Published 3 April 2023 at 10.52
Domestic. The Sweden Democrats demand that former Prime Minister Göran Persson be replaced as chairman of the state company LKAB.
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The party believes that the company under Göran Persson is acting as part of social democracy.
“Göran Persson does not have SD's confidence to continue as chairman of LKAB”, writes Tobias Andersson (SD), chairman of the business committee, on Twitter.
He continues:
“Given how they avoided formal coordination with the government regarding the Hybrit project, he seems to see the company as part of social democracy rather than a state company.”
According to information to Dagens Industri however, Persson will be allowed to continue as chairman of LKAB after the annual general meeting in April. In addition, one more politician, the former finance minister Anders Borg, is expected to be elected to the board.
According to previous media reports, SD has made it clear that it considers itself to have the right to be involved in deciding the fate of directors-general, at least for authorities that falls under the Tidö collaboration such as the Swedish Police Agency and the Swedish Migration Agency. However, Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) has clarified that this is something that only the government decides on.