What the budget says about Sweden’s minority government
What does this week’s budget proposal say about the state of the four party co-operation that brought in the government?
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Swedish gov’s budget raises fears over inequality
On Wednesday Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson presented the Swedish government’s budget proposal for 2020, the first one as part of
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Women now lead most Finnish political parties
When Finland’s Centre Party elected Katri Kulmuni as its new leader last weekend, Finnish political history turned a new page:
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Finland’s Centre Party elects new leader
Delegates to an extraordinary meeting of Finland’s Centre Party have elected Katri Kulmuni has their new party chair. Kulmuni defeated
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Swedish Centre Party promises tax break for rural northerners
Sweden’s Centre Party leader Annie Lööf says she wants to address the tax imbalance facing people living in the north
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Outgoing Finnish PM Sipilä to step down as Centre Party chair following poor election results
Centre Party chair and outgoing prime minister Juha Sipilä announced on Tuesday that he would not seek re-election as party
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Swedish government unveils proposed spring budget
The Swedish government, in cooperation with the Centre and Liberal parties, unveiled its spring budget proposal Wednesday morning. It has
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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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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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