The centre-right opposition alliance headed by Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt won the general election in Sweden on Sunday (17 September), ending 12 years of Social Democrat rule mostly under Goran Persson.
Mr Reinfeldt, 41, and his partners in the People's Liberal Party, the Centre Party and the Christian Democrats won the election with a small majority on promises to cut taxes and trim back the welfare state to boost jobs.
Mr Reinfeldt favours a NATO entry – something n...
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