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Svantesson on SD’s promise: Not sure it will work
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Svantesson on SD’s promise: Not sure it will work

If the Tidö parties win the election, L and KD may have to rethink aid, and SD may have to rethink its election promises on cheaper dental care and lower fuel taxes.
Moderates want security checks for ministers
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Moderates want security checks for ministers

The Moderates want to introduce security checks for ministers. There is a lot of sensitive information handled, not least in the government, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M)
M and L step up warnings to centre-right voters against backing C
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M and L step up warnings to centre-right voters against backing C

The Moderates and Liberals spare no effort in warning "bourgeois-minded voters" against voting for the Center Party.
Police order TikTok and other platforms to remove around 30 criminal recruitment ads
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Police order TikTok and other platforms to remove around 30 criminal recruitment ads

The police have ordered TikTok and other platforms to take down around 30 criminal recruitment ads, according to Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M).
Swedish government proposes law to let police use provocative measures for evidence
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Swedish government proposes law to let police use provocative measures for evidence

The government is proposing a law that will make it clear that the police are allowed to use provocative measures. For example, police will be allowed to pose as a minor selling sex online
Moderates want aid recipients to cooperate on crime and extradition
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Moderates want aid recipients to cooperate on crime and extradition

The Moderates believe that it should be a foreign policy priority to target serious criminals who control crime in Sweden from abroad. The party wants to see a new "crime strategy" for Swedish aid
Kristersson says L is an option for C voters on the centre-right
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Kristersson says L is an option for C voters on the centre-right

The Moderates are on an election tour in southern Sweden, and Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is bringing four heavyweight ministers with him. They will discuss the economy, security and Swedish interests in the world during this weekend's election tour, which will take them from Malmö to Stockholm
Sweden to probe mandatory crime scene investigations in cases of murdered women
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Sweden to probe mandatory crime scene investigations in cases of murdered women

The government wants to tighten laws on men’s violence against women and, among other things, investigate whether the crime of “femicide” should be introduced.
Hultqvist wants Kristersson questioned over SD official with Russian ties
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Hultqvist wants Kristersson questioned over SD official with Russian ties

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) should be summoned to an extraordinary meeting of the defense committee, according to the committee's chairman Peter Hultqvist (S), to answer questions about information on an SD official's ties to Russian interests. But Kristersson says he will “of course” not attend an extraordinary meeting
Sweden summons Russian ambassador over suspected sabotage in Germany
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Sweden summons Russian ambassador over suspected sabotage in Germany

Sweden is summoning the Russian ambassador "to express Sweden's strong protest against Russia's actions," Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) said at a press conference.
Moderates promise to fully fund election pledges in new manifesto
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Moderates promise to fully fund election pledges in new manifesto

The Moderates present their 226-point election manifesto. The party promises to finance its election pledges
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
Moderates want to make divorce faster in cases of partner violence
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Moderates want to make divorce faster in cases of partner violence

The Moderates want to review whether it should be easier to divorce without a cooling-off period. The aim is for women to get out of a violent relationship more quickly
Moderates want to expand area ban to remove threatening people from streets and squares
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Moderates want to expand area ban to remove threatening people from streets and squares

The Moderates want to expand the area ban to also apply to people who act threateningly in public places.
Tidö parties want to bar convicted criminals from profiting from music and books
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Tidö parties want to bar convicted criminals from profiting from music and books

The Tidö parties want to stop people with a criminal background from making money from music or books about their crimes. They make a lot of money by exploiting crimes that other, very vulnerable people have been exposed to, says Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M)
Sweden to review chemical castration as part of child sex offence inquiry
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Sweden to review chemical castration as part of child sex offence inquiry

The Tidö parties want to investigate how children can be better protected from sex offenders - including whether voluntary chemical castration should become a requirement for conditional release.
Strömmer wants more petty crime solved
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Strömmer wants more petty crime solved

Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) wants to see a greater focus on everyday crime.
Moderates promise to abolish sentence discounts by 2029
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Moderates promise to abolish sentence discounts by 2029

The Moderates are now promising that today's sentence discount for those convicted of multiple crimes will be abolished in 2029. That is a year earlier than they said just two weeks ago
Kristersson and Andersson visit Fagersta together after attack
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Kristersson and Andersson visit Fagersta together after attack

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) and the Social Democrats' party leader Magdalena Andersson visited Fagersta together the day after the attack. "It felt good to come here today," Kristersson says, adding that he is also calling the party leaders together
King Carl Gustaf expresses dismay after school attack in Fagersta
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King Carl Gustaf expresses dismay after school attack in Fagersta

A number of politicians and the king are commenting on the act of violence at a school in Fagersta. "It is with dismay and sadness that we have received the news that Sweden has once again been hit by a school attack," says King Carl Gustaf in a statement on the Royal Court's website
Moderates propose temporary move of Justice Ministry to Gothenburg and Malmö
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Moderates propose temporary move of Justice Ministry to Gothenburg and Malmö

If the Moderates win the election, they will temporarily move the Ministry of Justice to Gothenburg and Malmö.
Two men arrested after alleged threat to Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer’s Gothenburg campaign event
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Two men arrested after alleged threat to Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer’s Gothenburg campaign event

Two men are suspected of preparing to commit aggravated assault in connection with Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer's election campaign in Gothenburg on Thursday evening. The police intervened, but in a very calm manner
Estonia blocks more than half of Sweden’s prisoner transfer requests to Tartu Prison
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Estonia blocks more than half of Sweden’s prisoner transfer requests to Tartu Prison

A first plane carrying Swedish prisoners has landed in Estonia. But many of the prisoners Sweden wanted to send to the prison in Tartu have been stopped by Estonian authorities
Three arrested after school shooting in Södertälje, child injured
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Three arrested after school shooting in Södertälje, child injured

Three people have been arrested after Monday night's shooting at a school in Ronna in Södertälje, where a person under the age of 18 was injured. Two of the suspected perpetrators are under the age of 15
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