Anna-Karin Hatt's resignation after just six months as party leader came as a bombshell. Now there is a rush to find a new party leader. The question is whether the party will return to the names that were relevant in the latest party leader elections, or if new names emerge.
Swedish politicsIt is shocking that Anna-Karin Hatt is leaving after such a short time as party leader for the Center Party, but it is not surprising that she has been exposed to threats and harassment. This is what Sandra Håkansson says, who researches threats against politicians. The perpetrators seem to be targeting women.
SwedenCenter party leader Anna-Karin Hatt resigns after less than half a year in the position due to the threats and hatred she has been subjected to. I am affected by it much deeper than I thought I would, she says at a press conference.
SwedenThe Centre Party's party secretary Karin Ernlund invites the other Riksdag parties to talks about behaviour ahead of the election campaign.
Swedish politicsThe final result in the church election is established.
Swedish politicsMikael Damberg, The Social Democrats' economic-political spokesperson, does not want a joint election manifesto for the opposition parties. Each party should go to the election with their own programs, according to Damberg.
Swedish politicsMinister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson dismisses the opposition as unfit to govern, after having speed-read their shadow budgets. What awaits if the Tidö parties lose the election is a mess, a left-wing experiment, she claims.
Swedish politicsIt differs significantly between the opposition parties' shadow budgets. The Centre Party's proposal often goes completely against the Social Democrats', the Left Party's and the Green party's economic policy.
Swedish politicsThe largest investment in the Center Party's shadow budget goes to abolishing employer contributions for certain groups. We must reduce the costs for companies so that they can create and offer more jobs, says Center Party leader Anna-Karin Hatt.
SwedenThe Centre Party proposes a bonus for leasing environmentally friendly cars, so that the cost becomes 1,500 kronor per month per household. It is intended to help Sweden achieve some of the climate targets by 2030 that now seem to be missed by a wide margin.
SwedenThe Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar wants the Center Party leader Anna-Karin Hatt to clearly state before the election that she wants to see the Social Democrats' Magdalena Andersson as Sweden's next Prime Minister.
Swedish politicsIncidents with drones and fighter jets that have occurred in Poland, Estonia and Denmark could just as well have happened in Sweden – and may come to happen in Sweden, according to Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party). Denmark is reported to have been uneasy about having to cancel this week's EU summits after the drone threats.
Swedish politicsThe Centre Party had previously said no to the Tidö parties' plans to rent prison places in Estonia – but now the party is opening up to voting yes, reports SVT News.
SwedenParticipation in the church election is expected to be around 19 percent when all votes are counted, which would be a small increase. Extremely gratifying, says the Secretary General of the Church of Sweden.
Swedish politicsThe opposition is critical of the government's budget and lacks real reforms. - This is a kind of "last-minute panic budget" on sms loans, says C's economic policy spokesperson Martin Ådahl.
Swedish politicsThe Social Democratic Party appears to once again become the largest nominating group in the church election, according to the preliminary election result. The voter turnout seems to be in line with the last election.
Swedish politicsOn Sunday, the Church of Sweden is going to the election. But what is really at stake? The most important issue this year is about the forest, says Kristoffer Morén, news editor at the Church's newspaper.
Swedish politicsThe Parliament says yes to the government's proposal to be allowed to use secret coercive measures, such as wiretapping, against children under 15 years.
Swedish politicsThe Centre Party's leader Anna-Karin Hatt is now responding to the Prime Minister's invitation to a "growth pact". We are not a fifth Tidö party, says the C leader.
Swedish politicsThe Government's grant reform is met with strong criticism from several quarters. Save the Children believe that the proposal contravenes the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Sweden has a clear responsibility to ensure that children have the right standard of living, says Erik Ulnes, advisor at Save the Children.
Swedish politicsWith a year left until the election, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) is giving speeches to boost party friends. But he is also extending a hand to C leader Anna-Karin Hatt. She is now being invited to a growth pact.
Swedish politicsThe opposition is clearly leading in the opinion a year before the election. But it is unclear what a red-green government would look like.
Swedish politicsThe Government and The Sweden Democrats are allocating over 550 million kronor in the budget for 2026 for various measures for cleaner air and a poison-free everyday life. Something that The Green Party calls "small change".
Swedish politicsMore places at the university college, more establishment jobs and better matching on the labor market. The government is investing a total of just over half a billion kronor in this in the autumn budget.
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