Aftonbladet

Swedish newspaper

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Aftonbladet is a Swedish daily newspaper published in Stockholm. It was founded in 1830 by Lars Johan Hierta, who used it as a platform for liberal opposition to the Swedish government. The newspaper gained a large following for its advocacy of political and social reforms, including the extension of suffrage and the establishment of a modern parliament.1

Aftonbladet is noted for its coverage of domestic political news and generally follows a social democratic political stance. It is one of Sweden's major dailies, and despite a decline in newspaper circulation nationwide, it remains a significant publication.23

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Sweden
The conservative era (1815–40)
…the establishing of a newspaper, Aftonbladet, which, with Lars Johan Hierta as editor, became the leading journal of the liberal opposition. Simultaneously, the king’s one-man rule, which was exercised through his powerful favourite Magnus Brahe, became even more emphatic. The struggle against the growing liberal opposition, which reached its climax…
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…the establishing of a newspaper, Aftonbladet, which, with Lars Johan Hierta as editor, became the leading journal of the liberal opposition. Simultaneously, the king’s one-man rule, which was exercised through his powerful favourite Magnus Brahe, became even more emphatic. The struggle against the growing liberal opposition, which reached its climax…
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Lars Johan Hierta
He established the Aftonbladet (“Evening Press”) in 1830, remaining its owner-editor until 1851. Under him the newspaper gained a large and loyal following for its wide-ranging liberal opposition to the regime (causing conservatives to refer to Hierta as “King Lars”). In the 1830s he countered numerous attempts of…
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He established the Aftonbladet (“Evening Press”) in 1830, remaining its owner-editor until 1851. Under him the newspaper gained a large and loyal following for its wide-ranging liberal opposition to the regime (causing conservatives to refer to Hierta as “King Lars”). In the 1830s he countered numerous attempts of…
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Magdalena Andersson
Prime ministership
…Anders Lindberg of the newspaper Aftonbladet, elite political scientists and professors of economics said they were afraid of her. Her status as a much respected economist was buttressed in 2020 when the policy advisory committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chose Andersson as its chairperson, making her the first…
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…Anders Lindberg of the newspaper Aftonbladet, elite political scientists and professors of economics said they were afraid of her. Her status as a much respected economist was buttressed in 2020 when the policy advisory committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) chose Andersson as its chairperson, making her the first…
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