After 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.
SwedenFormer national security adviser Henrik Landerholm was convicted by the Svea Court of Appeal on Monday of negligence involving classified information. The Social Democrats and the Green Party now want Parliament’s Constitutional Committee to resume its review of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s (M) actions in the case.
SwedenThe Moderates are at their highest level in five years in the latest SVT/Verian poll. The party is also gaining in the TV4/Novus survey.
SwedenThe first vote in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) is approaching, with no proxy voting system in place. This means uncertainty remains over votes in the Riksdag. A new system may not be ready until after the turn of the year, according to several people in the Tidö parties.
SwedenThe red-green parties strongly criticize the government's late announcement on quota refugees, which means that 350 people will receive protection this year. At the same time, the parties disagree among themselves about how many refugees Sweden should accept.
SwedenAlmost three weeks after the election, there is not even a rough sketch for a government. The parties seem as locked behind their red lines as on election night. And the Speaker needs to think a little more about who should be given the task of trying to form a government.
SwedenSD leader Jimmie Åkesson says it is unclear who won the election. At the same time, he comments on the party's losses.
SwedenPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has submitted his resignation to the Speaker. At the same time, Kristersson says that "right now there is no winner" - and says that he has not called Magdalena Andersson to congratulate her.
SwedenThe opposition parties are set to win the election. Even though it is extremely close and votes are still to be counted, the Tidö parties will not regain the lead, according to mathematician Gustav Karreskog Rehbinder. Not impossible, but unlikely.
SwedenWill the Prime Minister stay in office after the election, or will he resign? What will the Riksdag do after the election regarding the government? Here are some scenarios.
Sweden14-year-olds in Sweden can now be sentenced for serious crimes. The hotly debated issue, which was decided by an extraordinary session of parliament this summer, has come into effect.
SwedenThe Liberals are approaching the parliamentary threshold, a new survey from DN/Ipsos shows. The party receives 3.5 percent of the vote.
SwedenThe government and the Sweden Democrats showed a united front at a press conference after the recent row within the Tidö Partnership. SD leader Jimmie Åkesson and KD leader Ebba Busch stood side by side again.
SwedenSD leader Jimmie Åkesson reiterates his demand for a public answer on what “exceptional circumstances” would lead the KD leader to say yes to an S-led government. But KD has no plans for any specific public clarification.
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