Anna Hagwall leave their political mission – financial times

the sweden democrats mp Anna Hagwall leaving several of their political missions and will not stand for re-election in the next general election.

the Defection comes after the Aftonbladet newspaper on Wednesday revealed how she wants to reduce the Bonniers mediadominans and that no ethnic group should be allowed to own more than five percent of the media.

the Motion of removing public subsidies, has damaged the party’s “reputation” and “credibility”, according to the group leader Mattias Karlsson.

After talks with the Swedish group leadership departs Anna Hagwall from their posts as a regular member of the skatteutskottet and replacement in the industry. She even leaves the record as the internal leader of the party’s tax policy group.

“the Background to the decisions is mainly the ill-founded motion media policy that Hagwall submitted and that damaged the party’s reputation and is in direct violation of the party’s stated line on several key areas,” writes The sweden democrats in a press release.

– Anna Hagwall denies specifically the allegations of anti-semitism made against her in the past. However, it is bad enough that she put forward proposals that are in direct conflict with the party’s policy and stated in such a way that the credibility of the sweden democrats ‘long-standing struggle against anti-semitism has been called into question,” says the sweden democrats ‘ group leader Mattias Karlsson in a comment. SEE ALSO PLUS So change Sweden if SD are in power

"Damaged the party’s reputation"

He continues:

” This, together with the fact that it is not the first time that Hagwall made statements that damaged the party’s reputation and standing in violation of our established principles, has made the party the confidence of her serious has been damaged.

the Party group leadership has asked Anna Hagwall to leave all of their party’s spokeswoman and internal trust within the parliamentary framework. She has accepted, according to the press release.

Anna Hagwall should also have decided not to stand for re-election to parliament in 2018.

If she remains in the parliament the current term of office out determines her self. It is “ultimately a decision that rests with her and not with the party,” it says in the press release.

Will remain in the riksdag

the Defection comes after the Aftonbladet newspaper earlier in the week told you about Anna Hagwalls motion to the riksdag that the press aid scheme to the country’s local newspapers should be removed – this is to change the concentration of ownership and reduce Swedish influence in the media market. She also want to ensure that the scheduling of the SVT will be like “in the 50-60s”.

” Let the little Bonnierska newspapers in the provinces to go under. No family, ethnic group or company should be allowed to control more than five percent of the media, she wrote in an email to Aftonbladet.

Anna Hagwall says to SVT News that she stays in the sweden democrats. She also intends to sit in the parliament, the legislature and the city council in Rättvik and in landstingsfullmäktige in the Valleys.

Aftonbladet have searched for Anna Hagwall for a comment.