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Sjöstedt chosen as new Left Party leader
Local Sweden News
Jonas Sjöstedt was chosen to replace Lars Ohly as the new leader of Sweden's Left Party when the congress voted on Friday.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Malmö dwellers forced to deliver their own mail
Local Sweden News
As postal workers assigned to the Malmö district of Seved feel too threatened to carry out their duties, the residents themselves will now have to deliver their own post.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
HÃ¥kan Juholt survives to lead another day
Local Sweden News
The Social Democrats' executive committee expressed its continued confidence in embattled party head HÃ¥kan Juholt on Friday following two days of intense meetings about his leadership.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Sweden can back eurozone pact: Riksdag
Local Sweden News
The Riksdag's EU affairs committee on Friday gave the go ahead to the Swedish government to support the eurozone budget pact at next week's EU summit, provided certain conditions are met.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
"Sjöstedt-effect" boosts Left Party figures
Local Sweden News
The first poll taken since new Left Party leader Jonas Sjöstedt took over shows that his party has seen a 9.3 percent rise in the opinion polls, bringing its best result since 2004.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
'Vodka-mobile' selling booze to Swedish kids
Local Sweden News
Police in Stockholm are looking to beef up efforts to put the brakes on a "vodka-mobile" that delivers hard liquor to school children in the Swedish capital who place their orders via text message.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Hospital preps for Swedish royal birth
Local Sweden News
Preparations for Crown Princess Victoria's impending royal birth have angered patients at Karolinska Hospital near Stockholm and sparked a flurry of speculation that the next heir to the Swedish throne may be arriving sooner than anticipated.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English
Parents charged for 'exorcizing' teen girl
Local Sweden News
The father and step-mother of a 14-year-old girl from western Sweden were charged on Friday with repeatedly beating and burning the girl "for being a witch", according to the prosecutor.
Source: The Local - Sweden's news in English