With two prime ministerial votes completed, pressure is mounting on the parties. The likelihood of things starting to move increases as we approach a third round, says political scientist Jonas Hinnfors.
Swedish politicsThe SD-affiliated media channel Riks may lose millions in party support. “Sometimes the suit gets bigger and sometimes you manage to slim down a little. That’s life,” says Riks CEO Jacob Hagnell.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats deny reports that the party is ready to drop its demand for ministerial posts. “This is completely false,” says press officer Oskar Cavalli-Björkman.
Swedish politicsSeven weeks have passed since election day. Here are the developments in the government formation process - and what is happening now.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats are considering dropping their demand for ministerial posts, sources tell Aftonbladet.
Swedish politicsSweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson has weighed in on the ongoing party dispute over what defines Swedishness. In an opinion piece in Expressen, he urges those who disagree with the party line to leave.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates continue to narrowly edge out the Social Democrats, a new opinion poll shows.
Swedish politicsA row over Swedish identity has erupted within the Sweden Democrats. It could damage the party’s relations with the bourgeois parties in the long term, according to political scientist Andreas Johansson Heinö.
Swedish politicsAfter strong gains for the Moderates and the Sweden Democrats, the Tidö parties have a clear lead over the red-green parties in public opinion, according to DN/Ipsos' voter barometer.
Swedish politicsFormer MP Katja Nyberg is facing several criminal charges. The Riksdag administration is now granting her additional transition support to take a course in accounting and finance worth up to SEK 162,800, Aftonbladet reports.
Swedish politicsSix weeks have passed since election day, and yet a government still seems far off. Here are the steps in the government formation process.
Swedish politicsSD’s top official, Gustav Gellerbrant, is suing the Social Democrats for gross defamation over a post published during the election campaign alleging links to the Russian intelligence sphere, Sveriges Radio reports.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats want to wait before resuming the Riksdag's investigation into the so-called Landerholm affair.
Swedish politicsMarine Le Pen’s far-right group in the European Parliament is now larger than Giorgia Meloni’s - thanks to a Czech communist.
World politicsThe battle over how quickly the government’s full criminal justice reform can be implemented is gaining new momentum. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service says costs could rise from SEK 24 billion to SEK 85 billion by 2045.
Swedish politicsThe Centre Party leader has now begun exploring the possibility of forming a centrist government. It is unlikely, but not entirely out of the question, says political science professor Jonas Hinnfors.
Swedish politicsKlas Östergren, Karolina Ramqvist and Inger Edelfeldt could all win their first August Prize. But the year’s most talked-about novel, Tone Schunesson’s “Ultravåld,” was not nominated.
EntertainmentThe Council on Legislation gives the government’s proposal to criminalize participation in gangs the green light.
Swedish politicsCentre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been tasked with exploring the possibility of forming a new government. She wants to talk to all party leaders, but her party’s red lines remain firm. There are many deadlocks, she tells TT.
Swedish politicsA right-wing government including both the Centre Party and the Sweden Democrats remains a distant prospect, despite SD leader Jimmie Åkesson's invitation to the Centre Party. This is what Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) said on SVT's Agenda.
Swedish politicsSweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson invites Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to an “unconditional conversation about the parliamentary situation,” he writes on X. The SD is not, however, dropping its demand to be in government.
Swedish politicsSocial Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson has been voted down in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament). “It’s not surprising, since it requires hard work and solid preparations. But it’s still strikingly weak,” Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson said in a comment.
Swedish politicsMore than a month has passed since election day, yet a government still seems far off. Here are the steps in the government formation process.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats say yes to investigating a law to halt teenage deportations, but not to introducing one. “No, absolutely not,” says the party’s migration policy spokesperson, Jessica Stegrud.
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