 In early October 2007, the Green Party, Left Party and Social Democratic Party said they would join forces to introduce an opposition motion in Parliament to legalize same-sex marriage.On 27 October 2007, the Moderate Party formally backed same-sex marriages, meaning that the Christian Democrats would be the only party to oppose the law.Göran Hägglund, the leader of the Christian Democrats, stated on Sveriges Radio, "my position is that I have been tasked by the party to argue that marriage is for men and women.