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Kristersson's goal: Prime Minister until at least 2030
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Kristersson's goal: Prime Minister until at least 2030

Ulf Kristersson sees good conditions for the Tidö cooperation to hold out throughout the 2020s. It's hardly a question that has gone awry, he says
He has the highest absence among party leaders
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He has the highest absence among party leaders

Magdalena Andersson dismisses internal criticism: "A minority"
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Magdalena Andersson dismisses internal criticism: "A minority"

A victory day for The Social Democrats, thinks party leader Magdalena Andersson about Thursday's broad agreement on a balance target in the state's finances. The internal criticism within the party only constitutes a small minority, according to her
Clash over biker guest: "Bizarre accusations"
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Clash over biker guest: "Bizarre accusations"

Nooshi Dadgostar goes hard at Jimmie Åkesson because a president of a motorcycle gang was at his wedding. The government that holds this under its arms has no credibility, says the V leader in Agenda's party leader debate
No Support for Abolishing the Right to Grazing
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No Support for Abolishing the Right to Grazing

The government is divided on the issue of abolishing the milk quota's right to grazing. The Liberals and the Sweden Democrats say no to doing as the government's investigator wants and abolishing the grazing requirement
Dadgostar on the government: Are in a different galaxy
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Dadgostar on the government: Are in a different galaxy

After an autumn marked by political scandals, the party leaders clashed in a debate on SVT's Agenda. And they disagreed immediately about taxes and benefits
Kristersson: Gang connections have not damaged cooperation
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Kristersson: Gang connections have not damaged cooperation

There is a great focus on Jimmie Åkesson's (SD) wedding when party leaders meet journalists ahead of Sunday's debate on SVT's Agenda. It concerns the revelation that one of the wedding guests holds a leadership position in the motorcycle gang Comanches, which the police consider a criminal network
After the scandal autumn - party leaders in TV debate
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After the scandal autumn - party leaders in TV debate

The SD leader Jimmie Åkesson can expect tough attacks tonight in the party leader debate because one of his wedding guests is linked to a criminal motorcycle gang. But more party leaders have been forced to crisis-manage this autumn – due to aggressive lottery sales, anti-Semitism, and a dismissed governor
Busch: I wouldn't have gone if I had known
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Busch: I wouldn't have gone if I had known

Ebba Busch (Christian Democrats) did not know that a person at Jimmie Åkesson's wedding had ties to a criminal motorcycle gang, she tells journalists. I did not know that and had I known, I would not have been there either, she says
Launches Mafia Law: "Completely New Approach"
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Launches Mafia Law: "Completely New Approach"

The Social Democrats want to see a Swedish mafia law according to the American model to stop shootings and apprehend gang leaders. Collective criminal liability for those who are part of criminal gangs is something that should be investigated, according to S
Kristersson at memorial ceremony for terror victims: Trauma
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Kristersson at memorial ceremony for terror victims: Trauma

Ulf Kristersson held a speech on Monday evening in the Great Synagogue in Stockholm to honor the victims of the Hamas attack on October 7 last year. The attack is a trauma for many more than the closest relatives of the deceased, said Kristersson
Sweden's Most Popular Prime Minister
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Sweden's Most Popular Prime Minister

Among all currently living prime ministers, the Moderate Fredrik Reinfeldt is the most popular, according to a new survey. The largest proportion of today's voters have him as their favorite, followed by Magdalena Andersson (S)
The Speaker: Throwing tomatoes is directly antidemocratic
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The Speaker: Throwing tomatoes is directly antidemocratic

Parties participating in Palestine demonstrations must take responsibility for individuals who vandalize, says The Moderate Party's party secretary Karin Enström after the tomato attack on the foreign minister in parliament. Speaker Andreas Norlén calls the incident antidemocratic
Åkesson: S-lotteries are a kind of fraud
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Åkesson: S-lotteries are a kind of fraud

How far does the personal responsibility of Swedes who have traveled to Lebanon extend? Are the Social Democrats taking responsibility for the lottery scandal?
"Fair" tax cuts and increased child allowance
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"Fair" tax cuts and increased child allowance

The Social Democrats propose increased child allowance, increased housing supplement for pensioners and reduced tax by 140 kronor per month for everyone. At the same time, the party says no to the government's latest job tax deduction
The Social Democrats are rearranging ahead of the 2026 election
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The Social Democrats are rearranging ahead of the 2026 election

The Minister Niklas Wykman on S-Lotteries: "Filled with Their Millions"
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The Minister Niklas Wykman on S-Lotteries: "Filled with Their Millions"

Minister for Financial Markets Niklas Wykman (The Moderate Party) directs sharp criticism towards the Social Democrats' lottery sales in a special debate in the parliament. Lena Hallengren seems so filled with the millions that are pouring into her party's coffers that she cannot see the desperation that exists among many elderly, he says
Busch refuses to back down on Vattenfall: "Misleading"
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Busch refuses to back down on Vattenfall: "Misleading"

Minister for Energy and Enterprise Ebba Busch (Christian Democrats) criticizes Vattenfall due to the paused wind power project Kriegers Flak. The state-owned energy giant "has no control over its things" according to the minister
The M-demand: Parliamentary Debate after the Lottery Scandal
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The M-demand: Parliamentary Debate after the Lottery Scandal

Criticized sales company initiates audit
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Criticized sales company initiates audit

Criticized Effective Communication acts after the information about how the telecom company conducted sales of the Social Democratic Party's lottery tickets. The operation will now be reviewed by a security company
Threatens with lottery ban - demands external scrutiny
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Threatens with lottery ban - demands external scrutiny

Minister for Financial Markets Niklas Wykman (M) says that the Social Democrats must appoint an external independent review of the lottery operations – otherwise, it may result in a ban on party lotteries.
Andersson on the lottery scandal: "Will clean house"
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Andersson on the lottery scandal: "Will clean house"

Party leader Magdalena Andersson (S) comments for the first time on the harsh criticism against the party's lottery sales. The party has acted when it became aware of the sales methods, she says
Kristersson to S: Put all the cards on the table
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Kristersson to S: Put all the cards on the table

Many questions remain regarding the Social Democrats' lottery sales, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. Put all cards on the table, tell us how you will solve this, he says
The criticism from within S: "Damn weird"
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The criticism from within S: "Damn weird"

The S-leadership is criticized within the party for not having acted tough enough after Dagens Nyheter's exposure of how S-lotteries are sold. The Municipal Councilor in Borlänge demands in an interview with the newspaper that the gaming company's management resigns
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