On 28 June, Liberalerna – one of ALDE Party’s member parties in Sweden – elected a new party leader: Nyamko Sabuni succeeds Jan Björklund, who held the position from 2007 to 2019.

“Our party has a proud history. It is like a mosaic where we put our bit to make Sweden more liberal. Today we add another bit to that mosaic when Liberalerna as the first party in Sweden elects a party leader with an African-Swedish background. It is yet another proof that for Liberalerna, Sweden is a land of opportunities,” said Sabuni in her speech after the election.

“We have a proud history but we also have important tasks ahead of us. I look forward to doing this important work with you.”

“I am incredibly proud to lead the party,” Sabuni summed up in the press conference later on the same day.

Read her speech in full here (in Swedish).

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