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Parties’ key healthcare promises ahead of the election
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Parties’ key healthcare promises ahead of the election

Here are the parties' most important election promises on healthcare policy.
This is how the parties want to make healthcare more equal
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This is how the parties want to make healthcare more equal

Healthcare is often highlighted as the most important election issue when voters are asked. TT has reviewed the parties' priority election promises in this area
Left Party wants 30,000 new youth jobs in the public sector
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Left Party wants 30,000 new youth jobs in the public sector

The Left Party wants to introduce 30,000 special youth jobs in the public sector, which the party calls a job guarantee for young people.
Liberals rise to 3.0% but remain below threshold in new poll
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Liberals rise to 3.0% but remain below threshold in new poll

The Liberals are moving forward in voter opinion, but are still below the parliamentary threshold, according to a new opinion poll conducted by Verian for SVT. The Social Democrats are retreating - but the opposition has a clear lead, according to the poll
What the parties want to do for your wallet ahead of the election
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What the parties want to do for your wallet ahead of the election

Here are some of the parties’ promises ahead of the election to strengthen household finances.
Parties shower households with election pledges, but economists warn of a downside
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Parties shower households with election pledges, but economists warn of a downside

The parties are pouring billions into the election campaign to support voters' wallets. But many economists are critical
Hundreds of S, V and MP candidates run limited companies in the welfare sector despite profit limits stance
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Hundreds of S, V and MP candidates run limited companies in the welfare sector despite profit limits stance

Representatives of S, V and MP - parties that are running for election on stopping or limiting welfare profits - have 229 candidates in the election who run limited companies in the welfare sector, according to a review by Expressen.
Ebba Busch open to meatball lunch with Magdalena Andersson but rules out governing together
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Ebba Busch open to meatball lunch with Magdalena Andersson but rules out governing together

KD leader Ebba Busch has no red lines toward Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson and is happy to share a meatball sandwich with her. But she does not intend to sit in a government with her
Few municipal election candidates live in Sweden’s exclusion areas, study finds
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Few municipal election candidates live in Sweden’s exclusion areas, study finds

Only 6. 5 percent of the political candidates in the municipal elections in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö live in what are classified as exclusion areas, reports the newspaper Dagens Samhälle
Sweden records lowest asylum numbers since 1985 as parties split over future migration policy
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Sweden records lowest asylum numbers since 1985 as parties split over future migration policy

MP, V and C want to accept more quota refugees, and the entire opposition, including S, wants to relax the rules for family immigration. The Tidö parties warn of a return to a more generous refugee policy if the red-greens win the election
Parties spell out their immigration and integration proposals
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Parties spell out their immigration and integration proposals

Here are the parties' most important proposals and promises on immigration and integration.
Tidö parties present united front as Sweden moves to criminalise gang membership
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Tidö parties present united front as Sweden moves to criminalise gang membership

The 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
Mohamsson: L rise bodes well for election day as S falls in Novus poll
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Mohamsson: L rise bodes well for election day as S falls in Novus poll

The Social Democrats are falling and the Liberals are rising in a Novus poll, narrowing the opposition's lead to 2. 6 percentage points
Amanda Lind: Only the Green Party speaks plainly about higher fuel prices
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Amanda Lind: Only the Green Party speaks plainly about higher fuel prices

Spokesperson Amanda Lind wants to get a "kickstart for the climate" if the Green Party takes a seat in government. She does not deny that gasoline will become more expensive in the future, but says this applies regardless of the government
Magdalena Andersson rejects Left Party proposal for billionaire tax
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Magdalena Andersson rejects Left Party proposal for billionaire tax

S leader Magdalena Andersson rejects the Left Party and the Green Party's proposal for a billionaire tax. When asked on SVT's "Utfrågningen" whether V and MP can push such a tax through, she says: I find that very difficult to see
Social Democrats promise cheaper dental care for all adults
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Social Democrats promise cheaper dental care for all adults

The Social Democrats are going to the polls on a major dental care reform. No adult should pay more than ten percent of the price for dental care treatments
Left Party wants to restore the Swedish model with higher unemployment benefits, new jobs
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Left Party wants to restore the Swedish model with higher unemployment benefits, new jobs

The Left Party wants to improve unemployment insurance, remove the phase-out in benefits and invest in new jobs. We need new policies that restore the Swedish model, says party leader Nooshi Dadgostar
Parties split over Sweden’s 2030 transport climate target as focus turns to electric cars
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Parties split over Sweden’s 2030 transport climate target as focus turns to electric cars

Much of the parties' climate policy is about cars. Virtually all parties want to support more people driving electric cars
Climate policy: Here’s what the parties want to do to cut emissions
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Climate policy: Here’s what the parties want to do to cut emissions

What do the parties want to do to reduce emissions? Will the price of gasoline be raised, and how will more people be able to afford electric cars? See what the parties answer in TT's survey.
Åkesson repeats demand for clarity from Busch on possible S-led government support
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Åkesson repeats demand for clarity from Busch on possible S-led government support

SD 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
This is how the parties want to tackle crime
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This is how the parties want to tackle crime

Here are the parties’ most important election promises on crime policy.
Parties promise tougher measures against gangs and crime ahead of election
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Parties promise tougher measures against gangs and crime ahead of election

The prime minister's rivals are promising new tough measures against crime if they are allowed to form a government. Among other things, they want special laws to make life difficult for gang criminals
Left Party wants to end privatization in healthcare, exclude for-profit providers
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Left Party wants to end privatization in healthcare, exclude for-profit providers

The Left Party wants to appoint a "deprivatization commission" for all welfare immediately after the election and exclude profit-making actors from procurement.
Memorial service in Fagersta after Brinell School attack, King and Queen attend
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Memorial service in Fagersta after Brinell School attack, King and Queen attend

A memorial service is being held in Fagersta after the attack at Brinell School, where a 17-year-old girl was killed and three others were injured.
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