The Centre Party has said that it firmly opposes removing the unpaid 'deductible' first sick day off work, despite that being one of the Social Democrats' most important election promises.
Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar has repeatedly said that if the 'red-green' parties win the election, she will demand Minister posts for her party – a prospect which spooks many in Sweden's political centre. Why?
The Left Party has removed 13 candidates from its party lists for upcoming municipal elections after the newspaper Expressen reported that they had praised terror organisations or their acts.
The Centre Party has announced in a press conference that its aim is for Sweden to have a new government after the next election – one which is not reliant on the Left Party or the Sweden Democrats.
It's always exciting when a new party bubbles up in Sweden, even if they tend to pop fairly quickly. But could a new far-left splinter party have an impact on next September's election?
The voting board following Thursday’s vote for Prime Minister in the Riksdag chamber.Lyssna: 1019 ENG Centre Party takes centre stage in Sweden’s government deadlockCentre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist has been…
The leaders of the Centre Party, Social Democrats, Left Party and Green Party are set to meet on Friday, Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist revealed.
The so-called 'red-green' parties of Sweden's left and centre-left wing have been keeping silent about any meetings about forming a government that may or may not be happening. But an unnamed Left Party source says the C…
The leader of Sweden's Centre Party has said that scrapping the salary threshold for Swedish work permits would be 'one of the first decisions' that would be taken if a centrist government takes power in Sweden.
Newly married and expecting her first child, it should be the happiest year of Brenda Ramström's life. But tomorrow she's going to have to get on a flight back home to Brazil, not knowing when she'll be able to reunite w…
Henrik Landerholm, the childhood friend who Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson appointed national security adviser, has been found guilty of 'negligence with classified information' after a court overturned his not-g…
The 20 Filipino electrical engineers who were seized by Swedish police on October 9th and held in a Migration Agency detention centre have been released, with the company's lawyer calling the decision to detain them "unl…
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.
Two teens held following fatal shooting at southern Stockholm sports centre – and Sweden Democrat leader invites Centre Party to 'no-strings-attached' talks. Here's the latest news.
The Local's Emma Löfgren tries to make sense of why Sweden doesn't have a new government, 34 days after the election, before running through the rest of this week's stories.
The UK Prime Minister’s recent hints at rejoining the EU or its single market have sparked debate across Brussels and Westminster. But to what extent would a closer relationship actually change daily life for Brits in Eu…
For The Local's Mandy Pipher, who grew up trick-or-treating on Toronto streets packed with jack-o-lanterns and costumed kids, the pale imitation of Halloween offered in Sweden would be better left in the grave.
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Henrik LanderholmSvensk militär, ämbetsman och politiker
Elisabeth Thand RingqvistSvensk politiker
Boel GodnerSvensk politiker
Emmanuel MacronFrankrikes 25:e president 2017–
Andreas NorlénSvensk jurist och politiker (moderat)
Benjamin NetanyahuIsraels premiärminister 1996–1999, 2009–2021 och 2022–
Birgitta SacrédeusSvensk politiker
Inger EdelfeldtSvensk författare, illustratör och översättare
