This weekend LUF Sweden had their annual congress in Rättvik. The congress re-elected Frida Johansson Metso as president. Mae Liz Orrego Rodriguez, former vice-president and international officer of LUF was elected LUF candidate for the European Parliament elections.
Frida Johannson Metso, President of Liberalt Ungdomforbund (LUF), used her opening speach at the congress to emphasise the organisations strong postition on the Olympic Games in China. In this matter LUF has been disagreeing with their mother party Folkpartiet. Frida Johannson Metso claimed at the congress: "I hope that we will see in the coming weeks a critical voice in China, and that the Olympic Games will be a critical propaganda event".
Mette Lykke Nielsen, bureau member of European Liberal Youth (LYMEC), was attending the LUF congress. She commented further on the topic in her speech: "The IOC remains passive with regard to China's ongoing human rights abuses, refusing to put any pressure on China to deliver on its promises to improve its human rights record. This is not at time to be silent - this is a time to be active".
LYMEC approved a resolution about "Olympic solidarity with victims of Chinese oppression" at its Barcelona congress earlier this year. The text of the approved resolution can be found here.
