Swedish social democrats defend harder stances on security during party congress

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The party's leader (and Prime Minister) Stefan Löfven campaigned under the slogan Security in a New Era with promises to crack down on crime, toughen up border controls and increase defence spending.

Analysts highlighted the message of social equality had taken a backseat to law and order. Social democrats reportedly hoped to tackle a perception that the centre-left is less suitable to lead on such topics when compared to right-wing parties, in particular the growing Swedish Democrtats.

Preview and reports of a party congress for the Swedish Social Democratic Party (SAP) held on 8-12 April 2017.

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SAP: Kongress 2017 [in Swedish] https://www.socialdemokraterna.se/var-politik/arkiv/kongresser/kongress-2017/

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