Red-Green split: 12 key issues set to divide coalition talks
If the red-greens win the election, tough government negotiations are expected. Here are the twelve issues expected to create the most conflict.
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Dadgostar promises to push an S-led government to the left
Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar promises to ensure that an S-led government takes a left turn. “Now we will make sure to keep Magdalena Andersson away from bad company,” she says in an election speech.
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Annie Lööf returns to campaign for a broad centrist bloc in Sweden’s election race
Former Center Party leader Annie Lööf is making a comeback in the election race to revive the dream of the “broad center.” S leader Magdalena Andersson, however, has not ruled out that V could be part of a government.
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Social Democrats want to scrap benefit cap due next year, says Magdalena Andersson
The Social Democrats want to stop the benefit cap that will be introduced next year. “Yes, it’s impossible to justify,” says Magdalena Andersson (S) to TT.
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Kristersson says L is an option for C voters on the centre-right
The Moderates are on an election tour in southern Sweden, and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is bringing four heavyweight ministers with him. They will discuss the economy, security and Swedish interests in the world during this weekend's election tour, which will take them from Malmö to Stockholm.
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Åkesson urges climate-minded voters to back Liberals in debate over Sweden’s next government
SD leader Jimmie Åkesson urges anyone who is "bourgeois-minded" and thinks climate is important to vote for Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson.
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Social Democrats slump in new poll as Liberals stay far below threshold
The Social Democrats are losing ground in a new poll from Indikator opinion, commissioned by Sveriges Radio. At the same time, there is no sign of a liberal surge, and the poll puts L far from the threshold.
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Center Party wants to scrap Sweden’s wage floor for labour immigration
"The Center Party wants to remove the wage floor for labor immigration to Sweden. I promise that it will be one of the first decisions we make in a center-right government," party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist says at a press conference.
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Parties’ key healthcare promises ahead of the election
Here are the parties' most important election promises on healthcare policy.
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This is how the parties want to make healthcare more equal
Healthcare is often highlighted as the most important election issue when voters are asked. TT has reviewed the parties' priority election promises in this area.
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Nearly one in four voters would consider switching blocs, survey finds
Almost one in four voters, 23 percent, could consider voting for a party on the other side of the bloc boundary than the one they said they would vote for, according to a survey conducted by Verian on behalf of SVT.
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Liberals rise to 3.0% but remain below threshold in new poll
The Liberals are moving forward in voter opinion, but are still below the parliamentary threshold, according to a new opinion poll conducted by Verian for SVT. The Social Democrats are retreating - but the opposition has a clear lead, according to the poll.
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Center Party launches liberalism group, excludes Liberals from talks
The Center Party is forming a group to strengthen Swedish liberalism. Liberal parties in the Nordic countries and Europe have been invited to dialogue, but not the Liberal Party.
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What the parties want to do for your wallet ahead of the election
Here are some of the parties’ promises ahead of the election to strengthen household finances.
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Sweden records lowest asylum numbers since 1985 as parties split over future migration policy
MP, V and C want to accept more quota refugees, and the entire opposition, including S, wants to relax the rules for family immigration. The Tidö parties warn of a return to a more generous refugee policy if the red-greens win the election.
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Parties spell out their immigration and integration proposals
Here are the parties' most important proposals and promises on immigration and integration.
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Tidö parties present united front as Sweden moves to criminalise gang membership
The government and the Sweden Democrats showed a united front at a press conference after the recent row within the Tidö Partnership. SD leader Jimmie Åkesson and KD leader Ebba Busch stood side by side again.
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Mohamsson: L rise bodes well for election day as S falls in Novus poll
The Social Democrats are falling and the Liberals are rising in a Novus poll, narrowing the opposition's lead to 2.6 percentage points. S party secretary Tobias Baudin warns voters not to take victory for granted and lend out their votes.
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Amanda Lind: Only the Green Party speaks plainly about higher fuel prices
Spokesperson Amanda Lind wants to get a "kickstart for the climate" if the Green Party takes a seat in government. She does not deny that gasoline will become more expensive in the future, but says this applies regardless of the government. No other party than the Green Party speaks out about this, she says.
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Magdalena Andersson rejects Left Party proposal for billionaire tax
S leader Magdalena Andersson rejects the Left Party and the Green Party's proposal for a billionaire tax. When asked on SVT's "Utfrågningen" whether V and MP can push such a tax through, she says: I find that very difficult to see.
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Social Democrats promise cheaper dental care for all adults
The Social Democrats are going to the polls on a major dental care reform. No adult should pay more than ten percent of the price for dental care treatments. It will have to happen in several stages, but it will become a reality, says S leader Magdalena Andersson.
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Parties split over Sweden’s 2030 transport climate target as focus turns to electric cars
Much of the parties' climate policy is about cars. Virtually all parties want to support more people driving electric cars. But the parties are divided over the much-discussed transport target they are trying to reach by 2030. The Tidö parties think it's time to scrap the target.
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Climate policy: Here’s what the parties want to do to cut emissions
What do the parties want to do to reduce emissions? Will the price of gasoline be raised, and how will more people be able to afford electric cars? See what the parties answer in TT's survey.
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Centre Party wants 90% of new cars sold to be electric by 2030
The Centre Party wants 90 percent of all new cars sold by 2030 to be electric, according to a new election promise. That will require support - and we are prepared to provide it, says party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.
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