Swedish Premier to Quit Mid-Term
Swedish Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson unexpectedly announced Friday that he will resign next March, more than two years before his four-year term expires.
In a nationally broadcast news conference, Carlsson said he has fulfilled most of his goals since returning to office last year and wants to spend more time with his family.
Carlsson, 60, first became prime minister after the 1986 assassination of Prime Minister Olof Palme. He lost in 1991 to the conservative-led coalition of former Prime Minister Carl Bildt but regained the office last September. He said he will resign after his party holds a congress to choose a successor in March.
“It is my ambition to resign and experience that which I haven’t experienced in 30 years--to not have a calendar that’s booked six months in advance,” he said.
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