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Half-time to the election: This is how divided the opposition is
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Half-time to the election: This is how divided the opposition is

The red-green parties have different views on many things. Not least taxes, benefits, and migration
Svantesson: Extremely Divided Opposition
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Svantesson: Extremely Divided Opposition

Minister for Finance Elisabeth Svantesson (M) points to disagreements in the opposition's budget motions. It is an extremely divided opposition, she says at a press conference
The Green Party wants to label Israeli settlers as terrorists
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The Green Party wants to label Israeli settlers as terrorists

1% of GDP for Green Transition
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1% of GDP for Green Transition

The Green Party's shadow budget focuses on climate, energy, and trains. What is required now is not tax cuts for the rich, but large investments in green transition, says the party's economic policy spokesperson Janine Alm Ericson
Damages Everyday Life for Ordinary People
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Damages Everyday Life for Ordinary People

The opposition is critical of the infrastructure bill. Too little money is being allocated to the railway, according to the parties
After Criticism: EU Postpones Deforestation Law
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After Criticism: EU Postpones Deforestation Law

The pressure from governments, the forestry industry, and developing countries had an effect. Now the EU Commission is postponing its deforestation law
C and the Green Party want a committee for a new grading system
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C and the Green Party want a committee for a new grading system

The Centre Party and the Green Party want the government to appoint a parliamentary committee to achieve broad support for how Sweden's grading system should be reformed.
Stockholm Raises Taxes Next Year
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Stockholm Raises Taxes Next Year

New Zoom trick gets millions rolling in
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New Zoom trick gets millions rolling in

In the American election campaign, large campaign meetings held via Zoom have attracted more than a hundred thousand participants. Now, Swedish parties are looking at the phenomenon with envy
Chief Prosecutor Takes Over Criticized Authority
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Chief Prosecutor Takes Over Criticized Authority

Chief Prosecutor Lise Tamm becomes the new Director-General of the Equality Ombudsman.
New Swedish yes to "chat control"
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New Swedish yes to "chat control"

Sweden has once again said yes to the controversial EU legislative proposal "chat control". But the road to a finished law is still long and uncertain
Kristersson on Jomshof: "No opinion"
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Kristersson on Jomshof: "No opinion"

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) says he has no opinion on Richard Jomshof returning to the Riksdag's Justice Committee. The Social Democrats and the Green Party, on the other hand, stand firm that Jomshof is unfit as chairman
Damberg: The Budget is a Mockery of Ordinary People
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Damberg: The Budget is a Mockery of Ordinary People

The government's budget benefits high-income earners the most – something that is being criticized by the opposition. This is not only an insult to ordinary people but also bad for the Swedish economy, says Mikael Damberg, the Social Democrats' economic policy spokesperson
The Culture Budget is Slagged: "Devastating Dismantling"
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The Culture Budget is Slagged: "Devastating Dismantling"

Scandals, cold showers, and devastating dismantling. This is how the opposition and cultural representatives describe the government's cultural budget for next year
Israel boycott can be gross misconduct
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Israel boycott can be gross misconduct

Highest Support for the Green Party in Several Years
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Highest Support for the Green Party in Several Years

Social Democratic Profile: Hard to Understand Demands for Shortened Working Hours
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Social Democratic Profile: Hard to Understand Demands for Shortened Working Hours

Shorter working days or not? The question has, among other things, been picked up by the Social Democrats, who propose a 35-hour workweek. Lars Stjernkvist, former party secretary of the S, questions the demands for a generally shorter working time
Court stops Gothenburg's Israel boycott
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Court stops Gothenburg's Israel boycott

Gothenburg City's boycott of goods from, among others, Israel violated the law, according to the Administrative Court, and revokes the decision. It is regrettable, says Municipal Councilor Karin Pleijel (Green Party)
Pen Trolls and Bickering – Debates We Remember
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Pen Trolls and Bickering – Debates We Remember

Today, the first party leader debate of the autumn is being held in the Riksdag. Few debates linger in the memory, but TT has gathered a few that have done so
Reality has caught up with the government
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Reality has caught up with the government

The opposition welcomes the government's proposal to support municipalities that build wind turbines. Reality has caught up with the Sweden Democrats and the government in one area, says Fredrik Olovsson (S)
A Mockery of Swedish Healthcare
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A Mockery of Swedish Healthcare

The opposition is criticizing the government's healthcare funding. It is not an investment, but a budget cut
Art taken down at healthcare center following SD demands
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Art taken down at healthcare center following SD demands

The Sweden Democrats have demanded that two Andy Warhol prints of Mao Zedong and Lenin be removed from the walls of a healthcare center in Sjöbo. Now, Region Skåne has decided that the works should be removed, reports Skånska Dagbladet
The Opposition: Favors Those Who Earn the Most
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The Opposition: Favors Those Who Earn the Most

Most to those who already have and crumbs to the rest. The Social Democrats, the Left Party and the Green Party are not unexpectedly critical of the government's and the SD's budget proposal with lowered taxes on wages and savings
Volvo defends new targets: "2030 is just a figure"
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Volvo defends new targets: "2030 is just a figure"

Adjusted financial target and scrapped electric car target. Despite this, there is no crisis at Volvo Cars, the company claims – instead, the car manufacturer has been forced to adapt to an uncertain market
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