WORLD : Swedish Premier Reconfirmed
<i> From Times Wire Services </i>
STOCKHOLM —
Parliament today confirmed Ingvar Carlsson as prime minister of a new Social Democratic government, 12 days after he and his Cabinet resigned when his economic austerity policy was defeated.
The 175-101 vote , with 59 abstentions, came after Carlsson revamped his proposals to rescue Sweden from inflation climbing toward 9%, amid stagnant growth. Fourteen legislators were absent from the 349-member Riksdag.
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