Swedish parliamentary election, 15 September 2002

Sweden held a parliamentary election on 15 September 2002, which resulted in a victory for the Social Democrats, as prime minister Göran Persson was re-elected for another four-year term.

• Primary Source

Robert Schuman Foundation: European Elections Monitor: Sweden http://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/the-european-elections-monitor/33-sweden

IFES: Election Guide: Sweden http://www.electionguide.org/countries/id/206/

Wikipedia: Swedish general election, 2002 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_general_election,_2002

The Independent, 16.09.02: Sweden's centre-left victory paves way for vote on euro http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/swedens-centre-left-victory-paves-way-for-vote-on-euro-131670.html

The Guardian, 17.09.02: Swedish left wins but 'integration' snaps at its heels https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/sep/17/thefarright.politics

BBC News, 16.09.02: Swedish left bucks European trend http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/2261743.stm

The Economist, 19.09.02: On top, as usual http://www.economist.com/node/1337743

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