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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Moderate Party
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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No end in sight to Sweden’s political deadlock as parties harden their stance
As expected, Parliament voted on Wednesday not to allow the Moderates and Christian Democrats to form a minority government, with
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Sweden: Centre-right Alliance in disarray after Kristersson’s defeat in PM bid
Sweden’s Parliament voted against approving the Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson as Prime Minister, Wednesday. The outcome was expected since
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Parliament rejects conservative leader Kristersson’s nomination as Swedish PM
The Moderate Party leader lost a vote in the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, today and failed to become Prime Minister.
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Analysis – Why Wednesday’s vote for Sweden’s PM should be historic
As Sweden faces the first ever failed prime ministerial vote in modern times, Radio Sweden analyses what is happening. If
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Sweden’s Center Party, Liberal Party to vote against conservative leader as PM
Annie Lööf, leader of Sweden’s Centre Party, says her party will not be voting for conservative Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson
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Moderates to challenge Sweden’s caretaker government over budget
The conservative Moderate Party today announced its intention to present a counter-proposal to the caretaker government’s transitional budget for 2019,
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Let the centre-right Alliance govern Sweden, former Social Democrat ministers say
A handful of the centre-left Social Democrats believe that their party should step back and let the centre-right Alliance govern,
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Sweden’s Speaker to propose centre-right leader as PM candidate
The Speaker of the Swedish parliament will formally put forward a candidate for Sweden’s next prime minister, with a vote
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Moderate leader fails to break coalition deadlock in Swedish parliament
Party leaders are meeting the speaker of parliament for a new round of talks, after the Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson
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Sweden: Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson given two weeks to try and form a government
The speaker of Sweden’s parliament said on Tuesday that he had given the leader of the conservative Moderate party, Ulf
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Sweden pauses payment to international climate change fund
The Swedish government will not be paying money promised to the Green Climate Fund, meaning the small Center Party has
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