Kylian Mbappé was forced to apologize for his comment about former Chinese leader Mao Zedong. Now the soccer star is receiving support from political circles in France. “Kylian Mbappé is absolutely right to call Mao Zedong a dictator,” Marine Tondelier, leader of the French Green Party, writes on X.
SportsCentre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist will face a vote for prime minister next week, according to the speaker. If she is voted down, the task of trying to form a government will go to Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates continue to narrowly edge out the Social Democrats, a new opinion poll shows.
Swedish politicsIt is still unclear what kind of government the Social Democrats want. This is causing frustration within the Center and Left parties, which want Magdalena Andersson to take a firm stance.
Swedish politicsThe Swedish Ski Association wants the government to deny Russian skiers visas for the World Championships in Falun. Similar discussions are now underway in Norway, where several parties in the Storting are pressuring the justice minister, NTB reports.
SportsSix weeks have passed since election day, and yet a government still seems far off. Here are the steps in the government formation process.
Swedish politicsThere is no majority for a centre-right government, Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist says. She is shelving the idea for now, but hopes red lines will be blurred as the threat of a snap election looms.
Swedish politicsS, V, C and the Greens are using their mandate advantage to push the government to pursue red-green climate policies in the EU. “It’s basically every week now that we come together and change the government’s positions,” says Åsa Westlund, S’s climate policy spokesperson.
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