After a turbulent period for the party, the Greens recently put in place a new leadership duo: Daniel Helldén, previously vice mayor of Stockholm, and Amanda Lind, the former culture minister.
We chat this week with Daniel Helldén to find out about the party’s direction ahead of the upcoming EU election and beyond. We also ask where the party stands on new income requirements for work permit holders and what Helldén thinks of revelations about anonymous social media troll accounts run by the Sweden Democrats.
- THE KEY PLAYERS: Who’s who in Swedish politics?
- Who are Sweden’s top candidates in the European election?
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1. The Green Party were in government for 7 years and Helldén is still wondering about their image of being devoid of ideas re the lack of public transport outside the major cities. Helldén is still totally out of touch with reality.
2. His party was instrumental in closing down 4 nuclear power plants in coalition with the Social Democrats. And now Helldén is whining about Sweden’s electricity needs. Incoherent. And a disappointment that this question wasn’t put to him in the interview.