“Sweden tops the EU is not on the team-”
“this Spring’s EUROPEAN elections, is said to be the most important thing in a long time, perhaps the most important since Sweden joined the EU.”
“But the parties have hardly topped the team. As usual missing most of the names on the ballots.”
“Heléne Fritzon (S), Tomas Tobé (M), Malin Björk (V), Peter Lundgren (SD), Cecilia Wikström (L), Fredrick Federley (C), Sara Skyttedal (KD) and Alice Bah Kuhnke (MP).”
“It is the parties’ toppkandidater to the EU elections on may 26. A few of them have been ministers, others have been in this house for a while or been active in national politics.”
“It is good and okay people, but no one really högprofilerad person or a really heavy politicians,” says Göran Färm (S), itself member of the EUROPEAN parliament in almost 13 years.”
“– the Lists and personvalen matches not really the power that parliament has in the day.”
“Färm do not want to carp down on individual people, he is rather critical of the parties.”
” I believe that man not dare and do not really want to have strong forces in the european Parliament. Priority given to people who are loyal to home, rather than those who would be able to get real influence in the EU, ” said Färm.”
“But prime minister Stefan Löfven (S) defending themselves against the image.”
“– Heléne Fritzon is a very experienced politician, who has long experience from the municipal, have been very active in the Swedish association of local authorities and regions (SALAR) at the national level, and has been a minister, “says Löfven of the social Democrats’ top candidate for the EUROPEAN elections.”
“He describes Fritzon as ”very experienced” and ”ideologically clear” politician.”
“– She is appointed to top the list because she’s a strong name, ” he says.”
“Number two on the S-list is also a strong card, according to Löfven.”
“– Jytte Guteland, who sat in the EUROPEAN parliament since before it, is left. So then we get continuity. She is very strong in, for example, climate change, ” says Löfven.”
“Sorry, Magnus Blomgren, Umeå university notes to the rarely seen large conflicts when the candidates to EU-the lists will be appointed. A sign that it is not a high priority in the parties, and not particularly desirable.”
“I think that it is difficult to find top names such as want to,” he says.”
“– being an Mep is not the heaviest item in a batch. It is illustrated by how kandidatlistorna looks.”
“Normally, there is where many of the politicians who have the greater part of his career behind him. But Blomgren think that they see a change.”
” I think it’s getting so that this is an alternative career path for younger politicians. They see that there may be a way into politics, beyond the conventional career ladder, ” he says.”
“But still there are few politicians who are in the midst of their national career, as set out in the EU elections.”
“Göran Färm know from personal experience that it is difficult to attract well-known name to become an Mep. In previous elections, he has been involved in trying to get both Leif Pagrotsky and Jan Eliasson to set up as the ime for the S. But without success.”
“He thinks that it is a matter of concern that the parties do not focus more on strong listings.”
“I think that it play a greater role if a politician is well-known in the european parliament Elections, where turnout is lower than in the parliamentary elections,” says Färm and pointing at the Liberal Marit Paulsen, who was a real kryssmagnet, or for that matter KD’s Lars Adaktusson in the last election.”
“On the spring ballot papers sticking last the minister of culture, Alice Bah Kuhnke out together with andranamnet, meteorologen Per Holmgren, thinks Göran Färm. His own party, however, the ”
“To be a well-known and heavy politicians also play a role when you get into the parliament, stresses Färm. It is much more personorienterat than, for example, the parliament, and there is room for individual politicians to take the big place.”
“Göran Färms önskevalsedel would a politician with solid experience stand first, someone with high profile, international network of contacts and great expertise.”
“I would have hoped that, for example, Ann Linde (minister of trade) would be able to top the one the EU-valslista,” he says.”
“another drömkandidat would be foreign minister, Margot Wallström, even if it is late in mind, he thinks.”
“Politicians at that level are probably not in line to be on the ballot for the european Parliament,” says Göran Färm.”
“the EU member States hold elections to the european Parliament from 23 to 26 may this year. In Sweden, the elections will be held on Sunday 26 may.”
“a Total of 705 members be selected, distributed in accordance with the countries’ population. Most members come from Germany, 96 pieces, while Cyprus, Luxembourg and Malta will have to settle for with each of the six members. Sweden will choose the 21 members, one more than in the current parliament.”
“Since the elections 2014 the sitting of nine Swedish parties in the EU parliament. The social democrats have the most members, with five mandates, followed by the green Party with four and the Conservatives three. The liberals and The sweden democrats each have two members, while the Left party, the Centre party, the Christian democrats and the Feminist initiative has its own mandate.”