Centre Party ditches polygamy proposal
Sweden's Centre Party has ditched proposals allowing for polygamy and changes to inheritance rights from its new party programme following rifts in the party.
The party leadership is set to present its new platform at the least next week and is due for confirmation at an extraordinary congress in March.
"We are not finished yet. Much work remains to be done," said vice chair Anders W Jonsson to the TT news agency following a meeting of the party executive.
Jonsson pointed that there are volumes of text which are now being put together.
Party leader Annie Lööf has however confirmed that two controversial proposals - to legalize polygamy and to change inheritance laws - have been discarded.
When the proposals were first presented just prior to Christmas they caused a great deal of attention.
Party members across the country reacted to the programme which furthermore included proposals for a flat tax and a removal of immigration controls.
"A lot has been added and a lot has been taken away and much has been rephrased," said Anders W Jonsson.
The new party programme however does not have the unanimous support of the party executive.
"There will be reservation, that's guaranteed," said party executive member Frederik Federley.
"We are not going to go into details. We have processed so much text so we have to see everything in black and white before we go in and comment," he said.
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The party leadership is set to present its new platform at the least next week and is due for confirmation at an extraordinary congress in March.
"We are not finished yet. Much work remains to be done," said vice chair Anders W Jonsson to the TT news agency following a meeting of the party executive.
Jonsson pointed that there are volumes of text which are now being put together.
Party leader Annie Lööf has however confirmed that two controversial proposals - to legalize polygamy and to change inheritance laws - have been discarded.
When the proposals were first presented just prior to Christmas they caused a great deal of attention.
Party members across the country reacted to the programme which furthermore included proposals for a flat tax and a removal of immigration controls.
"A lot has been added and a lot has been taken away and much has been rephrased," said Anders W Jonsson.
The new party programme however does not have the unanimous support of the party executive.
"There will be reservation, that's guaranteed," said party executive member Frederik Federley.
"We are not going to go into details. We have processed so much text so we have to see everything in black and white before we go in and comment," he said.
TT/The Local/pvs
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