Swedish PM offers deal that could see far-right allowed into government
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“The Swedish prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, has said that he will allow the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) into government for the first time – and give its members key ministerial posts – if his coalition wins the next general election.”
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— General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elec…
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— The Kristersson cabinet (Swedish: regeringen Kristersson) is the 57th government of Sweden, and is led by Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party. It is a coalition government consisting of thre…
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— Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson (Swedish: [ˈɵ̂lf ˈkrɪstɛˌʂɔn] ; born 29 December 1963) is a Swedish politician who has served as Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022 and as Leader of the Moderate Party since 2…
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“Despite becoming Sweden’s second biggest political party after the Social Democrats in the last election, SD currently only play a supporting role in the minority-run coalition.”
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— The Christian Democrats (Swedish: Kristdemokraterna [ˈkrɪ̂sːtdɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa] , KD) is a Christian democratic political party in Sweden founded in March 1964. It first entered parliament in 1985, throug…
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— The Sweden Democrats (Swedish: Sverigedemokraterna [ˈsvæ̂rjɛdɛmʊˌkrɑːtɛɳa] , SD [ˈɛ̂sːdeː] ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2024, it is the l…
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— The Swedish Social Democratic Party, formally the Swedish Social Democratic Workers' Party (Swedish: Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetareparti [ˈsvæ̌rjɛs sʊsɪˈɑ̂ːldɛmʊˌkrɑːtɪska ˈârːbeːtarɛpaˌʈiː] , S…
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“Kristersson, who leads the centre-right Moderates, said on Wednesday that if his four-party coalition won September’s election SD would hold 'big political influence and important ministerial posts within immigration and integration'.”
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— General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Swedish_general_election
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— The Kristersson cabinet (Swedish: regeringen Kristersson) is the 57th government of Sweden, and is led by Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party. It is a coalition government consisting of thre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristersson_cabinet
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— Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson (Swedish: [ˈɵ̂lf ˈkrɪstɛˌʂɔn] ; born 29 December 1963) is a Swedish politician who has served as Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022 and as Leader of the Moderate Party since 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_Kristersson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulf_Kristersson
“The announcement was a watershed moment for Swedish politics, which to date has largely treated SD, a party with neo-Nazi roots, as a pariah.”
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“Sweden Democrats (SD) policies have had considerable influence on the government – particularly on immigration.”
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“SD’s policies include stopping people from countries outside Sweden’s 'immediate area' from claiming asylum in the Scandinavian country, a step that would contravene human rights law”
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“Mass immigration to Sweden, the party claims, has 'changed Sweden for the worse' and resulted in 'many societal problems'.”
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“Jimmie Åkesson claimed that to be Muslim and to be Swedish was 'a contradiction'.”
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“Simona Mohamsson, leader of the Liberals, announced her party would accept being in government with a far-right force she had previously denounced as racist.”
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“Magdalena Andersson stated that Kristersson and Åkesson’s proposal would lead to a 'historically weak prime minister'.”
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“Left-wing opposition parties have so far not presented a proposal for an alternative government.”
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