Complex sentence: In January 2012, he was widely reported to be next in line to become chairman of the party On January 27,2012 he was elected chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Worker's Party succeeding Håkan Juholt.
Split into simpler sentences: In January 2012, he was widely reported to be next in line to become chairman of the party. On 27 January 2012 he was elected chairman of the Swedish Social Democratic Worker's Party succeeding Håkan Juholt.