ABSTRACT
Ylva Anna Maria Lindh became one of Sweden's most popular politicians, widely tipped as the person to succeed Prime Minister Goran Persson as leader of the Social Democratic Party, and possibly becoming her country's next Prime Minister. As a senior member of the ruling Social Democratic Party, Lindh emerged as one of the government's leading figures in its faltering campaign to persuade the country's nine million citizens to adopt the euro as the nation's currency. Lindh was said to have been a 'woman without enemies', and her keen mind and cheerful demeanor won her many friends at home and abroad. Lindh was an outspoken critic of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's policy towards the Palestinians. An important aspect of Lindh's political orientation was her unwavering belief in the democratic process, albeit she had serious reservations about globalization. Dlamini-Zuma continued by stating her hope that the Swedish government would ensure that Lindh's murderer would face the 'full might of the law'.
