Syriac language added to EU election information in Botkyrka, Sweden
BOTKYRKA, Sweden — Aday Beth Kinne, a Syriac politician from the Christian Democratic Party (Kristdemokraterna) in the Botkyrka Municipality, has been actively addressing issues affecting the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community in Sweden.
The election information for the EU elections, which was distributed to citizens’ homes, was available in several languages but not Syriac. This oversight caught the attention of Beth Kinne, who lobbied officials to include Syriac in the election materials. As a result, the information was subsequently sent in Syriac to 36,000 households in Botkyrka Municipality.
Beth Kinne’s initiative aims to encourage the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) community to participate in the elections and increase voter turnout. Last year’s elections saw a 44.75% participation rate.
“In 2019, I criticized the Södertälje Municipality for not including Syriac on the road signs leading to Södertälje,” Beth Kinne stated, noting that the signs were in 13 languages except Syriac, despite a significant Syriac population in Södertälje. Following his criticism, the municipality was obliged to add Syriac to the road signs.
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