For ten years ago culminated what has come to be called the refugee crisis. During 2015, about 1.3 million refugees sought to Europe – of which 163,000 to Sweden. Here are some key events.
SwedenThe Moderate Party must attract the middle voters and the women to win the election. Despite the poor figures, the party has hope of reversing the trend.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats will vote down a government with Kristersson as prime minister if the party does not get ministerial posts. Then we press the red button in the chamber, says party leader Jimmie Åkesson to Expressen.
Swedish politicsThe Moderate Party is taking a new step today in its integration policy. Immigrants must accept and comply with Swedish values. Now it's an end to requirementlessness, says Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (M).
Swedish politicsThe Moderate Party wants to investigate whether the euro should be introduced as a currency in Sweden. The meeting voted it through on Friday. But Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) does not think that the issue of changing the currency is current.
Swedish politicsThe Moderate Party wants to reduce the state income tax. In addition, young people will have to pay much less tax on their first earned money, if The Moderate Party gets to decide.
Swedish politicsThe Moderate Party wants municipalities to be able to employ special security guards to increase safety on streets and squares. The party will also work for life imprisonment for particularly serious rapes.
Swedish politicsWith new policies, The Moderate Party wants to retain government power. Swedish identity and Swedish values shall be given greater weight when the party goes to the election. Previously, one thought that jobs were important, then language was added and now values are added, says Douglas Thor, chairman of MUF.
Swedish politicsAll parties are concerned about the increasingly harsh political climate ahead of the election campaign. We are taking this with us now as we prepare for the election year, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (The Moderate Party).
Swedish politicsAn unlikely alliance of greens and far-right gets the EU parliament to say no to its own agreement on simplifications in the environmental area. The result is a heavy blow to the center.
World politicsIt is wrong of parties to send sms and e-mail to the public without consent, according to the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY).
Swedish politicsTurbulence surrounding Stegra creates unease in Boden. As long as the steel mill is not completed, I will continue to be worried, says municipal councilor Béatrice Öman (S). At the same time, the opposition is critical that the municipality has allowed the debt mountain to grow partly due to the green steel establishment.
BusinessThe coalition parties oppose the Constitutional Committee's review of the Landerholm affair being resumed. This is to protect Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party), according to the Social Democrats. It is remarkable, says S member Jennie Nilsson.
Swedish politicsGreen party is the guarantor for a fair climate policy in a possible red-green government – that says the party's spokesperson Amanda Lind in her congress speech. She also attacks Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party). It is nothing but a weak and unserious leadership.
Swedish politicsP4 Göteborg has reported during the evening that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson backs down from the demand that V-leader Nooshi Dadgostar's microphone be turned off when she does not have the floor in upcoming party leader debates on SVT. Now The Moderate Party denies that this is the case.
Swedish politicsPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) is critical of the fact that a number of moderate employees sang "we hate Andersson". It was imprudent, he says.
Swedish politicsSD leader Jimmie Åkesson is sure that L will have to change their minds about not letting SD into a government. If you do not want Magdalena Andersson as Prime Minister, then you must change your minds, he says.
Swedish politicsThe Liberals may have good arguments for their choice of direction, but the current balance of power between the parties does not make it particularly realistic. This is stated by the political scientist Andreas Johansson Heinö.
Swedish politicsThe Liberals' party board says no to a government where the Sweden Democrats are included. But the SD's leader Jimmie Åkesson stands firm: SD demands ministerial posts after the next election – and calls L's stance incomprehensible. The Prime Minister says he has solved the problem before.
Swedish politicsAxel Josefson, The Moderate Party's group leader in Gothenburg, has been subjected to threats. During the night until Monday, someone had sprayed the words "Die Axel" on the wall to the party's office in the city, writes Göteborgs-Posten.
Swedish politicsThe Moderate Party want that persons who are convicted of stalking crimes should be sentenced to harder punishments.
Swedish politicsThe Moderate Party wants to prevent criminals from making money on music and other culture that depicts their serious crimes – without making restrictions on freedom of speech. Everyone understands that of course there is a conflict of objectives, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M).
Swedish politicsThe Moderate Party wants to continue reducing tax on labor if they win the election 2026. Also lower tax on pensions, for companies and start-ups is seen as election winners.
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