The Moderates want people convicted of relationship crimes to be "disqualified" in principle from being granted citizenship, regardless of how long it has been since the crime was committed or the sentence was served.
M has previously proposed that people who are gang criminals or commit rape or other serious sexual crimes should be disqualified from citizenship.
These crimes are so serious that they are a special category, in which case one should not be granted Swedish citizenship. Gang crime is a crime that threatens the system and sexual crimes leave such deep traces in people that one cannot just look at the value of the sentence, says Johan Forssell.
Compare with the Middle Ages
He also points to an honour problem among the perpetrators.
The problem exists in all social groups, among ethnic Swedes, but we know that there are men who maintain a despicable culture of honour that has more in common with the Middle Ages than Sweden in 2026.
The party also wants to make it easier for foreigners who leave a violent relationship. Today, a vulnerable woman who has come to Sweden as a family member can get a new residence permit if she leaves a man due to violence or abuse. Such a permit is valid for 13 months and cannot be extended.
M wants to review whether the person should be able to obtain, for example, a work permit, to avoid ending up in a situation of dependency where they remain in a harmful relationship.
"We stand on the side of the victim. This law must be changed so that women do not risk losing their residence permit for leaving a violent relationship," says Forssell.
Always lead to expulsion
At the same time, new legislation will come into force in September that will tighten the rules for deportation due to crimes. Anyone convicted of a crime with a more severe penalty than a fine will generally be deported, something that has drawn criticism from prosecutors.
The Moderates are campaigning on the principle that domestic violence should always lead to deportation, which should be included in the new law, but the party says they will follow the issue closely.
It is ultimately up to the courts to use the new law, but if this does not have the intended effect, then we will do more to ensure that these women abusers are deported, says the minister.
