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Swedish Republican Association

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Formation
  
1997

Headquarters
  
Stockholm

President
  
Yasmine Larsson

Purpose
  
Political advocacy

Region served
  
Sweden

Main organ
  
Board of directors

Swedish Republican Association

Swedish Republican Association (in Swedish: Republikanska föreningen - RepF) is a politically and religiously independent association that promotes the abolition of the Monarchy of Sweden and the establishment of a republican form of government. The Swedish Republican Association was founded in 1997 by Magnus Simonsson and Fredrik Högberg. The current chairperson is Yasmine Larsson.

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Swedish Republican Association's Board of Directors 2009–2010

  • Peter Althin, Hägersten, President. Lawyer and former member of parliament.
  • Magdalena Streijffert, Halmstad, Vice President. MP.
  • Jakop Dalunde, Stockholm, spokesman for the Young Greens of Sweden. MP.
  • David Hesslefors, Lund. Information Director.
  • Lars Jonsson, Johanneshov. PR consultant.
  • Fredrik Korsan-Bengtsen, Stockholm. Universal Contact Manager at the Folkuniversitetet.
  • Magnus Simonsson, Enskede farm, ombudsman and political secretary.
  • Helena Tolvhed, Malmö. Assistant professor of history at Malmö University.
  • Tommy Wiking, Göteborg, chairperson of the SAFF.

    • 'This Year's Republican' Award

  • 2005 Vilhelm Moberg (posthumously)
  • 2006 Ann Svanberg
  • 2007 Mikael Wiehe
  • 2008 Karolina Fjellborg, journalist
  • 2009 Johan Croneman, journalist
  • 2010 Sydsvenskan, Lars Ohly, party chairperson of the Left Party

    • References

    Swedish Republican Association Wikipedia
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