Does handing out marked ballots, as is said to have happened in Borlänge, count as election fraud? It is not entirely clear, according to Joakim Nergelius, a law professor. Marked ballots have been accepted, he says.
Swedish politicsThe suspected election fraud in Dalarna raises questions about how well the personal vote system works. "I think the entire personal vote system in Sweden is a failure," says Joakim Nergelius, professor at Örebro University.
Swedish politicsMinister of Education Johan Pehrson (L) had shares in the gaming company Betsson in 2024 without reporting it to the Government Offices. The same year, he participated in a decision regarding gaming companies, reports Swedish Radio Ekot.
Swedish politicsThis week, Sveriges Radio revealed that Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) last year bought shares in the Swedish IT and defense company Mildef. Now Ekot reports that the minister participated in a government decision that later came to benefit the company.
Swedish politicsAfter years of debate and two government inquiries, it is finally becoming a reality: Anonymous witnesses are being allowed in Swedish courts. The government hopes that it can break the culture of silence surrounding gangs, while heavyweight lawyers warn of zero or opposite effect.
Swedish politicsDirectors-General of government agencies may not conceal vital information from the government – it may in that case be a breach of regulations. This is stated by a professor of administrative law following Expressen's exposé of the National Land Survey's Director-General Susanne Ås Sivborg.
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