in the First Chamber of the Riksdag, which was the upper house of the bicameral Riksdag before it was made unicameral in 1970. Norlén announced that he approved of Löfven's government formation and that he will put forth
4070-424: The parties support their own budget and if their budget falls they abstain from voting in the second round. However, on 2 December, the far-right Sweden Democrats announced that, after their own budget fell in the first voting round, they would support the Alliance parties' budget in the second voting round, thus giving that budget a majority in the Riksdag. This caused a crisis for the newly elected Government, which
4144-407: The popular vote. The red-green bloc ended up having a slight advantage in a hung parliament of 144 seats to 143 for the centre-right coalition Alliansen . Löfven announced after the election results that he intended to remain as prime minister and called for the "burial of bloc politics" in Sweden. However, on 25 September 2018, the Riksdag approved a motion of no confidence against Löfven with
4218-444: The position of Executive Secretary General, Yonnec Polet ( Socialist Party (Belgium) ) remained as Deputy Secretary General, and Saar van Bueren ( Labour Party (Netherlands) ) became Deputy Secretary General. The Congress adopted the resolution: With Courage For Europe: leading Europe through change. On 29 June 2023, Georgian Dream was removed from the PES due to activities and positions far outside PES values. On 12 October, after
4292-455: The publication of the report of the government's commission on removing rent controls on new-build apartments, as the Left Party had threatened in 2019. Subsequently, the Sweden Democrats put forward a motion of no confidence against Löfven and his cabinet. The motion was supported by other opposition parties, notably the Moderate Party and the Christian Democrats , though they are in favor of removing controls. Löfven called it irresponsible by
4366-410: The resignation of Håkan Juholt , becoming the Leader of the Opposition despite not holding a seat in the Riksdag at the time. Löfven led the Social Democrats into the 2014 election . Despite initial opinion poll leads, the party only gained a single seat; due to the poor performance of the governing Moderate Party which lost 23 seats, Löfven was able to form a minority coalition government with
4440-447: The right to decent work, social security , democracy and equality in the European economy. In 1978, the Confederation of Socialist Parties approved the first common European election Manifesto. It focused on several goals among which the most important were to ensure a right to decent work , fight pollution, end discrimination, protect the consumer and promote peace, human rights and civil liberties. At its Luxembourg Congress in 1980,
4514-412: The twenty-seven EU member states, Norway and the UK. There are a further twelve associate and twelve observer parties from other European countries. The youth organisation of the PES is the Young European Socialists . PES Women is the party's women's organisation, led by Zita Gurmai . The LGBTI campaign organisation is Rainbow Rose. PES is an associated organisation of Socialist International and
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#17327913870914588-460: The votes 175 in favor, 39 against and 135 abstained. On 4 January 2016, identity checks were introduced, which meant that people who could not show a valid identity card, license or passport were not allowed to cross the border into Sweden, breaking with the Nordic Passport Union for the first time since 1954. Only twelve hours later the Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that Denmark would implement temporary border controls along
4662-479: The western bank of the Ångerman river in the 19th century as harvested logs were floated downriver to be processed at local sawmills and pulp mills . Christopher Kramm introduced the river's first steam-driven saw, naming it after himself. The name of the town in turn derives from his name and the word fors (" rapid "). In the 1960s and 1970s, as the timber industry went into decline, the population of Kramfors declined as well. The original settlement of Kramfors
4736-450: Was able to successfully remain as prime minister at the helm of historically weak coalition governments in the turbulent Swedish political landscape from 2014. On 22 August 2021, Löfven announced that he would retire as leader of the Social Democrats at the November party congress, and would then resign as prime minister upon the election of his successor. In September 2021, it was confirmed that Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson would be
4810-425: Was called historical by Löfven and was agreed to remain in force until the 2022 election , regardless of the results of the 2018 election . Subsequently, Löfven announced that he no longer intended to call a snap election . The centre-right Alliance withdrew from the agreements in 2015, but allowed the minority government to continue governing. In 2015, when a rising number of refugees and migrants began to make
4884-400: Was dismissed immediately, as the Prime Minister has one week to either call a snap election or resign and ask the Speaker of the Riksdag to proceed with new formation talks. On 28 June, Löfven announced his resignation as prime minister, which meant that Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén , needed to select someone to form a government. On 29 June, Norlén handed the task to the leader of
4958-416: Was elected as the first chairman of the newly formed trade union IF Metall . Löfven has been a member of the Social Democrats since the age of 13 and was active in SSU , the youth league , in his teens. Löfven was elected to the executive board of the Social Democrats in 2006, shortly after becoming chairman of trade union IF Metall . In January 2012, following the resignation of Håkan Juholt , it
5032-407: Was exacerbated after their own budget was voted down by the Alliance parties and the Sweden Democrats on 3 December. Löfven immediately announced that he would call an early election, to be held on 22 March 2015. On 22 December, sources within the Riksdag leaked information that the Government was negotiating with the Alliance parties (the Moderate Party , Centre Party , Liberal People's Party and
5106-722: Was founded as the European political foundation ( think tank ) of the PES. Mr Rasmussen stood down at the PES Progressive Convention in Brussels on 24 November 2011. He was replaced as interim president by Sergey Stanishev , at the time chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and former prime minister of Bulgaria. On 28–29 September 2012, the PES Congress in Brussels Congress elected interim president Sergey Stanishev as full President, as well as four deputies: Jean-Christophe Cambadélis (1st Vice-President – PS ), Elena Valenciano ( PSOE ), Jan Royall ( Labour ) and Katarína Neveďalová ( Smer-SD ). The same Congress elected Achim Post ( SPD ) as its new secretary general, and adopted
5180-405: Was introduced to the Riksdag on 23 October 2014. The Left Party , which had been given influence over the budget, supported it; however, the non-socialist coalition, the Alliance , introduced a competing budget to the Riksdag on 10 November, as they had promised prior to the 2014 election, and the Sweden Democrats also introduced their own budget on the same day. According to Riksdag practice,
5254-419: Was located in Gudmundrå municipality, but in 1889 received the status of a so-called municipalsamhälle or borough , still remaining part of the original municipality. In 1947 it was awarded city status, one of the last in the country to do so. Since municipal reform in 1974, it serves as the seat of Kramfors Municipality. The municipality of Kramfors has about 20,000 inhabitants, and is situated almost in
5328-586: Was only in 1969 that this possibility was examined by the member states. In 1973, Denmark, Ireland and the United Kingdom joined the European Community , bringing in new parties from these countries. The enlarged Socialist Congress met in Bonn and inaugurated the Confederation of the Socialist Parties of the European Community . The Congress also passed a resolution on social policy , including
5402-510: Was reported that Löfven was being considered as his successor. On 26 January 2012 the executive board nominated Löfven to become the party's new leader. On 27 January 2012, Löfven was elected leader in a party-room ballot . Löfven was confirmed as party leader at the party's bi-annual congress on 4 April 2013. Löfven led his party through the 2014 European Parliament election where the Social Democrats retained their position as
5476-399: Was struck between the Social Democrats, Greens, Liberals, and Centre Party; the Left Party, which was not party to the agreement, decided to also abstain from voting against Löfven. The Left Party did however express reservation about the parts of the agreement concerning weakening employment rights against unfair dismissal and the removal of rent controls on new-build apartments, which had been
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