The Social Democrats' leader wants the Left Party to consider being a supporting party rather than joining the government. But several of the Left Party's districts say changing the congress decision on ministerial posts is not an option. It can't be rushed, says Eva Arvidsson, the party's vice chair in Västerbotten.
Swedish politicsA home care recipient in Östergötland was found dead despite having raised the alarm on their security alarm, P4 Östergötland reports.
SwedenThe girl repeatedly reported that her foster father was abusing her, but social services still forced her to stay in his home. The 17-year-old was moved only after recording his sexual advances. The man has now been sentenced to prison for seven counts of rape of a child.
CrimeA man in Östergötland has been charged with seven counts of aggravated child rape and sexual assault of a 17-year-old who was placed in his foster home, P4 Västernorrland reports.
CrimeThe rock band Smash Into Pieces collided with a large bull moose early Friday morning. "It was a terribly nasty experience," singer Chris Adam Hedman Sörbye says in a written comment to Expressen.
MusicThe Liberals increased in the parliamentary elections. But in all regional elections, the party is falling, as well as in most municipalities. That is a lesson for us, says party secretary Fredrik Brange.
Swedish politicsThis year's election campaign gives the Speaker of the Riksdag, Andreas Norlén, "a little vibe of 2018," when it took 134 days for Sweden to get a new government after the election. If this is to be a faster and better process this time, the parties simply need to be much more willing to give up their red lines, Norlén says in an interview with TT.
Swedish politicsThis weekend, the defense group Saab displayed a full-scale concept model for an unmanned combat aircraft system at Malmen Airport in Linköping.
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