Testifying to the loss

Sweden: Reaction from the world of politics to the murder of the Swedish Foreign Minister.

Sweden: Reaction from the world of politics to the murder of the Swedish Foreign Minister.

Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson: "Her family has lost a mother and a wife. Social Democracy has lost one of its most gifted politicians. The government has lost a skilled politician and a good colleague. Sweden has lost its face towards the world."

Swedish European Union Commissioner Margot Wallstrom: "I...want to encourage everybody to participate in the referendum on Sunday. I think this is the best way to honour Anna Lindh."

European Commission President Romano Prodi called Lindh: "dedicated and courageous".

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German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer: "She would have been a very big figure, I think a future prime minister of Sweden."