Swedish defence spending to rise by SEK 300 billion over the next decade
The governing parties and the Sweden Democrats have agreed to borrow more money to increase defence spending. Defence will get
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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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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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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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Centre Party’s Lööf latest leader to fail in breaking Swedish Parliament deadlock
The chances of a snap election increased on Thursday after the latest candidate given the opportunity to try and reach
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Centre Party’s Annie Lööf gets her chance at breaking Sweden’s political impasse
The leader of the Center Party will be the next person to try to break Sweden’s political deadlock, which has
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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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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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Löfven still trying to break Sweden’s coalition deadlock
Stefan Löfven says he will continue with his attempts to try and form a government. In his half-time report to
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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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Finnish PM concerned by far-right party’s results in Swedish elections
Finnish Prime Minister and Centre Party chair Juha Sipilä said he was surprised the issue of migration overshadowed foreign and
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