Amalia Rud Stenlöf represents the Social Democrats in the Constitutional Committee.Lyssna: Swedish parliament votes to allow revoking citizenship in certain casesThe Swedish Parliament has voted today on a constitutional change that allows people to be stripped of their Swedish citizenship if it has been obtained due to false information or for people who have committed serious crimes that harm Sweden's 'vital interests'.It will only affect people with more than one citizenship, and critics say the wording is too vague and risks making people with dual citizenship feel their Swedish passport gives less protection to them than to others. But the Social Democrats, who voted in favour of the proposal, do not agree."You shouldn't be worried if you don't commit terrorism or threatening the nati
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Sweden's parliament is set to vote on Wednesday to change the constitution to make it possible for dual citizens convicted of 'crimes that seriously harm Sweden's vital interests' to be stripped of their Swedish citizens…
The Swedish parliament is set to vote on Monday on a proposal to empower the Migration Agency to deny or revoke residency permits in the case where the applicant or holder demonstrates a "flawed way of life".
On April 29th Swedish parliament voted through stricter citizenship laws. Because transitional measures were not included, the new laws will apply to all applications that are assessed from June 6th onwards – even applic…
Today the bill on stricter rules for citizenship – and any proposed amendments including transitional rules – is set to be finalised, before it goes before parliament tomorrow.
Social Democrat MPs including leader Magdalena Andersson in Thursday's vote. Lyssna: Vote finished — Parliament votes no to Andersson as Prime MinisterA sizeable majority in parliament has voted against Magdalena Anders…
Senior Green Party MP Annika Hirvonen has told The Local she wants to allow everyone who applied for Swedish citizenship before June 6th – including those whose application has already been rejected – to be assessed unde…
Detailed monthly statistics from the Swedish Migration Agency obtained by The Local show a big rise in the percentage of citizenship cases rejected in June 2026 compared to the same time the previous year.
In the first of two votes, the Swedish parliament voted to enable authorities to strip dual citizens of their Swedish citizenship in certain situations.
In this week's podcast: Fallout from citizenship vote pairing debacle, how the Migration Agency will process cases after June 6th, Swedish language TISUS test decoded, and why are those Swedes staring at you?
Swedish MPs are set to debate and vote on a citizenship bill set to affect the lives of more than 100,000 prospective citizens today. The Local is reporting live from parliament. Join the conversation here.
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