To gain the support of the young, and keep the support of the old, Sweden’s social democrat leader Stefan Löfven must tread carefully between reassuring the electorate and engaging with controversial issues

Kielos, Katrine (2012) To gain the support of the young, and keep the support of the old, Sweden’s social democrat leader Stefan Löfven must tread carefully between reassuring the electorate and engaging with controversial issues. [Online resource]

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In Sweden, new social democrat leader Stefan Löfven has steadied the ship and reassured older voters. Katrine Kielos argues that he now needs to stem the flow of younger voters turning their backs on the party.