The Moderates promise to extend the law on preventive coercive measures if the Tidö parties win the election. Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) warns that the law may end up with an S-led government.
Swedish politicsThe Centre Party wants to introduce a "police presence" in every municipality. It is one of the party's demands for taking part in a possible S-led government after the election.
Swedish politicsThe municipal water and sewerage systems are in great need of renovation. Several opposition parties think the state should contribute, but the government says no.
Swedish politicsStarting this weekend, streets and squares will once again be filled with political portraits and slogans. In an increasingly digital world, election posters are still an important part of the parties' campaigns. For the vast majority, the election campaign begins when the election signs go up. It's a bit like the premiere of a crayfish, says Moderate Party election manager Martin Borgs.
Swedish politicsThe government has given the go-ahead for two new offshore wind farms. But they are unlikely to be built without government support. At the same time, eleven are being rejected, the government says.
BusinessSix authorities are now required to inform the police if there is reason to believe that a foreigner lacks the right to reside in Sweden. But critics of what they call the “reporting law” say the indirect effects are extensive and that healthcare and schools are not exempt in practice.
SwedenThe Nyans party is campaigning in Turkey to win seats in several Swedish municipalities, several media outlets report.
Swedish politicsLeft Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar is aiming for a new government without the Centre. She says a new government must pursue left-wing policies. "We want to change the prime minister, but also the policies," she says.
Swedish politicsThe Center Party is going to the polls promising to create 150,000 new jobs in Sweden in the next term. Among other things, they want a tax-free basic salary of just over 15,000 kronor per month. "We believe that people know better than the state what to do with their own money," said party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist during her evening speech in Almedalen.
SwedenThe European Parliament's liberal group is demanding action against racism after a Danish MP told Swedish MEP Abir Al-Sahlani (C) to "go home".
WorldFor the first time this year, SVT's big final debate ahead of the parliamentary election will not be broadcast from Stockholm. “Our ambition is to reflect all of Sweden,” SVT's program director Michael Kucera tells TT.
TV & filmThe government's bill to expand the possibility of holding children in immigration detention may be suspended for one year, the Constitutional Affairs Committee (KU) says.
Swedish politicsThe Center Party is presenting a 90-page election manifesto with 328 proposals that the party will work towards if it gains power after the election.
Swedish politicsThe government failed to pass a proposal to expand the grounds for holding children in immigration detention. The opposition's request to put the proposal on hold for a year will be considered first.
Swedish politicsMP and C want to stop the government's proposal for stricter rules governing the detention of children who do not have the right to reside in Sweden. To do so, they are invoking an unusual rule. Putting children in detention deprives them of their liberty and is not a reasonable arrangement, says Niels Paarup-Petersen (C).
Swedish politicsThe Tidö government has dropped the one percent target for Swedish aid, which has meant cuts of many billions over the past four years. The Moderates and the Sweden Democrats estimate it is possible to cut a further 15 billion.
Swedish politics“Sweden can do more.” That is the opinion of the Center Party, which, led by its party leader, is now releasing its election song of the same name.
Swedish politicsThe final leaders' debate in the Riksdag ahead of the autumn elections was marked by party scandals and harsh attacks. SD leader Jimmie Åkesson accused the Left Party of being "pervaded by extremists".
Swedish politicsSocial Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson could consider governing Sweden in a minority government. But that requires having a majority in parliament behind her, she says in an interview with TT.
Swedish politicsThe Center Party no longer sees Ulf Kristersson as a possible candidate for prime minister. The reason is, among other things, that he has promised to cede important ministerial posts to the Sweden Democrats (SD). With the choices he has made, he has disqualified himself as a candidate for prime minister for the Center Party, says party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.
Swedish politicsFor the sake of justice and welfare, a billionaire tax is needed, says Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar. It's money a billionaire would barely notice, she says of the proposed tax, which she hopes will bring V closer to a seat in government in the event of a red-green election victory.
Swedish politicsThe red-green parties - S, V and MP - would have their own majority if there were an election today, according to Statistics Sweden's major party sympathy survey. The Liberals would be forced out of parliament.
Swedish politicsThe Center Party wants to sell Sveaskog's productive forestland to private individuals, reports SVT News Norrbotten.
SwedenEven though the Tidö parties are now introducing a "valve" for the so-called teenage expulsions, the opposition fears that there will be loopholes in the new law. It is their way of improving their standing in opinion polls, not addressing the real problems, says Niels Paarup-Petersen (C).
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