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It’s only happened three times before
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Of course, the Prime Minister does not speak to the nation when he has something funny to say.
In tonight’s very unusual address to all of us, he will admonish us. Homework if you want.
Already on Monday it was understood that the prime minister and the government were patient. With a new sharpness in tone, he announced that beginning Tuesday, public meetings and events will be limited to a record low of eight people.
Yesterday came the news of one tracing. Stefan Löfven is not content with the legal restrictions to try to stop the advance of the pandemic. He also wants to admonish us, teach those who are thinking of ignoring the restrictions that have been created to reduce the spread of the rapidly increasing infection. Appeal to the best of ourselves.
– I want to urge the Swedish people to fulfill their duty to reduce the spread of the infection. Together we can turn the tide, Löfven has already appealed in the press release about tonight’s address to the nation, which will take place at 7 pm It is expected to last about five minutes.
That the prime minister gives a speech the nation is very unusual. It has only happened three times before. Carl Bildt 1992, Göran Persson 2003 and Stefan Löfven this spring. Löfven will thus be the first prime minister to give two speeches to the nation.
It takes place the day eight months later his first, on March 22 of this year.
Seriousness, of course, was prominent even then. But the tone was completely different from today. Sweden had then limited the number of participants in general meetings to 500 people, and students from secondary schools and students from universities had been sent home to study at the desk.
But the basic message was that deal with the crisis together. Then society became strong.
– I am sure that everyone in Sweden will take their responsibility, will do their best to ensure the health of others, will help each other and therefore will be able to look back on this crisis and be proud of their role, their efforts to their fellow men, for our society and for Sweden.
There are not so many tips that do not. More general exhortations.
Tonight’s speech is unusual even in a otherwise. Modernized, you could say. It is mainly broadcast on the government website and YouTube channel. Others are welcome to forward, which of course Aftonbladet does. In the past, it was generally broadcast on a television channel that paid the Prime Minister time.
Speaking to the nation is not a Swedish tradition, but it seems to be becoming more and more common. As in the United States and France, where the president can speak a little from time to time. No subsequent press conference.
Photo: The Government / TT / TT NEWS AGENCY
Stefan Löfven.
Previous speeches to the nation
1992, Carl Bildt (M): Because of the laser man, who shot eleven people of immigrant origin in Stockholm and Uppsala, in 1991 and 1992.
2003, Göran Persson (C): The murder of Chancellor Anna Lindh was the origin.
2020, Stefan Löfven (C): The acute crisis of the crown had lasted for a couple of weeks.
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