Why some northerners will welcome Sweden’s relaxed shoreline protection rules
The rules for shoreland protection will be eased in the more scarcely populated parts of Sweden, according to the four-party
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Politics (Sweden)
Sweden ill-equipped to deal with forest fires, report says
A government report into last summer’s forest fires concluded on Wednesday that Sweden is not sufficiently prepared to fight future
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Calls for more Indigenous protection in Sweden on Sami national day
Wednesday is the Sami national day in Sweden, raising the profile of the indigenous group which lives across an area
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Swedish PM Stefan Löfven unveils new cabinet
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has unveiled his cabinet for his new government, after lawmakers re-elected the Social Democrat leader on
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Deadlock ends as Löfven gets new term as Swedish PM
Sweden ended four months of political stalemate on Friday when parliament elected Stefan Löfven as prime minister for a second
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Left Party gives Stefan Löfven green light for second term as Sweden’s PM
Sweden’s Left Party will abstain on Friday’s prime minister vote, opening the way for a new Social Democrat-Green government to
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Sweden’s Left Party threatens to sink Löfven’s PM hopes
Sweden seemed to be on the cusp of getting a new government four months after its general election, but the
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Swedish parties strike deal that could end political deadlock
The leader of the Center party Annie Lööf says her party will back Social Democratic leader Stefan Löfven if the
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Pressure mounts on Sweden’s Liberal and Centre parties as next PM vote nears
It is gearing up towards a climax in Swedish politics as the top echelons of the Liberal and the Center
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Will Sweden get a new government this month?
Would an extra election make it simpler to form a government next time? Which parties would have most to gain
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Sweden’s next vote for PM on 16th January
The next vote on who will become Sweden’s next prime minister will take place on the 16th of January, the
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Why does Sweden’s Centre Party oppose Stefan Löfven’s nomination as PM?
The Center Party presented a list of demands including things the Social Democrats could not compromise on, says a Swedish
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Social Democrats’ Löfven can’t sway Centre Party, likely to lose Swedish PM bid
Attempts to form a government are back to square one after Center party leader Annie Lööf said on Monday that
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Two centre-right parties open to Löfven returning as Swedish PM – under their terms
After the Centre Party on Tuesday, the Liberal Party has now also declared that they can imagine to tolerate Social
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Stefan Löfven to be next candidate for PM vote in Swedish Parliament
The speaker of parliament announced Friday morning that lawmakers will vote on whether Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven should be
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