Hungary's parliament on Monday afternoon voted through Sweden's Nato application, clearing the final hurdle before the Nordic country can join the military alliance..
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The Green Party enjoyed big success in Gnesta while the Sweden Democrats are in the ruling coalition running Södertälje.Lyssna: Post election: Sweden Democrats and Greens having more of an influence in localIn the Septem…
Anna Anvegård congratulates Felicia Schröder on a goal.Lyssna: Sweden crushes Lithuania 10-0 — through to playoffsSweden's through to the playoffs ahead of next summer's women's football World Cup in Brazil, after beatin…
Why did it take almost a full week for the Swedish election results to come out? Here, we explain how the Swedish Electoral Authority counts votes and delve into why this year took a bit longer.
Hundreds of thousands of extra votes are being counted in the Swedish election on Wednesday and Thursday. Could this change the outcome?
Sweden's left-wing opposition bloc held a razor-thin lead in Sunday's general election with half of votes counted, with the far right seen losing ground.
Centre leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist.Lyssna: Centre Party’s Friday ultimatum to Sweden’s PM hopefulsThe Centre Party announced today they want both the Social Democrats and the Moderates to present complete packages o…
Jimmie Åkesson held a press conference about the prime ministeral vote today.Lyssna: Sweden Democrats say they can tolerate Kristersson as prime ministerJimmie Åkesson, the leader of the Sweden Democrats, held a press co…
The police tactical unit was called to the Risbergska campus shooting. Lyssna: Sweden's elite police unit struggling to find recruitsSweden's elite national police task force is struggling to find the right calibre of re…
Clock ticks towards snap election as Sweden's prime minister votes hit deadlock – and markets brace for aggressive Sweden rate hikes as Riksbank plays catch-up. Here's the latest news.
If a new election is called, the Election Authority will have to carry it out just three months later.Lyssna: Sweden's Election Authority prepared for a snap second electionSweden's now been without a government for 46 d…
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Simona MohamssonSvensk politikerLast month, The Local's Mandy Pipher wrote a grumpy op-ed about Swedish attempts at Halloween – but then actually had a good time going trick-or-treating in her Umeå neighbourhood. Read about her experience – and the wee…
Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has launched a bidding process for her party's support, saying it will back whichever candidate for prime minister can offer the best 'total package' of policies and governme…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has announced that his party will unconditionally 'tolerate' Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, dropping its demand for both ministerial positions or policy promises. What does this…
At a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg, Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson dropped his party's demand for governing positions in order to allow a right-wing government, however he said his party intends t…
Authorities are yet to confirm who is behind the bomb hoaxes affecting air travel in Europe this week, but experts suggest there are indications to explain who might be behind the spate of threats.
The National Anti-Corruption Unit has closed the investigation into voter fraud which originated from information in a newspaper opinion piece.
This week: Is Sweden heading for a second election? How can a citizenship test take half a decade to produce? Why are the Sweden Democrats bickering about Swedishness? And what's the hardest Swedish sound to pronounce?
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
Sweden Democrat leader to give update on far right's cabinet demands – and Stockholm taxi firms rattled as low-cost rival branches into Sweden. Here's the latest news.
No one outside of Sweden has heard of it, and people in Sweden's larger cities farther south tend to speak about it with a drop of disdain, but The Local's Mandy Pipher says she wouldn't want to live anywhere in Sweden b…
