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            <title><![CDATA[V to SD: Don’t Become the Riksdag’s New Doormat, Gabrielsson Says]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Riksdag’s budget debate focused on the budget that never came. “We should have done more before the election,” said Ida Gabrielsson (V).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:29:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transitional Budget Could Mean Another Lost Year for Culture, DIK Chair Warns]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A transitional budget would hit cultural activities hard, according to Anna Troberg, chair of DIK. It would mean another lost year, she says.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 05:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Centre Party leaders to discuss government position as Kristersson explores options]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Centre Party's top leadership will meet on Thursday to discuss the government issue, according to information reported by SVT and Ekot.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:50:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Red-Green Budget Talks at a Standstill as Sweden’s Government Deadlock Drags On]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The next prime minister may have to govern under a transitional budget or even the budget proposal of their opponents. This means it could take some time before important election promises can be implemented.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:17:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Swedish Finance Committee Rejects SD Push to Extend Petrol and Diesel Tax Cuts]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats (SD) have failed to win Finance Committee support for extending tax cuts on petrol and diesel. The proposal was unrealistic, says Mikael Damberg (S).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:47:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats call SD’s proposal to extend fuel tax cuts ‘theater’]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Red-Greens condemn the Sweden Democrats’ (SD) attempt to extend the tax cuts on gasoline and diesel. “We cannot continue with the theater in the Finance Committee,” says Mikael Damberg (Social Democrats).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:30:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats Seek Support to Extend Fuel Tax Cuts and Prevent Sharp Price Rise]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Sweden Democrats have now presented their proposal to prevent what they call a “shock increase” in fuel prices. But it is unclear whether they will get enough support from other parties.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:44:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Democrats reshuffle top roles, deny dissatisfaction with changes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several of the Sweden Democrats’ leading representatives in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) are getting new assignments. There is no dissatisfaction with anyone, says the party’s outgoing group leader, Linda Lindberg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:30:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Left-wing critics slam Social Democrats’ election campaign as a total failure]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After the Social Democrats' historically poor election result, several left-wing commentators are now criticizing the party's election campaign.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 15:30:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats and Moderates prepare for government showdown after close election result]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The leaderships of the Social Democrats and the Moderates are meeting to discuss the election results. Both parties hope to win the post of prime minister.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:33:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Here are the key challenges facing Sweden’s next finance minister]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Trump, climate, AI and competitiveness. Regardless of who becomes finance minister in the coming years, there are many challenges awaiting the Swedish economy.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 04:00:17 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Damberg: Bank tax is not Social Democrats’ main option to fund election pledges]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Introducing a bank tax to finance its election promises is not the Social Democrats' main option, says the party's economic policy spokesperson Mikael Damberg at a press conference.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:52:52 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats promise cheaper dental care for all adults]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats are going to the polls on a major dental care reform. No adult should pay more than ten percent of the price for dental care treatments. It will have to happen in several stages, but it will become a reality, says S leader Magdalena Andersson.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats want to boost electrification of heavy trucks and electric cars]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats want to speed up the electrification of heavy trucks, among other things. This is an important election promise, an industrial promise, says Mikael Damberg.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden government says only 50 billion SEK available for election promises]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There is only 50 billion in so-called reform space for the next four years, according to Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M). She is calling on her government parties, KD and L, and the support party SD to show in black and white how they will finance their election promises.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats promise free bus travel for students up to high school]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In a "climate package", the Social Democrats promise free travel on public transport for young people up to and including high school. This will apply in the evenings, on weekends and during holidays.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:40:11 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats seek KD backing for indexing healthcare funding to inflation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats promise to increase central government grants to municipalities and regions in line with inflation. S leader Magdalena Andersson hopes to get KD involved in a broad agreement on this, but receives a lukewarm response from KD leader Ebba Busch.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:29:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Kristersson blasts proposed bank tax as S blames itself for higher mortgage rates]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[S wants to introduce a bank tax - but the banks are warning that it would lead to higher mortgage rates. “Then I think you should change banks,” S leader Magdalena Andersson tells SR Ekot. M leader Ulf Kristersson says she is to blame.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:38:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Social Democrats promise extra child benefit before Christmas and summer holidays]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats are campaigning on doubling child and student allowances before Christmas and the summer break. This would mean an additional 5,000 kronor per year for a family with two children.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:04:13 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats say it is possible to save up to 95 billion kronor in tax money over eight years. This would mainly be done through more efficient public procurement and by cracking down on the criminal economy.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats will invite cross-party talks on the tax system if they win the election.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[If Mikael Damberg becomes Minister of Finance this autumn, he wants to raise taxes for people who earn more than 67,000 kronor a month. Now it is the turn of ordinary people instead of continued tax cuts for people with high incomes, he says. But he rejects a property tax.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 04:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats are going into the election on higher pensions. It will particularly benefit people who started working early in life and people with physically demanding jobs who are unable to work until retirement. "Basically, this is about what kind of country Sweden should be," says party leader Magdalena Andersson in Visby.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Social Democrats are promising support for 10,000 new homes in university towns and in areas where new industries are being established. This will give more young people the opportunity to pursue education and afford rent.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 09:52:51 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Svantesson defends the support as temporary and targeted]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government's billion SEK support for households and businesses has been criticized by leading economists and called "election pork" by the opposition. However, Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson (M) defends the large loans.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:32:41 GMT</pubDate>
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