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"Dadgostar: A Tragic End"

"A tragic end", says Nooshi Dadgostar. "Surprised it lasted so long", writes Jimmie Åkesson.
"Dadgostar: A Tragic End"

Expert: Unlikely Cooperation for C

The support for Magdalena Andersson dropped Muharrem Demirok, according to experts. But that he is now resigning as C-leader does not necessarily open up for a cooperation with the Tidö parties.
Expert: Unlikely Cooperation for C

Forssell and Åkesson in dispute over multiculturalism

Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (M) thinks that multiculturalism enriches Sweden. This has made SD leader Jimmie Åkesson furious and call him clueless.
Forssell and Åkesson in dispute over multiculturalism

Backdoors do not stop gangs on social media

The Government wants to give the police better tools to stop criminals who try to recruit children on social media. But is it possible, technically speaking? The problem now is that they (criminals) use apps that everyone uses, says cybersecurity expert Jonas Lejon.
Backdoors do not stop gangs on social media

So the Government Wants to Stop Child Recruitment

The Government wants to improve the police's ability to remove illegal material from the internet and stop criminals' recruitment of children. This environment harms lives, kills and destroys, says Education Minister Johan Pehrson (The Liberals).
So the Government Wants to Stop Child Recruitment

V and MP: The fundamental problem is the market school

The government's investigator wants to scrap the F-grade and see a grading scale with ten steps. The Left Party appreciates the proposals, but believes that the fundamental problem remains.
V and MP: The fundamental problem is the market school

Parties open to more money for defence

Sweden's defence budget may need to grow further. Several parties are open to investing more money.
Parties open to more money for defence

The question of troops to Ukraine raised too early

Sweden has, like other NATO countries, received a request from the USA about what they can contribute militarily to a potential peacekeeping mission in Ukraine. It entirely depends on how the peace looks, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party).
The question of troops to Ukraine raised too early

Controversial weapons – how dangerous are they

In hunting circles, the feeling is spreading that they "have been thrown under the bus", after the news that certain semi-automatic weapons may be banned for hunting as a consequence of the Örebro shooting. Weapons of the AR model are a question with great political explosive power.
Controversial weapons – how dangerous are they

Sharp criticism of forest proposal: "Under all criticism"

The verdict on the Environmental Goals Committee is harsh – a failure and a disappointment, environmental organizations believe. Even the opposition is critical.
Sharp criticism of forest proposal: "Under all criticism"

She becomes the Sweden Democrats' first County Governor

Carina Ståhl Herrstedt becomes the Sweden Democrats' first County Governor. This after the government has appointed her as County Governor and head of the County Administrative Board in Gävleborg County during the period of 1 March 2025–28 February 2031.
She becomes the Sweden Democrats' first County Governor

Åkesson disappointed with Jomshof

The SD leader Jimmie Åkesson is disappointed with Richard Jomshof, who openly questioned SD's agreement on the weapons law with the government. He does not think it was good to go out in social media.
Åkesson disappointed with Jomshof

Expert: Symbolic value important for SD in weapons issue

The party's desire to ban semi-automatic weapons for hunters led to Richard Jomshof (SD) resigning with a bang from the post of chairman of the justice committee on Monday. He is one of the heavyweights, but he is not decisive, says political scientist Andreas Johansson Heinö.
Expert: Symbolic value important for SD in weapons issue

The Sweden Democrats' Jomshof Resigns as Committee Chairman

The Sweden Democrat Richard Jomshof is stepping down as chairman of the Riksdag's Justice Committee. The announcement comes after a meeting in the SD party executive on Monday about the proposal to ban certain semi-automatic firearms.
The Sweden Democrats' Jomshof Resigns as Committee Chairman

Minute of Silence for Örebro in the EU

The victims of the school shooting in Örebro have now also been honored in the EU. Europe mourns, says Speaker Roberta Metsola.
Minute of Silence for Örebro in the EU

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.
Internal discontent in the SD over stricter gun laws

The Hunters Association critical of changes to weapons law

We do not see the need to rush through legislation. This is what the Swedish Hunters Association's general secretary Carl-Johan Djurstedt Holm says about the changes in the firearms legislation that the government and the Sweden Democrats want to make.
The Hunters Association critical of changes to weapons law

Only the Right People Should Have Guns

The Government and the Sweden Democrats are moving forward with proposals to tighten the gun laws. We want to ensure that only the right people have weapons, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to TT.
Only the Right People Should Have Guns

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.
After the school shooting – the government tightens gun laws

Red-Greens want to tighten gun laws – SD members critical

The Social Democrats, the Left Party, and the Green Party want the weapons legislation to be tightened and go further than the government on a few points. The Sweden Democrats support the government's line, but several Sweden Democrat members are critical.
Red-Greens want to tighten gun laws – SD members critical

After the school shooting – the government tightens gun laws

The Government and the Sweden Democrats want to limit the access to semi-automatic weapons of a certain type, such as the AR-15. The suitability testing of individuals who want to obtain a gun license will also be strengthened.
After the school shooting – the government tightens gun laws

The King: Sorrow and Dismay

King Carl Gustaf states in a statement that he is dismayed by today's events and sends his condolences to the families of the victims, after the fatal shooting in Örebro where around ten people lost their lives. .
The King: Sorrow and Dismay

Fewer expected to seek asylum in Sweden

Around 7,000 people are expected to seek asylum in Sweden this year, according to the Migration Agency's latest forecast, a decrease of 2,500 people from the previous forecast, writes [SVT News](https://www. svt.
Fewer expected to seek asylum in Sweden

Coordinator: Establish a State Nuclear Power Company

The Government should create a state-owned company that invests in new nuclear power. This is proposed by the Government's coordinator for new nuclear power, Carl Bergström, in a second interim report.
Coordinator: Establish a State Nuclear Power Company
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