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SD proposes voluntary camera surveillance during home care visits for safer elderly care
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SD proposes voluntary camera surveillance during home care visits for safer elderly care

The SD proposes voluntary camera surveillance during home care visits as a way to address abuse in elderly care.
Proposal: More difficult for immigrants to bring relatives to Sweden
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Proposal: More difficult for immigrants to bring relatives to Sweden

The government and the Sweden Democrats (SD) want to tighten requirements for family immigration, including raising the financial support requirement. Also new is that certain groups who want to bring their family here must wait two years before they can apply
SD member suspended after information about criminal suspicions
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SD member suspended after information about criminal suspicions

A member of parliament from the Social Democratic Party (SD) is being suspended from the party after resigning from all his duties earlier in the day, party secretary Mattias Bäckström Johansson told Expressen. According to SVT, he is suspected of child pornography offences
This is how the parties chase votes abroad - it could decide the election
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This is how the parties chase votes abroad - it could decide the election

Swedes abroad could decide the election this autumn. The parties' campaign offices are planning advertisements, events and election messages aimed specifically at these voters
Tidö parties: Expelled teenagers get a new chance
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Tidö parties: Expelled teenagers get a new chance

The Tidö parties have agreed on a "valve" to stop further so-called teenage deportations. The bills also apply to those who have already received deportation orders and who have left Sweden since last year
C-leader: Unrealistic to support Kristersson as prime minister
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C-leader: Unrealistic to support Kristersson as prime minister

It looks increasingly unlikely that the Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson will become prime minister after the election. As the opinion polls now show, that looks very unrealistic, because the Moderates are so small, says Conservative leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist in an interview with Ekot on Saturday
Åkesson wants state credit guarantees for Swedish agriculture
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Åkesson wants state credit guarantees for Swedish agriculture

SD wants more Swedish farmers. More people should be able to train to become farmers, the rollout of new residential areas on farmland around cities should be stopped, and the state should provide credit guarantees to help younger people take over from older farmers
MP Katja Nyberg has been fired from the police
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MP Katja Nyberg has been fired from the police

Member of Parliament Katja Nyberg has been dismissed from the police, Polistidningen reports.
After the equalization dispute, MP raises urgent motion to retake citizenship vote
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After the equalization dispute, MP raises urgent motion to retake citizenship vote

The dispute over citizenship in the Riksdag is now taking a new turn. The Green Party is taking an unusual step to seek a new vote on citizenship rules in the Riksdag
SD leader Richard Jomshof says he was spat in the face and has filed a police report
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SD leader Richard Jomshof says he was spat in the face and has filed a police report

Richard Jomshof, a Member of Parliament for the Sweden Democrats, says he was spat in the face during a concert earlier in May, Sydöstran reports. The incident has been reported to police
More stores in Sweden will be able to accept cash from July 1, 2026
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More stores in Sweden will be able to accept cash from July 1, 2026

The Riksdag has decided that grocery stores, pharmacies, and banks will be able to accept cash more widely.
Sweden Democrats want to increase funding for Sami culture
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Sweden Democrats want to increase funding for Sami culture

The Sweden Democrats want to allocate more money to strengthen Sami culture. "Our view is that there is great value in the survival of the Sami language, or the various Sami dialects," says deputy party leader Henrik Vinge
Svantesson defends the support as temporary and targeted
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Svantesson defends the support as temporary and targeted

The government's billion SEK support for households and businesses has been criticized by leading economists and called "election pork" by the opposition. However, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) defends the large loans
SD member stuck in the US misses Riksdag vote
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SD member stuck in the US misses Riksdag vote

Sweden Democrats MP Patrick Reslow is stuck in the United States and therefore cannot participate in today's votes in the Riksdag.
Public transport prices halved for six months from July 1 to December 31, 2026
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Public transport prices halved for six months from July 1 to December 31, 2026

The government is giving the regions the opportunity to halve the price of monthly public transport passes. The reduction will apply from 1 July to the end of the year
Government and Sweden Democrats to halve price of monthly public transport passes nationwide from July 1
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Government and Sweden Democrats to halve price of monthly public transport passes nationwide from July 1

The government and the Sweden Democrats will halve the price of monthly public transport passes, Aftonbladet and Expressen report, citing sources.
Verdict: Sweden Democrats in Klippan will be left without party support
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Verdict: Sweden Democrats in Klippan will be left without party support

The Sweden Democrats in Klippan will be left without a local party group. The party was the largest in the last election, but all its seats in the municipal council are now held by independents
Sweden Democrats want nearly half of ministerial posts
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Sweden Democrats want nearly half of ministerial posts

If the Tidö parties form a government, Sweden Democrats' leader Jimmie Åkesson said the party should receive close to half of the ministerial posts in an interview with Ekot on Saturday.
Stop for Berry Pickers - Professions Denied Exemption from New Labour Immigration Wage Floor
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Stop for Berry Pickers - Professions Denied Exemption from New Labour Immigration Wage Floor

The government's list of exemptions from the stricter requirements for labor immigration is significantly shorter than the Migration Board's more generous proposal. 27 professions are exempt from the wage floor of SEK 33,390, compared with the Migration Board's 81
Billions in support for Swedish agriculture in crisis package
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Billions in support for Swedish agriculture in crisis package

The government and the Social Democrats are contributing more than one billion kronor to Swedish agriculture as part of a crisis package, Minister of Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren (KD) and Minister of Finance Elisabeth Svantesson (M) write in Expressen.
Harsh criticism of Taliban meeting in EU: Complicity
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Harsh criticism of Taliban meeting in EU: Complicity

There is great anger over the upcoming meeting between the European Commission, Sweden and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. The European Parliament "regrets" the invitation in a critical statement
Painted mustache on Åkesson in Färgelanda - two civil servants forced to leave their jobs
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Painted mustache on Åkesson in Färgelanda - two civil servants forced to leave their jobs

Two civil servants in Färgelanda municipality have been forced to leave their jobs after, among other things, adding a mustache to a painting of Jimmie Åkesson, reports Dalslänningen.
Social Democrats want to cooperate across blocs, even if they win the election
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Social Democrats want to cooperate across blocs, even if they win the election

S leader Magdalena Andersson wants to cooperate across the bloc on several issues after the election, even if she were to secure a majority.
SD MP says party acted wrongly in Riksdag vote
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SD MP says party acted wrongly in Riksdag vote

Sweden Democrats MP Rashid Farivar believes the party made a mistake when it allowed two disqualified members to vote. The opposition welcomes his statement but wants an apology from the Sweden Democrats' leadership
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