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Birgitta Ohlsson to join Centerpartiet, party changes list

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  • Birgitta Ohlsson, a Liberalerna veteran, will join Centerpartiet for the election.
  • Centerpartiet is changing its parliamentary list in Stockholm to include Ohlsson.
  • Ohlsson recently declined to run for Liberalerna leadership, opposing cooperation with the Sweden Democrats.

Birgitta Ohlsson, a veteran from Liberalerna, will reportedly join Centerpartiet and campaign for the party in the election, according to Expressen. Centerpartiet is changing its parliamentary list in Stockholm to include Ohlsson, according to reports. The party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has called a press conference to present a new top candidate for the election.

Ohlsson recently declined to challenge Simona Mohamsson for the leadership of Liberalerna, after being described as a favorite candidate by a faction opposing cooperation with the Sweden Democrats. Several profiles and veterans from Liberalerna have already left the party.

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