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            <title><![CDATA[Pressure Mounts on Swedish Parties as Third Prime Minister Vote Nears]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[With two prime ministerial votes completed, pressure is mounting on the parties. The likelihood of things starting to move increases as we approach a third round, says political scientist Jonas Hinnfors.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 05:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[51 days after Sweden’s election, here’s what happens next in the government formation process]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[More than seven weeks have passed since election day, and two prime ministerial candidates have been voted down so far. Here’s what happens next.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 14:13:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats deny reports they are dropping demand for ministerial posts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats deny reports that the party is ready to drop its demand for ministerial posts. “This is completely false,” says press officer Oskar Cavalli-Björkman.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 09:38:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[49 Days After Sweden’s Election, What Happens Next in the Government Formation Process?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Seven weeks have passed since election day. Here are the developments in the government formation process - and what is happening now.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:01:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Political Scientist Says By-Election Threat Could Push Swedish Parties to Break Deadlock]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Speaker's announcement that he would try the C leader as prime minister has been met with criticism. The parties are upset and surprised, and so on, but the important thing is that there will be a vote, says political scientist Jonas Hinnfors.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats May Drop Demand for Ministerial Posts, Sources Say]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats are considering dropping their demand for ministerial posts, sources tell Aftonbladet.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:41:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Migration Agency Rejects Calls to Pause Deportations of Young Adults]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Swedish Migration Agency will not currently pause so-called teenage deportations. “We are waiting for a formal initiative from the committee,” says the agency’s press officer, Ulrika Karlsson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 06:00:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Andersson Criticizes Speaker Norlén’s Decision to Put Thand Ringqvist to a Vote as Prime Minister]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S leader Magdalena Andersson is critical of the decision to put the Center Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to a vote as prime minister.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 15:16:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Parliament to Vote on Centre Party Leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist for Prime Minister Tuesday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist will face a vote for prime minister next week, according to the speaker. If she is voted down, the task of trying to form a government will go to Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:06:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moderates Narrowly Trail Social Democrats in New Poll, Just 0.7 Points Apart]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Moderates continue to narrowly edge out the Social Democrats, a new opinion poll shows.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Center and Left Parties Urge Social Democrats to Clarify What Government They Want]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[It is still unclear what kind of government the Social Democrats want. This is causing frustration within the Center and Left parties, which want Magdalena Andersson to take a firm stance.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:05:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Approves Sharp Increase in Baltic Herring Fishing Quotas Despite Sweden’s Opposition]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Herring fishing in the Baltic Sea will be allowed to increase despite Sweden’s opposition. The government still considers next year’s quotas acceptable and relatively low. “Stupid,” says the opposition.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:22:34 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Still Has No Government Six Weeks After Election as Talks Continue]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Six weeks have passed since election day, and yet a government still seems far off. Here are the steps in the government formation process.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:38:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Centre Party Leader Says There Is No Majority for a Centre-Right Government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is no majority for a centre-right government, Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist says. She is shelving the idea for now, but hopes red lines will be blurred as the threat of a snap election looms.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 08:59:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Red-Green parties push government toward tougher EU climate policies despite deadlock]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S, V, C and the Greens are using their mandate advantage to push the government to pursue red-green climate policies in the EU. “It’s basically every week now that we come together and change the government’s positions,” says Åsa Westlund, S’s climate policy spokesperson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:39:58 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Five parties agree to form majority government in Stockholm Region]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S, C, MP, KD and L have agreed to govern the Stockholm Region together.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:51:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Liberals Reject Centre Party Plan for Government Led by Magdalena Andersson]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Liberals will not join the Centre Party’s proposed centre-right government. They intend to vote against Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister three more times.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:12:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Prison Capacity Warning Fuels Battle Over Tougher Penalties and 2029 Reform Deadline]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The battle over how quickly the government’s full criminal justice reform can be implemented is gaining new momentum. The Swedish Prison and Probation Service says costs could rise from SEK 24 billion to SEK 85 billion by 2045.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:24:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Centrist Government in Sweden Is Unlikely but Not Impossible, Professor Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Centre Party leader has now begun exploring the possibility of forming a centrist government. It is unlikely, but not entirely out of the question, says political science professor Jonas Hinnfors.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist rules out cooperation with the right as she explores centrist government option]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been tasked with exploring the possibility of forming a new government. She wants to talk to all party leaders, but her party’s red lines remain firm. There are many deadlocks, she tells TT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Speaker tasks Centre Party leader with exploring a centrist government]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Speaker Andreas Norlén has tasked Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist with exploring the prospects for a centrist government that can win the Riksdag’s support. “My ambition is to help find a solution to the government issue, not to become prime minister myself,” she says.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Centre Party-SD Government Deal Remains a Distant Prospect, Strömmer Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A right-wing government including both the Centre Party and the Sweden Democrats remains a distant prospect, despite SD leader Jimmie Åkesson's invitation to the Centre Party. This is what Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer (M) said on SVT's Agenda.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:51:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Åkesson Invites Center Party Leader to Talks on Sweden’s Parliamentary Deadlock, Keeps SD’s Government Demand]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson invites Center Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist to an “unconditional conversation about the parliamentary situation,” he writes on X. The SD is not, however, dropping its demand to be in government.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Threat of snap election puts pressure on Swedish parties to reach a government deal]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Pressure is mounting on the red-greens to reach an agreement after the first of four possible votes for prime minister. “The votes are a game. That’s not how they were intended to be used,” says Tommy Möller, a professor of political science at Stockholm University.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Centre Party Drops Its Red Line on Cooperation With Left Party in Västra Götaland]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Centre Party (C) is dropping its red line against cooperating with the Left Party (V) in Västra Götaland County (regional government), reports Göteborgs-Posten (GP).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:26:33 GMT</pubDate>
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