Jimmie Åkesson has said his party wants to see Sweden's state alcohol monopoly, Systembolaget, introduce cold storage and have Sunday opening hours.. Läs mer på The Local
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has invited the Centre Party's Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist for a "no-strings-attached conversation on the parliamentary situation", posting an open letter on X.
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…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has dismissed reports he plans to take a break and stuck fast to his party's insistence on ministerial posts in any new government in the first press conference he has held since his…
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is releasing a song together with masked pop starlet Fröken Snusk, showing that, in this election at least, the far-right has all the best tunes.
Magdalena Andersson, leader of the opposition Social Democrats, launched her election bus tour on Monday with a new slogan, "Time to take Sweden seriously", a press conference outside the party's Stockholm headquarters,…
Energy and Energy Development Minister, and Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch (of the Christian Democrats) has said that more mines should be opened in Sweden for the country's sake, as well as to secure Europe's access t…
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.
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.
Sweden doesn't have a government yet, more than 50 days after the election. When will it get one? Here's your chance to ask The Local's editor about that and anything else politics-related on your mind.
Sweden's outgoing conservative prime minister Ulf Kristersson has been tasked with trying to form a new government amid a political deadlock more than seven weeks after the country's general election.
Several European flights were targeted by bomb threats on Tuesday, forcing the temporary closure of an airport, but all planes landed safely and no explosives were found, authorities said.
The Swedish parliament has, as expected, voted against Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as prime minister. Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson will now get the next shot at forming a government.
Prices for detached houses in Sweden fell unusually sharply in October, while apartment prices rose, according to new figures from state-owned bank SBAB and property portal Booli.
Swedish cyber security centre urges vigilance after fridge attack – and parliament set to vote on Centre Party leader as prime minister. Here's the latest news.
This week's Sweden in Focus Extra podcast features an interview with Simon Montgomery, a British-American father facing expulsion from Sweden despite wanting to stay to take care of his one-year-old son.
It's now 50 days since Sweden's election and formally at least, the political parties have not moved even the tiniest step closer to forming a government. Here's what happens next.
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