European Journalists April Issue | Page 2

  The  prime  minister  visits  our  school     Fredrik  Reinfeldt  is  the  Swedish  prime   minister.   He   came   to   our   school,   Tumba  Gymnasium,  to  give  us  a  chance   to   talk   with   him   and   ask   some   questions.   The   discussions   were   about   school,   jobs,   and   apartments   and   of   course   the   situation   in   Russia   and   Ukraine.       The   reason   why   he   came   to   Tumba   Gymnasium   is   because   it   is   a   typical   “suburban   school”   in   a   municipality   of   social   democratic   rule.   Fredrik   Reinfeldt   is   from   the   right   wing   and   he   wanted   to   promote  his  own  party.     The  meeting  was  very  interesting,  fun  and   instructive.  He  started  the  meeting  talking   about   Swedish   history   and   how   long   Sweden  has  been  a  peaceful  country.  The     last   time   Sweden   was   at   war   was   200   years   ago   with   Norway.   He   explained   the   situation   with   Russia   from   Sweden’s   and   his   point   of   view   and   said   that   he   was   going   to   Brussels   the   next   day   for   meetings  with  the  European  union.  One  of   the   most   popular   questions   was   about   the   new  grading  system.  Swedish  students  do   not  like  it  at  all.     On   the   14th   of   September   Sweden   will   have  an  election.  You  have  to  be  18  years   old   to   vote   and   a   lot   of   students   in   Tumba   Gymnasium  will  be  18.  It  is  important  for   young   people   to   learn   about   politics   and   all   the   different   parties.   You   have   to   know   things  if  you  want  to  change  things.                                                                    Rebecca  Tjader     Hampus  Kjerrstrom