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Environmental Zone in Stockholm Does Not Break the Law
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Environmental Zone in Stockholm Does Not Break the Law

The Administrative Court does not believe that the red-green government's approval of an environmental zone in central Stockholm violates the law. The Court therefore dismisses the appeals that have been made
Parties open to more money for defence
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Parties open to more money for defence

Sweden's defence budget may need to grow further. Several parties are open to investing more money
Liberal Profile Switches Party and Leaves Parliament
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Liberal Profile Switches Party and Leaves Parliament

Internal discontent in the SD over stricter gun laws
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Internal discontent in the SD over stricter gun laws

The internal criticism is growing within the Sweden Democrats after the party leadership has agreed with the government to tighten the gun laws following the mass shooting in Örebro. Heavy SD-representatives call the decision naive and want it to be reconsidered
After the school shooting – the government tightens gun laws
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After the school shooting – the government tightens gun laws

The Government and the Sweden Democrats want to ban hunters from having semi-automatic weapons of military type, such as AR-15. The suitability testing of individuals who want to have a gun license will also be tightened
Minister for Migration Forssell: Stricter requirements for citizenship - from day one
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Minister for Migration Forssell: Stricter requirements for citizenship - from day one

The requirements for becoming a Swedish citizen should be tightened. But Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (M) wants to go further than the investigator – and skip transitional rules
Politician: A Welcome Conflict for Liljestrand
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Politician: A Welcome Conflict for Liljestrand

After the speech at the Gothenburg Film Festival, Parisa Liljestrand (M) is "at war" with the film industry. But for her, the conflict is welcome, according to Timbro publisher Andreas Johansson Heinö
New Parliamentary Ombudsman Complaint about Landerholm
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New Parliamentary Ombudsman Complaint about Landerholm

The Green Party is reporting the Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) to the Constitutional Committee. The party wants it to be investigated whether the Prime Minister's friendship with security adviser Henrik Landerholm has influenced the Government Offices not to report him to the police for his carelessness with classified documents
Lowering the age of criminal responsibility divides the parties
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Lowering the age of criminal responsibility divides the parties

Lower the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years for serious crimes, proposes the government's investigator Gunnel Lindberg. Social development makes it impossible to sit idly by and do nothing, she says
The Centre Party Reports Prime Minister Kristersson to the Constitutional Committee
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The Centre Party Reports Prime Minister Kristersson to the Constitutional Committee

Municipal leaders receive millions - after scandal
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Municipal leaders receive millions - after scandal

The local top politicians in Alingsås – Simon Waern (S) and Daniel Filipsson (The Moderate Party) – are leaving their respective parties. At the same time, it is clear that both will receive millions in golden parachutes, according to Alingsås Tidning
Reporting the S-Leader to the Constitutional Committee
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Reporting the S-Leader to the Constitutional Committee

The Moderate Party reports S-leader Magdalena Andersson, formerly among others Finance Minister, to the Constitutional Committee (KU). The party believes that there are question marks surrounding the AP funds' investments in the crisis-stricken battery manufacturer Northvolt
The tech giants take on the EU
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The tech giants take on the EU

With accusations of censorship and tariffs, the US internet giants are at war with the EU. Hold on or back down is the question for the new digital commissioner Henna Virkkunen
The Social Democrats want to summon Kristersson to the Defence Committee
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The Social Democrats want to summon Kristersson to the Defence Committee

The Social Democrats will request that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) comes to the Defence Committee to answer questions about the national security adviser Henrik Landerholm, who has caused several security incidents. There are many questions that need to be answered, says Peter Hultqvist (S)
The Sweden Democrats increase in new measurement – larger than the Moderate Party
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The Sweden Democrats increase in new measurement – larger than the Moderate Party

Support for the Sweden Democrats is increasing, shows a voter barometer that Indikator Opinion conducts for Sveriges Radio Ekot. In the measurement, SD is the second largest party, larger than The Moderate Party
This is what happens in 2025
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This is what happens in 2025

Donald Trump returns to the White House in Washington DC and Germany can get a new government. Sweden's women's football team plays the European Championship and the women's volleyball team gets the chance to participate in the World Championship for the first time
Tsunami victims honored in Uppsala Cathedral
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Tsunami victims honored in Uppsala Cathedral

The tsunami disaster's victims were honored with a memorial service in Uppsala Cathedral on Boxing Day. No one is as present as the absent, said Archbishop Martin Modéus
The Moderate Party also wants to abolish the F grade
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The Moderate Party also wants to abolish the F grade

The Moderate Party is also shifting its stance on the F-grade issue and wants it abolished, reports SVT News. We see that today's grading system is not fair, says Josefin Malmqvist (M), education policy spokesperson
The Environmental Zone in Stockholm City Remains on Hold
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The Environmental Zone in Stockholm City Remains on Hold

It looks bleak for the environmental zone in Stockholm, which the red-green government in the city wants to introduce. This since the Transport Agency put its foot down on the issue
Proposal: Leave the country to seek asylum again
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Proposal: Leave the country to seek asylum again

People who receive a deportation order should not be able to stay in Sweden and apply for asylum again, according to the government. Instead, they must leave the country – and a new application cannot be submitted until after five years
Critiqued "Principal Hamid" gets job in Trollhättan
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Critiqued "Principal Hamid" gets job in Trollhättan

Hamid Zafar, also known as "Principal Hamid", was forced to leave all his assignments due to hateful comments against, among others, Jews. Now he has got a new job in Trollhättan, reports Dagens Nyheter
Social Democratic Analysis of the EU Election: SD a Main Opponent
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Social Democratic Analysis of the EU Election: SD a Main Opponent

The EU election was an exercise in having the Sweden Democrats and not the Moderate Party as the main opponent on certain issues, writes the Social Democrats' election analysis group in a debate article in Altinget.
Political Wildcards on the Rise – The Sweden Democrats Account for Half
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Political Wildcards on the Rise – The Sweden Democrats Account for Half

There are 162 political wild cards in the municipal councils. The Sweden Democrats account for half of them, shows an examination by Dagens Samhälle
The Moderate Party says no to allowing landmines
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The Moderate Party says no to allowing landmines

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