Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson and Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson are now the joint most popular party leaders among Swedish voters.. Läs mer på The Local
At her leader speech last night during Almedalen Week, Sweden's annual political festival on the island of Gotland, Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson said she is concerned about where the country is heading unde…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson used his speech at the 2026 Almedalen political festival to attack the poll-leading Social Democrats on everything from crime to fuel prices.
The Moderates are gaining momentum in a new poll.Lyssna: Moderates close in on Social Democrats as Sweden’s largest party in new pollThe Social Democrats' position as Sweden's biggest party would be threatened if electio…
Social Democrat Marie Svensson and Moderate Party's Filip Rundström in Eskilstuna where their two parties have governed together since 2014.Lyssna: Moderates and Social Democrats forming coalitions in more than 50 local…
Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats will now be put up for a prime ministerial vote in parliament on Thursday.Lyssna: Andersson still can't form government: 'I expect it to take some time'Leader of the Social Dem…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has called for the parliament to hold a vote on whether Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson should be prime minister, in the latest gambit in the battle over who should lead S…
The group leaders from parties in the Swedish parliament are meeting on Thursday afternoon to discuss how to rescue the system of pairing-off after the far-right Sweden Democrats shattered the agreement by sending MPs to…
Snowy and windy conditions are coming later this week.Lyssna: Snow and sleet may be on the way in Sweden — here's where it might fallSnow and sleet are expected across large parts of Sweden towards the end of the week.It…
Magdalena Andersson says her proposed future government would include the Centre Party and the Greens, in cooperation with the Left Party.Lyssna: Social Democrats say they don't want the Left Party in governmentAfter Fri…
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…
Britain's ambassador to Sweden, Samantha Job, is set to meet the chair of the Swedish parliamentary committee responsible for immigration on November 11th, to discuss what can be done to help Brits refused post-Brexit re…
The Social Democrats and Green Party are due to meet with both the Centre Party and the Left Party today to discuss ways to overcome the obstacles to forming a viable government coalition.
The Centre Party won the trust of foreign-born voters by promising to stand up for their rights and keep the Sweden Democrats out of power. If it abandons these central election pledges, many will see it as a betrayal th…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson still has his eyes set on the prime minister role in four years' time – and SMHI issues yellow warnings for first major snowfall of the season. Here's the latest news on Wednesday.
Arguably untranslatable into English, svek covers a wide span of situations where trust has been breached, from treachery and betrayal to infidelity, to just letting someone else down.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Jackie Rulander, a cross-cultural strategist from Barbados who is based in Jönköping.
On Friday, the Sweden Democrats dropped their demand for ministerial posts. The Left Party hasn’t budged on its own. Between them, they’ve given the Centre Party the cover it needs to back Ulf Kristersson as the least il…
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Zara LarssonSvensk sångerska och låtskrivare
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Scott BessentAmerikansk affärsman och ämbetsman
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