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Center Party calls Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson to Riksdag tax committee over prostitution tax
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Center Party calls Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson to Riksdag tax committee over prostitution tax

After a high-profile case, the Center Party wants Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) to explain why prostitution is taxed.
Survey: One in four voters worried Swedish election results this fall will be questioned or not accepted
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Survey: One in four voters worried Swedish election results this fall will be questioned or not accepted

One in four voters is worried that the Swedish election results this fall will be questioned or not accepted, according to a survey by Sveriges Radio's Ekot.
Swedish armed forces to strengthen NATO presence in Finland
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Swedish armed forces to strengthen NATO presence in Finland

Sweden will contribute a military contingent of up to 1,200 personnel to a NATO force tasked with deterring Russia from attacking northern Finland.
Gang criminals to face double sentences this summer
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Gang criminals to face double sentences this summer

This summer, people convicted of gang-related crimes will face double sentences. The government and the SD are moving forward with the proposal despite harsh criticism from the Legal Affairs Council
Social Democrats critical of government proposal to allow private emergency schools
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Social Democrats critical of government proposal to allow private emergency schools

The Social Democrats reject the government's proposal to allow private emergency schools.
Childless people should be able to receive twice as many publicly funded IVF attempts
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Childless people should be able to receive twice as many publicly funded IVF attempts

The government and the Sweden Democrats are investing 564 million kronor in healthcare as part of the spring budget. The majority of this will go towards more IVF treatments, allowing people who are involuntarily childless to have twice as many IVF attempts as they have today
Exiled Iranian prince Reza Pahlavi comes to Sweden
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Exiled Iranian prince Reza Pahlavi comes to Sweden

Riksdag to widen safety net in front of public gallery
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Riksdag to widen safety net in front of public gallery

The safety net placed in front of the public gallery in the Riksdag will be expanded, according to the Riksdag administration.
Andersson on SVT: The Prime Minister must act
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Andersson on SVT: The Prime Minister must act

The Social Democrats are demanding that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) take action on behalf of SVT and allocate more money. Party leader Magdalena Andersson believes the money can be taken from the public service account
Currents in KU: Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer admits violence motivated a higher tempo
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Currents in KU: Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer admits violence motivated a higher tempo

Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) admits that the government deviated from the consultation period when introducing security zones.
Expand 1177 with digital doctors
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Expand 1177 with digital doctors

The Social Democrats want to strengthen 1177 so that healthcare seekers can also meet doctors there digitally.
Prime Minister's State Secretary admits mistakes in the Landerholm case, says it took too long
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Prime Minister's State Secretary admits mistakes in the Landerholm case, says it took too long

It took the Government Offices 673 days to record a damage assessment in the so-called Landerholm case. At the same time, there was a delay in releasing employees' emails
The state gives in - Ulla-Lena is right about her summer cottage
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The state gives in - Ulla-Lena is right about her summer cottage

After almost four years of fighting to remove all the strangers who have been registered at her summer cottage, Ulla-Lena Lindqvist, 71, is getting her way. The state is backing down and admitting that her rights have been violated
Moderate MP says should have switched to the Sweden Democrats much earlier
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Moderate MP says should have switched to the Sweden Democrats much earlier

Two Moderate MPs are switching to the Sweden Democrats (SD). "I should have switched much earlier
Minister: Much suggests a long-term major war
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Minister: Much suggests a long-term major war

There is much evidence that the US and Israel's war with Iran will be prolonged and could spread, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) warns. It is an extremely uncertain situation, and there is much evidence that we are heading towards a major war in the region, she says
School's biggest challenge: failing math
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School's biggest challenge: failing math

In many ways, Swedish schools are doing well. But there are major challenges, especially in mathematics, the National Agency for Education states in an assessment of the situation
L-profile leaves the party after re-election: painful sadness
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L-profile leaves the party after re-election: painful sadness

A number of Liberals are now leaving the party after Simona Mohamsson was re-elected as party leader. Among them is the party's opposition mayor in Stockholm, Jan Jönsson, who will not run again
Expert: Symbolic but messy all the way to the finish line
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Expert: Symbolic but messy all the way to the finish line

Even though the extraordinary national meeting only had one item on the agenda - to re-elect Simona Mohamsson as party leader - it was a long and at times chaotic performance.
Expert on the L-scream: More people can follow Lars Leijonborg
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Expert on the L-scream: More people can follow Lars Leijonborg

Lars Leijonborg's comeback to the Liberals could have great symbolic significance for the party in crisis. Defections have come one after another, but now, suddenly, someone from the old guard is stepping in and saying he believes in Simona Mohamsson's path
Swedish government wants to ease ethics review requirements
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Swedish government wants to ease ethics review requirements

Swedish researchers have described the ethics review system as an acute threat to research. Now the government is responding to the researchers by proposing several exemptions to the ethics review requirement
Lars Leijonborg is running for L and wants to help
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Lars Leijonborg is running for L and wants to help

Former party leader Lars Leijonborg, 76, is running for parliament as a Liberal ahead of the election this fall. "I believe very strongly that the Liberals are needed in Swedish politics," he says
Mohamsson says Sweden Democrats are not her first choice
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Mohamsson says Sweden Democrats are not her first choice

Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson says the new Sweden Democrats' stance is not her first choice, but that it is what is needed to keep the Liberals in the Riksdag. An audio recording of an internal meeting with the party's Stockholm branch, seen by SVT, shows this
L in Stockholm will not nominate a challenger to Simona Mohamsson, calls process unserious
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L in Stockholm will not nominate a challenger to Simona Mohamsson, calls process unserious

The Liberals in Stockholm are not nominating a challenger to Simona Mohamsson for the party leadership ahead of a crucial meeting on Sunday. Jan Jönsson, the opposition mayor of Stockholm, describes the rapid process as frivolous
Riksdag to be convened in extraordinary sessions on August 12 and 13 this summer
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Riksdag to be convened in extraordinary sessions on August 12 and 13 this summer

The Riksdag will be called into extraordinary sessions on August 12 and 13, Altinget reports.
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