Göran Hägglund, 56, retires as the KD-leader.
He announced his resignation on twitter before he held a press conference.
– I has this morning spoken to the Chairman of the Nomination Committee and announced that I resign, he said.
The Christian Democrats called a press conference without saying why immediately started speculation that Göran Hägglund would resign.
He has led his party since 2004, when he succeeded Alf Svensson, and has worked for eight years in the former Alliance government, where he had responsibility for the Swedish healthcare system.
broke the news himself
Göran Hägglund himself broke the news a few minutes before the press conference in parliament started. In a tweet he wrote: “In about three minutes, I begin a press conference where I announce that I will leave the task as leader of the Christian Democrats.”. Tweet had retweetats over 700 times in minutes.
When he took his place at the speakers inside the parliamentary press room began Göran Hägglund press conference in the same way as he had done so many times before – by taking a picture of the many overall photographers with his camera phone.
Shortly afterwards he told me that he had just announced its decision to the Committee for the Christian Democrats and that he will propose to the party to convene a special riksting in the spring to choose his successor.
– The reason this schedule is that a new leader should be elected and then get a chance to influence the political content designed in conjunction with the national convention held in October, says Hägglund.
The wife was involved in the decision
According to Göran Hägglund, he made the decision to resign in agreement with his wife, Karin.
– Although I really enjoy the task is it is nevertheless true that the years go by. Eleven years on the party leader does his. I think it’s very good for my party to get some renovation and new faces to show up and for you to meet, he said.
Hägglund emphasized that he does not intend to interfere in who should succeed him . And also that his decision not had anything to do with the December agreement that the Alliance signed with S / MP government.
He summed addition, his long political career and what he sees as his greatest achievements.
– Something that has changed the lives of many is the abolition of the property tax, it had the strength to ask that both spoke to the wallet, but also stemmed from a valuation of ownership and stability for individuals. The formation of the Alliance is also a milestone I will always remember and years as minister, he said.
End who co-founded the Alliance
Hagglund is the last of the four party leaders who co-founded the Alliance. But he does not believe that the cooperation will deteriorate when all soon to be replaced.
– The amazing thing is that through skill and luck found a shape that worked. The shape is sensibly designed and made that it worked when people changed.
KD has over the years often balanced around four percent threshold, but Hagglund himself in confidence measurements often been more popular than his own party.
In the last elections were KD 4.57 percent of the vote. The party has the Municipality of days in February and riksting on 8-11 October this year.
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