A Swedish delegation of eight people will not be allowed to observe the midterm elections in the US, which has banned international observers. This is a decision that stands out in many ways, says Håkan Svenneling (V), the new chair of the Riksdag’s OSCE delegation.
Swedish politicsThe Left Party is reporting the ministers for foreign affairs and justice to the Committee on the Constitution (the parliamentary oversight committee) over their handling of the trial of journalist Joakim Medin.
Swedish politicsThe red-green parties S, V, C and MP have agreed that Sweden will push to suspend the EU’s trade agreement with Israel. The government has been outmaneuvered, says Morgan Johansson (S), the party’s foreign policy spokesperson.
WorldThe Riksdag once again elects the Moderate Andreas Norlén as Speaker. Norlén is re-elected after the Left Party supported the Moderates' candidate.
Swedish politicsThe Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard has been reported to the Constitutional Committee (KU) following the revelation that she bought shares in the defense company Mildef.
Swedish politicsForeign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) is criticized for not mentioning the President of the USA in her foreign policy declaration. She avoids with precision mentioning Donald Trump, says Håkan Svenneling, foreign policy spokesperson for V, in a debate in the Riksdag.
Swedish politicsThe opposition directs harsh criticism towards the government in a parliamentary debate about the Middle East. The right-wing extremist Netanyahu's genocide must be stopped, says the Left Party's foreign policy spokesperson Håkan Svenneling.
Swedish politicsThe Left Party member Kristofer Lundberg has been expelled from the party. But locally, the V-leader is supported from several directions – at the same time as the party board receives harsh criticism. The trust has been damaged, says Left Party member Lars Henriksson.
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