OPINION: It's not just immigrants – Swedes are clan voters too
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Laura Brownrigg is one of thousands of foreign-born voters ready to cast their ballot for the first time in Sweden's regional and local elections. She tells The Local about the issues that matter to her and what she wants native Swedish voters to know about immigrant life..
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