The four Tidö parties behind Sweden's current government have lost the election and Ulf Kristersson has resigned as Prime Minister, so what needs to happen for Sweden to get a new leader?. Läs mer på The Local
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson recently said in an interview with SVT that he’s ready to be prime minister. But what are the chances of that actually happening?
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…
MPs in parliament during Tuesday's Prime Minister debate and vote.Lyssna: Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist loses Sweden's second Prime MinisMPs have rejected Centre Party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist as…
Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Social Democrats, notes that "the positions that the Center Party and the Left Party have taken they are incompatible, at the moment".Lyssna: Andersson prepared to lose the first vote o…
The head of Sweden's anti-immigration Sweden Democrats is eyeing the post of prime minister in 2030, he told AFP, less than a month ahead of a general election the right-wing bloc is seen losing.
In this week's podcast: a tough week for Sweden's Prime Minister, a vote to end permanent residency for some group, Left Party ejects members over extremism claims, and who were the Swedes who moved to the United States…
In this week's podcast: A tough week for Sweden's Prime Minister, a vote to end permanent residency, Left Party ejects members over extremism claims, and who were the Swedes who moved to the United States more than a cen…
At the invitation of the Minister for Defence of the Kingdom of Sweden, Dr. Pål Jonson, the Minister of Defence of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Mr. José Múcio Monteiro Filho, paid an official visit to Sweden from 1…
On June 1st, Sweden's government and the Sweden Democrats announced their long-awaited relief measures for young adults affected by Sweden's so-called teen deportation problem. The proposal is more generous than expected…
The US and Israel’s lightning attack on Iran has left Sweden with a dilemma. As Nato’s newest member with a large Iranian community – but also a traditional stickler for international law – Sweden has so far chosen to si…
A 19-year-old man in Sweden has been charged with planning a knife attack on a high school in the name of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group, prosecutors said Friday.
Last 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.
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.
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Magdalena AnderssonSveriges statsminister 2021–2022
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