US EditionJohan Pehrson, Sweden’s Liberal party leader, to step down
- Johan Pehrson, who has served as the head of the Liberal Party in Sweden and as Minister of Education, announced on Monday that he will resign at the party conference scheduled for June 24.
- Pehrson said it was his decision amid the party's struggle and declining support, with some regional boards reportedly demanding his resignation.
- The Liberal Party’s polling has dropped below the 4 percent parliamentary threshold, reaching 2.5 to 2.8 percent, and three senior members recently resigned independently.
- Pehrson expressed his pride in the Liberals despite their current limited support in several opinion polls, while SVT analyst Mats Knutsson described his resignation as striking news.
- Pehrson will stay until the extraordinary meeting on June 24 to allow a new leader time to revive the party before the 2026 election, but his future ministerial role is unclear.
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Johan Pehrson, Sweden’s Liberal party leader, to step down
Sweden's Liberal Party leader Johan Pehrson will resign from his post, a party spokesperson confirmed on Monday. Pehrson assumed the party leadership in April 2022 following Nyamko Sabuni's resignation and was confirmed as leader later that year. Under his guidance, the Liberals joined a centre-right coalition government led by the Moderate Party, supported by the Sweden Democrats—a partnership that sparked internal party tensions and led to hig…
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