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Dadgostar pushes for S-V-MP government and says Left Party must be included
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Dadgostar pushes for S-V-MP government and says Left Party must be included

With just a few weeks left until the election, Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar is betting on ending up in an S-led government together with the Green Party. And the party has not softened: it will say no to any government that does not include the Left Party
Left Party leader says billionaire tax could raise 50 billion kronor
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Left Party leader says billionaire tax could raise 50 billion kronor

The billionaire tax that the Left Party is campaigning to introduce could provide many billions for important needs, says Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar.
Left Party proposes higher study grants and holiday supplement for students
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Left Party proposes higher study grants and holiday supplement for students

The Left Party is proposing a youth package with increased study grants and a kind of holiday supplement for students.
V: Nooshi Dadgostar interview caused misunderstanding, party says demand stands
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V: Nooshi Dadgostar interview caused misunderstanding, party says demand stands

In an interview, Nooshi Dadgostar appeared to back down from her demand that V not support a government it is not part of. "Misunderstanding," the party later said
Andersson and Dadgostar cancel speeches after Fagersta attack
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Andersson and Dadgostar cancel speeches after Fagersta attack

Both the Social Democrats' party leader Magdalena Andersson and the Left Party's leader Nooshi Dadgostar are cancelling their speeches on Saturday due to the attack in Fagersta. Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson is also cancelling a planned speech on Sunday
V vows to halve municipal tax gap between rural and wealthy commuter areas
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V vows to halve municipal tax gap between rural and wealthy commuter areas

The Left Party promises to halve the "tax injustice" between rural municipalities and wealthy commuter municipalities near big cities during the next term.
Left Party Wants to Ban For-Profit Providers from Elderly Care
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Left Party Wants to Ban For-Profit Providers from Elderly Care

The Left Party wants to deprivatize elderly care. No-profit actors should be allowed to participate in procurements, and the party says the Freedom of Choice Act (Lov) should be abolished
Kristersson shrugs off poll setback as opposition leads by 10 points
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Kristersson shrugs off poll setback as opposition leads by 10 points

The Tidö parties are not making any gains in SVT/Verian's first poll since June. The opposition has a 10-point lead
Party leaders clash over household finances in Expressen/Di debate
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Party leaders clash over household finances in Expressen/Di debate

The prime ministerial rivals clashed in the Expressen/Di party leaders' debate on household finances. They accused each other of nonsense and hypocrisy
Svantesson and Dadgostar clash over food prices and accuse each other of communism
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Svantesson and Dadgostar clash over food prices and accuse each other of communism

Elisabeth Svantesson (M) and Nooshi Dadgostar (V) clashed during a debate in Malmö on Wednesday evening. If someone like Nooshi wants to take over half of Ica and set prices everywhere, that's communism, says Svantesson
Left Party wants to boost healthcare funding by 5 billion kronor with five proposals
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Left Party wants to boost healthcare funding by 5 billion kronor with five proposals

The Left Party wants to increase general government grants for healthcare by five billion kronor. More resources are needed, says party leader Nooshi Dadgostar at a press conference at Malmö University Hospital
Dadgostar calls Left Party support letter to terrorist a mistake
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Dadgostar calls Left Party support letter to terrorist a mistake

Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar calls her party colleague's letter of support to a terrorist "a mistake". We should have handled this better here, she says
Left Party wants 250 million SEK a year to restart night trains to Norrland
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Left Party wants 250 million SEK a year to restart night trains to Norrland

The Left Party wants to invest 250 million SEK per year to restart more night train services to and from Norrland.
Left Party MP Ilona Szatmári Waldau apologizes for praising convicted terrorist online
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Left Party MP Ilona Szatmári Waldau apologizes for praising convicted terrorist online

Left Party MP Ilona Szatmári Waldau praised a terrorist and sent him supportive messages on social media. She says it was wrong
Parties Promise Billions Despite Limited Budget Space, Economic Institute Warns
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Parties Promise Billions Despite Limited Budget Space, Economic Institute Warns

There is little room for ambitious election promises in the next term, according to the National Institute of Economic Research. Despite this, the parties are making a string of billion-kronor proposals
Nooshi Dadgostar could become minister of housing, says she has extensive experience
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Nooshi Dadgostar could become minister of housing, says she has extensive experience

The Left Party wants reform to make rental apartments more affordable. Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar would also like to see a left-winger as housing minister after the election
Harsh attacks in final Riksdag debate before the election
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Harsh attacks in final Riksdag debate before the election

The final leaders' debate in the Riksdag ahead of the autumn elections was marked by party scandals and harsh attacks. SD leader Jimmie Åkesson accused the Left Party of being "pervaded by extremists"
Kristersson and Dadgostar clash over Left Party candidates
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Kristersson and Dadgostar clash over Left Party candidates

Around 20 Left Party candidates have been dropped in recent days after, among other things, expressing support for terrorist groups. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has spoken of infiltration by Islamists, while Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar calls the statement ridiculous
V: Tax on billionaires would save welfare
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V: Tax on billionaires would save welfare

For the sake of justice and welfare, a billionaire tax is needed, says Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar. It's money a billionaire would barely notice, she says of the proposed tax, which she hopes will bring V closer to a seat in government in the event of a red-green election victory
S leader Magdalena Andersson on deleted Left Party candidates: Very serious
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S leader Magdalena Andersson on deleted Left Party candidates: Very serious

S leader Magdalena Andersson has said that a number of people who ran for the Left Party in municipal and regional elections ahead of this autumn's elections have expressed support for groups labeled as terrorists. "I take it very seriously," Andersson told TT
Dadgostar on Left Party candidates: It's good that they're leaving
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Dadgostar on Left Party candidates: It's good that they're leaving

Fourteen candidates have been removed from the Left Party's municipal election candidate lists after Expressen's investigation into tributes to terrorists, according to Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar.
Public transport prices halved for six months from July 1 to December 31, 2026
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Public transport prices halved for six months from July 1 to December 31, 2026

The government is giving the regions the opportunity to halve the price of monthly public transport passes. The reduction will apply from 1 July to the end of the year
V (Left Party) wants to end political horse-trading over municipal grants
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V (Left Party) wants to end political horse-trading over municipal grants

Municipalities could better plan for the future and receive billions more for welfare if Sweden switched to a Norwegian model for distributing money, the Left Party says. It would be better than political horse-trading over state grants
Amanda Lind to Åkesson: Stop with false accusations
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Amanda Lind to Åkesson: Stop with false accusations

The party leaders had long refrained from repeating the heated TV debate that took place on SVT last fall. But Sunday's debate still heated up toward the end
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