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Parties promise tougher measures against gangs and crime ahead of election
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Parties promise tougher measures against gangs and crime ahead of election

The prime minister's rivals are promising new tough measures against crime if they are allowed to form a government. Among other things, they want special laws to make life difficult for gang criminals
What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Expert explains the consequences
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What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Expert explains the consequences

What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Who loses their jobs? And what happens to the money? Political science professor Jonas Hinnfors explains.
Liberals propose lower taxes to make climate-friendly living cheaper
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Liberals propose lower taxes to make climate-friendly living cheaper

Lower taxes on charging electric cars and higher mileage reimbursement for private electric cars. These are some of the Liberal Party's proposals that would make it cheaper to live a climate-friendly life
Tidö parties want to bar convicted criminals from profiting from music and books
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Tidö parties want to bar convicted criminals from profiting from music and books

The Tidö parties want to stop people with a criminal background from making money from music or books about their crimes. They make a lot of money by exploiting crimes that other, very vulnerable people have been exposed to, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M)
Why some parties are over- or undercounted in opinion polls
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Why some parties are over- or undercounted in opinion polls

Before the election, opinion polls are coming in, but how accurate are they? And what happens if they turn out to be misleading? It can have a psychological effect, says political scientist Annika Fredén.
Liberals want tougher action against anti-Semitism in Swedish schools
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Liberals want tougher action against anti-Semitism in Swedish schools

The Liberals are presenting a series of proposals to combat anti-Semitism in Sweden.
Government moves to set legal limits on school class sizes
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Government moves to set legal limits on school class sizes

The government is appointing an inquiry to legislate on how large school classes may be.
Säpo investigates unlawful threats against Simona Mohamsson after Star of David appearance
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Säpo investigates unlawful threats against Simona Mohamsson after Star of David appearance

Säpo has opened a preliminary investigation into unlawful threats against party leader Simona Mohamsson (L), reports SVT. I reported a threat from a person who thought I should be burned, says Mohamsson at a press conference
Sweden government says only 50 billion SEK available for election promises
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Sweden government says only 50 billion SEK available for election promises

There is only 50 billion in so-called reform space for the next four years, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M). She is calling on her government parties, KD and L, and the support party SD to show in black and white how they will finance their election promises
Cultural hot potatoes await Sweden’s next government
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Cultural hot potatoes await Sweden’s next government

There has been silence about culture in the election campaign. But several tough questions await the parties that win the election
Mohamsson appeals for support as Liberals fight to survive in Riksdag fight
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Mohamsson appeals for support as Liberals fight to survive in Riksdag fight

The Liberals are under pressure from public opinion and risk leaving the Riksdag. Now Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson is doing everything she can to win votes
Busch looks to Norway on healthcare: They should not beat us in this too
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Busch looks to Norway on healthcare: They should not beat us in this too

KD's most important election promise is that the state will take over responsibility for healthcare. In Norway, that process took less than two years
Sweden’s party voters: Surveys show the typical supporter of each party
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Sweden’s party voters: Surveys show the typical supporter of each party

There are many stereotypes about what an environmentalist or a Sweden Democrat looks like. But are they really true? Surveys provide some of the answers
Liberals want to abolish electricity tax on EV charging and raise mileage allowance
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Liberals want to abolish electricity tax on EV charging and raise mileage allowance

The Liberals want more people to switch from petrol cars to electric cars. That's why they promise to completely abolish the electricity tax on charging and raise mileage reimbursement
Kristersson says he has not given up despite poll lead for the opposition
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Kristersson says he has not given up despite poll lead for the opposition

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has not given up despite the opposition's lead in the opinion polls. He hopes the government issue will lead to an election victory
New poll shows Tidö bloc closing gap on opposition, Liberals still below threshold
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New poll shows Tidö bloc closing gap on opposition, Liberals still below threshold

Two and a half weeks before the election, the gap between the Tidö parties and the opposition is narrowing, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot. But the Liberals remain well below the parliamentary threshold
Mohamsson criticizes Åkesson’s call to vote out the Liberals
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Mohamsson criticizes Åkesson’s call to vote out the Liberals

L leader Simona Mohamsson is not pleased with SD leader Jimmie Åkesson's call to vote out L if opinion poll numbers do not rise. "It may not be a very good thing," she says in SVT's party leadership hearing
Liberals hit highest support since Mohamsson shifted course on Sweden Democrats
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Liberals hit highest support since Mohamsson shifted course on Sweden Democrats

Support for the Liberals is at its highest since party leader Simona Mohamsson shifted course this spring and agreed to give the Sweden Democrats ministerial posts, according to Dagens Nyheter/Ipsos’s latest voter barometer.
Liberals want to reward municipalities that approve new nuclear power plants
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Liberals want to reward municipalities that approve new nuclear power plants

Reward municipalities that allow new nuclear power, the Liberals propose.
Blykalla plans new nuclear power plant in Tierp, eyes data centres as customers
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Blykalla plans new nuclear power plant in Tierp, eyes data centres as customers

Nuclear engineering company Blykalla wants to build a new nuclear power plant in Tierp. An application has been submitted to the government
Pourmokhtari hits back at Åkesson’s warning to Liberals: Focus on the opposition, not our own camp
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Pourmokhtari hits back at Åkesson’s warning to Liberals: Focus on the opposition, not our own camp

Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) is now responding to Åkesson's deadline for her party. Our focus needs to be on the opposing side and not on pissing in our own tent, she says
Ebba Busch in Fagersta to show support after deadly school attack
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Ebba Busch in Fagersta to show support after deadly school attack

Several ministers are visiting Fagersta after the deadly school attack. We are here to show our support, but above all our support on the first school day after the attack, says Minister for Energy and Industry Ebba Busch (KD)
Mohamsson: Åkesson will not become minister without Liberal support
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Mohamsson: Åkesson will not become minister without Liberal support

SD leader Jimmie Åkesson has set a deadline for when votes for L are “wasted. ” Now L leader Simona Mohamsson is hitting back
Åkesson: If Liberals are below 3.5 percent, don't vote for L
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Åkesson: If Liberals are below 3.5 percent, don't vote for L

If the Liberals do not reach 3. 5 percent with ten days left until the election, no Tidö voters should vote for them, says SD party leader Jimmie Åkesson
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