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What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Expert explains the consequences
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What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Expert explains the consequences

What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Who loses their jobs? And what happens to the money? Political science professor Jonas Hinnfors explains.
Busch offered Åkesson sponge cake after speech row
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Busch offered Åkesson sponge cake after speech row

Jimmie Åkesson (SD) criticized Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch in his summer speech. Busch then quickly rerouted her campaign tour to Åkesson's Sölvesborg - where she had a peace coffee with the SD leader
Åkesson attacks Busch: Can KD be trusted?
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Åkesson attacks Busch: Can KD be trusted?

SD leader Jimmie Åkesson takes on his own Tidö colleagues in his summer speech. Can KD be trusted? he asks after Ebba Busch's repeated winks to S leader Magdalena Andersson
Tidö parties want to bar convicted criminals from profiting from music and books
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Tidö parties want to bar convicted criminals from profiting from music and books

The Tidö parties want to stop people with a criminal background from making money from music or books about their crimes. They make a lot of money by exploiting crimes that other, very vulnerable people have been exposed to, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M)
Why some parties are over- or undercounted in opinion polls
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Why some parties are over- or undercounted in opinion polls

Before the election, opinion polls are coming in, but how accurate are they? And what happens if they turn out to be misleading? It can have a psychological effect, says political scientist Annika Fredén.
Dadgostar pushes for S-V-MP government and says Left Party must be included
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Dadgostar pushes for S-V-MP government and says Left Party must be included

With just a few weeks left until the election, Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar is betting on ending up in an S-led government together with the Green Party. And the party has not softened: it will say no to any government that does not include the Left Party
Andersson slams government economic policy as a disaster, questions election promises worth 200 billion
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Andersson slams government economic policy as a disaster, questions election promises worth 200 billion

A disaster. That's what S leader Magdalena Andersson says about the government's economic policy after the Finance Minister's presentation of the conditions for the next term
Sweden government says only 50 billion SEK available for election promises
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Sweden government says only 50 billion SEK available for election promises

There is only 50 billion in so-called reform space for the next four years, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M). She is calling on her government parties, KD and L, and the support party SD to show in black and white how they will finance their election promises
Centre Party leader admits left-leaning coalition looks impossible for now
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Centre Party leader admits left-leaning coalition looks impossible for now

C Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has pinned her hopes on a center-left coalition after the election - even though the prospects look slim at the moment. It will crash a few times before it becomes possible, she says
Busch looks to Norway on healthcare: They should not beat us in this too
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Busch looks to Norway on healthcare: They should not beat us in this too

KD's most important election promise is that the state will take over responsibility for healthcare. In Norway, that process took less than two years
Left Party proposes higher study grants and holiday supplement for students
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Left Party proposes higher study grants and holiday supplement for students

The Left Party is proposing a youth package with increased study grants and a kind of holiday supplement for students.
Sweden’s party voters: Surveys show the typical supporter of each party
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Sweden’s party voters: Surveys show the typical supporter of each party

There are many stereotypes about what an environmentalist or a Sweden Democrat looks like. But are they really true? Surveys provide some of the answers
Kristersson says he has not given up despite poll lead for the opposition
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Kristersson says he has not given up despite poll lead for the opposition

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has not given up despite the opposition's lead in the opinion polls. He hopes the government issue will lead to an election victory
New poll shows Tidö bloc closing gap on opposition, Liberals still below threshold
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New poll shows Tidö bloc closing gap on opposition, Liberals still below threshold

Two and a half weeks before the election, the gap between the Tidö parties and the opposition is narrowing, reports Sveriges Radio Ekot. But the Liberals remain well below the parliamentary threshold
Liberals hit highest support since Mohamsson shifted course on Sweden Democrats
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Liberals hit highest support since Mohamsson shifted course on Sweden Democrats

Support for the Liberals is at its highest since party leader Simona Mohamsson shifted course this spring and agreed to give the Sweden Democrats ministerial posts, according to Dagens Nyheter/Ipsos’s latest voter barometer.
Fjällräven demands Sweden Democrats change campaign font over copyright concerns
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Fjällräven demands Sweden Democrats change campaign font over copyright concerns

The font the Sweden Democrats use in their campaign is too similar to Fjällräven's, the company says, and is now demanding a change.
Sweden Democrats want stronger mortgage interest deductions for first-time home builders
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Sweden Democrats want stronger mortgage interest deductions for first-time home builders

The Sweden Democrats want 100,000 so-called "Sweden Houses" to be built over the next ten years.
SD's Ludvig Aspling would accept role as migration minister
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SD's Ludvig Aspling would accept role as migration minister

The Sweden Democrats' Ludvig Aspling would not refuse if he were asked to become Minister of Migration after the election. "It is important that someone from our party takes that position," he says
Sweden Democrats seek tougher laws on illegal labor, call it modern slavery
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Sweden Democrats seek tougher laws on illegal labor, call it modern slavery

The Sweden Democrats want to tighten the law on illegal labor in Sweden. It cannot be described as anything other than modern slavery, says SD spokesperson Magnus Persson
Åkesson dismisses climate alarm over Europe wildfires
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Åkesson dismisses climate alarm over Europe wildfires

SD's Jimmie Åkesson is not concerned about the record heat and the fires that have ravaged Europe during the summer. No, I think it mostly seems to have created concern among the establishment and the media elite, he says in SVT's hearing
Åkesson: If Liberals are below 3.5 percent, don't vote for L
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Åkesson: If Liberals are below 3.5 percent, don't vote for L

If the Liberals do not reach 3. 5 percent with ten days left until the election, no Tidö voters should vote for them, says SD party leader Jimmie Åkesson
Svantesson Dismisses Inflation Fears Over Costly Election Promises
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Svantesson Dismisses Inflation Fears Over Costly Election Promises

Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) downplays warnings that costly election promises risk fuelling inflation.
Gozzi denies SD cooperation over Åkesson song
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Gozzi denies SD cooperation over Åkesson song

Producer Rasmus Gozzi denies that the song he and Fröken Snusk made with Jimmie Åkesson should be seen as support for the SD. "We have not made a song in collaboration with SD
Richard Jomshof says he could take on role as democracy minister in new government
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Richard Jomshof says he could take on role as democracy minister in new government

Richard Jomshof (SD) says he could consider becoming “some kind of democracy minister” in a new government, SVT reports.
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