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Sweden's Andersson: a Trusted, No-Nonsense Political Operator

She plans higher taxes on banks and top earners to fund welfare, while keeping most hardline crime and immigration policies.

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While the 59-year-old identifies with her Social Democrat party's traditional left-wing, she has taken a pragmatic approach to its shift toward the centre. She is a staunch defender of the Scandinavian country's famed welfare state, with an attitude that resonates with many Swedes, regularly topping opinion polls on the country's most trusted politicians. "She has a way of speaking that many people feel they can trust," Stockholm University poli…

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Magdalena Anderson, the leader of Sweden's elect-winning leftist bloc, vowed on Thursday to lead the country in a “new direction” after four years of right-wing rule.

Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Swedish Social Democrats, says she wants to take Sweden in a new direction chosen by voters in elections this weekend. She focuses on climate, education, health and aging issues.

·Reykjavík, Iceland
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Driven by social democrat Magdalena Andersson, the left won ultra-tight legislative elections in Sweden on Thursday, according to a count by the electoral authority.

·Geneva, Switzerland
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Hospodárske Noviny broke the news in Bratislava, Slovakia on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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