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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s Riksdag Proxy Voting Deal May Not Be Ready Until Next Year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The first vote in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) is approaching, with no proxy voting system in place. This means uncertainty remains over votes in the Riksdag. A new system may not be ready until after the turn of the year, according to several people in the Tidö parties.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:45:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats reshuffle committee roles, moving Oscar Sjöstedt to Constitutional Committee]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats (SD) are reshuffling several of their well-known names in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament). Oscar Sjöstedt, the party’s economic policy spokesperson, has been nominated to the Constitutional Committee.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:24:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksdag re-elects Andreas Norlén as Speaker after Left Party backs Moderate candidate]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Riksdag once again elects the Moderate Andreas Norlén as Speaker. Norlén is re-elected after the Left Party supported the Moderates' candidate.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:48:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Baudin: We’ll fix it eventually as Social Democrats work on government talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA["The Social Democrats' party secretary Tobias Baudin says that it will not be easy to form a new government. But we'll fix it eventually," Baudin told TT during a break in a meeting for the party's new parliamentary group.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:42:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats want new Speaker, say Andreas Norlén should go before Riksdag vote on Monday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats want a new speaker when the Riksdag votes on Monday. “For us, it is obvious that Andreas Norlén will not remain in office,” said S group leader Lena Hallengren.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:47:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats want to expand dental care training in northern Sweden]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats are making an election pledge to investigate starting two new dental and dental hygienist training programs in northern Sweden. The party also wants to increase the number of training places where programs already exist.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 09:27:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats want law to stop priority for private insurance patients in healthcare]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats want to see a law that prevents people with private health insurance from being given priority over others.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:37:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Andersson and Dadgostar cancel speeches after Fagersta attack]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/dadgostar-cancels-summer-speech-after-fagersta-school-shooting</link>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:30:55 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moderates want to cut healthcare guarantee to 30 days]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Moderates (M) promise to tighten the care guarantee so that patients are guaranteed a visit to specialist care within 30 days. There is free healthcare capacity in the country that can be used, according to the party.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:10:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SD MP says party acted wrongly in Riksdag vote]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats MP Rashid Farivar believes the party made a mistake when it allowed two disqualified members to vote. The opposition welcomes his statement but wants an apology from the Sweden Democrats' leadership.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:10:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The warning about the clearing chaos in the Riksdag - it could take years]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The clearing chaos in the Riksdag continues - and may take time to resolve, warns Moderate Party group leader Mattias Karlsson. He describes the tone as tense. There are obvious risks right now that we may be left without a clearing system for several years, he says.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/new-attempts-to-resolve-parliamentary-chaos-in-the-riksdag</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 06:04:26 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government wins vote after set-off chaos]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government managed to win its first uncertain vote since the earlier chaos. The vote on a simpler way to approve new nuclear power plants ended 175–173 in the government's favor.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/mandatory-attendance-to-prevent-government-setbacks-in-riksdag-vote</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:32:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Set-off chaos continues as party group leaders meet again on Thursday]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The chaos in the Riksdag continues after the party group leaders failed to reach an agreement at today's meeting with the Speaker. The group leaders will meet again on Thursday morning.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/riksdag-meeting-on-setoff-chaos-will-take-time-to-resolve</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 03:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warning: Tidö may have difficulty getting policies through]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[If the fight over the balance sheet in the Riksdag continues, the Tidö parties may find it more difficult to get major reforms through before the election. "I will vote according to my own judgment," says SD maverick Elsa Widding to SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:40:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksdag voting pact has fallen after the emergency meeting]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Riksdag's clearing system has collapsed after the Sweden Democrats' "foul play," the opposition claims. The Moderates agree. But the Sweden Democrats' party leader, Jimmie Åkesson, disagrees.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:16:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SD accused of foul play in parliamentary vote on transitional rules for stricter citizenship requirements]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The opposition accuses the Sweden Democrats (SD) of deliberately abusing the Riksdag's pairing system during a vote on transitional rules for stricter citizenship requirements. "The people have voted for the Tidö majority," the SD group leader wrote in a comment.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:58:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats demand commission for women's health, propose 300 million kronor]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats want a commission established on women's health and propose allocating 300 million kronor for it.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:25:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Expand 1177 with digital doctors]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats want to strengthen 1177 so that healthcare seekers can also meet doctors there digitally.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Riksdag to be convened in extraordinary sessions on August 12 and 13 this summer]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Riksdag will be called into extraordinary sessions on August 12 and 13, Altinget reports.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats present new wallet promise ahead of election and say it is ordinary people's turn]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats are presenting a new "wallet promise" ahead of the election. After many tough years, it needs to be ordinary people's turn, says party leader Magdalena Andersson.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tidö parties want to force the Riksdag into session this summer]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:33:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Parliament Rejects Referendum on Constitutional Amendment]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Riksdag says no to the Sweden Democrats' request for a referendum on a constitutional amendment.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 11:37:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kristersson Criticizes Moderate Staff for Anti-Andersson Chant]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (The Moderate Party) is critical of the fact that a number of moderate employees sang "we hate Andersson". It was imprudent, he says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:50:46 GMT</pubDate>
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