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18/09, 15:00
SwedenSweden’s right-wing bargain 2 days in discussion

Sweden’s parties are still trying to turn an election result into a workable government, with Liberalerna, the Moderates and the Sweden Democrats at the centre of the talks. The fight is over whether cooperation with SD preserves a bourgeois majority or empties liberal politics of any real content.

42 authors · 86 articles

Subject: Sweden · Source origin: Alemanha, Chéquia, Espanha, Grécia, Itália, Noruega, Pan-europeu, Polónia, Reino Unido, Suécia, Ucrânia, Áustria · Languages: Czech, German, Greek, English, Spanish, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Swedish, Ukrainian
Discussion: Voices: Derek Stanford Hutcheson, Professor of Political Science, Malmö University, Helsingin Sanomat, Susanna Kierkegaard View all 46 voices
18/09, 19:00
SwedenSweden’s election blame game

Swedish commentators are arguing over claims that immigrants and Muslim voters explain the election result. The dispute is whether that language hides party failures and class voting, or turns minorities into a target for delegitimising democracy.

8 authors · 10 articles

Discussion: Voices: DN Debatt, Jonas Bals, Maja Sojtaric View all 9 voices
18/09, 04:20
SwedenSweden’s post-election coalition fight 1 days in discussion

Magdalena Andersson’s campaign failure, Ulf Kristersson’s bargaining power and the Sweden Democrats’ role in government now shape Sweden’s next coalition choice. The stake is whether the centre-left rebuilds around its own voters or keeps chasing SD voters while the right normalises cooperation with the far right.

22 authors · 28 articles

Discussion: Voices: Ann-Charlotte Marteus, Michael Neudecker, Paolo Valentino View all 24 voices