Religious Social Democrats of Sweden formerly the Swedish Association of Christian Social Democrats (Swedish: Sveriges kristna socialdemokraters förbund, commonly known as Broderskapsrörelsen, "the Brotherhood Movement") organizes religious members of the Swedish Social Democratic Party. The organization was founded in 1929 as an organization for Christian social democrats. Since 2011, it has been open for members of all religions. It is an associate member of the International League of Religious Socialists.
The former Prime Minister of Sweden Göran Persson is a member of the organization.
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