2002
Left bloc · SPersson wins re-election; Fadime Şahindal murdered; Astrid Lindgren dies.
2002 infographic: Persson wins re-election; Fadime Şahindal murdered; Astri…
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Highlights
- General election: On 15 September, the Social Democrats improved on their 1998 result and Göran Persson formed a new minority government supported by the Left and Green parties.
- Murder of Fadime Şahindal: On 21 January, 26-year-old student and public activist Fadime Şahindal was shot dead in Uppsala by her father in a so-called honour killing, prompting a national debate on family violence, integration, and women's rights.
- Death of Astrid Lindgren: On 28 January, author Astrid Lindgren — creator of Pippi Longstocking and Sweden's most-translated writer — died aged 94, prompting a period of national mourning.
Events in this year
2002 Folkpartiet makes a citizenship language test the centre of a tougher integration line (2002) Ahead of the 2002 election, Folkpartiet (today Liberalerna) made a language test for Swedish citizenship the centrepiece of a new, tougher integration programme. The party that had long been Sweden's most immigration-friendly liberal force now ran on demands placed on newcomers. Reform 2002 The Sweden Democrats soften their migration program (1996–2002) Between their 1996 party program and the 1999 program revised in 2002, the Sweden Democrats shifted from demanding an immigration stop and large-scale repatriation of immigrants who arrived after 1970 to a "strongly regulated" policy with only conditional return. Reform 2002-01-21 Murder of Fadime Şahindal 2002 Murder of Fadime Şahindal: On 21 January, 26-year-old student and public activist Fadime Şahindal was shot dead in Uppsala by her father in a so-called honour killing, prompting a national debate on family violence, integration, and women's rights. Crisis