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Sweden to Temporarily Halve Food VAT from April 2026
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Sweden to Temporarily Halve Food VAT from April 2026

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The Government and The Sweden Democrats propose that the food VAT be temporarily reduced from 12 to 6 percent in April next year. A food price commission will keep track of the food giants actually lowering the prices
Greta Thunberg Joins Flotilla to Gaza Strip to Challenge Blockade
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Greta Thunberg Joins Flotilla to Gaza Strip to Challenge Blockade

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Several boats set sail on Sunday from Barcelona and Genoa with destination Gaza Strip. On board are, among others, environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the newly minted political wild card Lorena Delgado Varas
Lorena Delgado Varas and Greta Thunberg Plan Humanitarian Voyage to Gaza
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Lorena Delgado Varas and Greta Thunberg Plan Humanitarian Voyage to Gaza

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Lorena Delgado Varas, who recently left The Left Party, will sail with aid to Gaza together with Greta Thunberg, writes Expressen.
Christian Democrats Lead in Taxpayer-Funded Party Expenses
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Christian Democrats Lead in Taxpayer-Funded Party Expenses

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Over 180 politicians have let taxpayers foot the bill for the parties' activities and parties, shows a DN-examination. Half of them are Christian Democrats
Opposition Criticizes Swedish Government's 2026 Budget as Desperate Move
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Opposition Criticizes Swedish Government's 2026 Budget as Desperate Move

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The opposition fears that the government's giant budget suggests that it has lost control and been struck by panic. It feels fairly desperate, says the Social Democrats' economic policy spokesperson Mikael Damberg
Swedish Consumer Agency Proposes Ban on Telephone Sales
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Swedish Consumer Agency Proposes Ban on Telephone Sales

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The Swedish Consumer Agency proposes that telephone sales be completely banned. The business method is problematic in its basic construction
Left Party Vice Chair Responds to Criticism Amid Member Departures
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Left Party Vice Chair Responds to Criticism Amid Member Departures

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The Left Party's vice chairman Ida Gabrielsson brushes off the criticism from the defected members of parliament. There are many who are quarreling, she says to SVT News
Centre Party Leader Hatt: Left Party Faces Serious Internal Issue
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Centre Party Leader Hatt: Left Party Faces Serious Internal Issue

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Left-Wing Rebels Delgado Varas and Riazat Launch New Political Project
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Left-Wing Rebels Delgado Varas and Riazat Launch New Political Project

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Now Lorena Delgado Varas and Daniel Riazat – who have announced that they are leaving The Left Party – are presenting their new project, referred to as a "new political alternative".
Left Party Reports PM Kristersson Over Confidential Document Incident
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Left Party Reports PM Kristersson Over Confidential Document Incident

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The Left Party reports Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to the Constitutional Committee after DN's revelation that a folder with confidential documents was left at Arlanda.
Left Party Faces Criticism but Remains Unharmed, Expert Says
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Left Party Faces Criticism but Remains Unharmed, Expert Says

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Left party members who became political wildcards directed stone-hard criticism towards Nooshi Dadgostar. But in the end, it will probably not harm the party significantly, says political scientist Jonas Hinnfors
Left Party MPs Delgado Varas and Riazat Depart Amid Expulsion Dispute
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Left Party MPs Delgado Varas and Riazat Depart Amid Expulsion Dispute

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The Left Party's members of parliament Lorena Delgado Varas and Daniel Riazat leave the party and become independents, days after expulsion cases were opened against them. Here are some of the twists in the conflict between the two and the party's leadership
Riazat and Delgado Varas Exit Left Party to Become Independents
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Riazat and Delgado Varas Exit Left Party to Become Independents

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Threatened with expulsion Daniel Riazat and Lorena Delgado Varas leave The Left Party – but not the parliament. There will be an alternative, says Riazat about what happens next
Left Party Faces Criticism Over Expulsion of Delgado Varas and Riazat
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Left Party Faces Criticism Over Expulsion of Delgado Varas and Riazat

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Lorena Delgado Varas and Daniel Riazat are on their way to being excluded from The Left Party. Now Delgado Varas is directing harsh criticism towards the party
Dadgostar Faces Leadership Test Amid Party Division
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Dadgostar Faces Leadership Test Amid Party Division

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The exclusion of the two top politicians Daniel Riazat and Lorena Delgado Varas will be a test of fire for the Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar. This means political scientist Ulf Bjereld
Government Criticizes Israel's Ground Offensive in Gaza
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Government Criticizes Israel's Ground Offensive in Gaza

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The Government condemns Israel's ground offensive against Gaza city. All such steps condemn the Government, says Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party)
Left Party Politicians Face Expulsion Amid Media Distrust
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Left Party Politicians Face Expulsion Amid Media Distrust

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Lorena Delgado Varas and Daniel Riazat are on their way to being excluded from the party – but receive support from several heavy Left Party members. On their way into the Riksdag chamber, Delgado Varas does not want to answer any questions
Lorena Delgado Varas Faces Expulsion from The Left Party
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Lorena Delgado Varas Faces Expulsion from The Left Party

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Lorena Delgado Varas is excluded from The Left Party, she writes herself in social media.
Alexander Skarsgård Supports Trädgården Nightclub Amid Closure Threat
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Alexander Skarsgård Supports Trädgården Nightclub Amid Closure Threat

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The actor Alexander Skarsgård has joined the growing crowd that protests against the nightclub Trädgården in Stockholm being shut down, writes ETC.
Kristersson Supports Forssell Amid Family Controversy
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Kristersson Supports Forssell Amid Family Controversy

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Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) believes that the Minister for Migration can remain in the government. ”Of course, I still have confidence in Johan Forssell”, he says in a written comment to TT
Johan Forssell Addresses Son's Far-Right Ties, Stays as Migration Minister
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Johan Forssell Addresses Son's Far-Right Ties, Stays as Migration Minister

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Minister for Migration Johan Forssell (The Moderate Party) is now speaking out about his son who, according to the newspaper Expo, has connections to a right-wing extremist environment. As a dad, you get shocked, you get horrified
Magdalena Andersson Draws Largest Crowd at Almedalen 2025
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Magdalena Andersson Draws Largest Crowd at Almedalen 2025

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Under this year's Almedals week in Visby, the Social Democrats' Magdalena Andersson attracted the most listeners during the party leader speeches.
Dadgostar Criticizes Sweden's Silence on Global Issues
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Dadgostar Criticizes Sweden's Silence on Global Issues

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Sweden's voice in the world has fallen silent, believes The Left Party's party leader Nooshi Dadgostar. - Now it has been replaced with a government that bends its back, she says in her speech in Almedalen
Sweden Agrees on Defense Loans Amid Uncertainty Over Future Payment
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Sweden Agrees on Defense Loans Amid Uncertainty Over Future Payment

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All parties agree that Sweden should borrow to quickly strengthen the defense. But after 2030, the strengthening should start being paid from the state budget
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