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Christian Democrat support drops: poll

Politics: 19 May 13
Sweden's Green Party is on the rise while support for the Christian Democrats is at the lowest in nearly a decade, according to the latest voter poll. READ »

Sweden Democrats fall in new voter poll

Politics: 28 Apr 13
The Sweden Democrats have lost a third of their support since a record high in December, according to a new voter poll published on Sunday. READ »

Sweden Democrats rake in southern support

National: 22 Apr 13
The immigration-critical Sweden Democrats would nab 16 percent of the vote in regional elections in the south if residents were to cast their the ballots today. READ »

Red-Greens claim majority in new voter poll

Politics: 14 Apr 13
The opposition Social Democrats, Left Party and Green Party would claim 50.3 percent of the vote if an election were to be held today, according to a new voter poll. READ »

'Idiot politicans can't tell me I need surgery to be a man'

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Apr 13
Love Elfvelin, 22, who has said no to sex change surgery in part because he one day wants children of his own, says the two Christian Democrat MPs who want to continue sterilizing transgender Swedes won't get far. READ »

'Third-sex' fear cited to snip transgender Swedes

Politics: 3 Apr 13
Two rogue MPs have asked their fellow parliamentarians to continue sterilizing transgender patients in Sweden, arguing that men who carry babies would result in a "third gender". READ »

Social Democrat support continues to climb

Politics: 1 Apr 13
According to the latest polls, the Social Democrats are winning back voters from the ruling conservative Moderates and are gaining growing support among male and urban voters. READ »

Centre Party refocuses on 'green liberal future'

Politics: 22 Mar 13
The Centre Party's pingpong battle over a controversial ideas programme that saw its voter support shrink could be nearing its end as members rally for a "future conference" and leader Annie Lööf heralds a "green and liberal" stance. READ »

Billström sparks 'blonde, blue-eyed' outrage

Politics: 18 Mar 13
Migration Minister Tobias Billström unleashed a storm of criticism on Monday with comments that people who help illegal immigrants in Sweden are rarely "blonde and blue-eyed". READ »

Alliance support sinks to five-year low

Politics: 8 Mar 13
Grilling hot dogs in a photo op show of unity appears not to have whetted Swedish voters' appetite for the government coalition, as support for the centre-right Alliance hits a five-year low. READ »

Flag-raising fail marks Alliance strategy shindig

Politics: 25 Feb 13
Sweden's governing centre-right coalition had problems raising its flag on Monday, as the four party leaders met in the childhood village of Centre Party leader Annie Lööf. READ »

'Stupid' to keep sick pay rule: Christian Democrats

Politics: 23 Feb 13
The Swedish government is split over whether to reform a rule requiring businesses to cover the first two weeks of sick leave pay for employees. READ »

Outrage over Stockholm cops' 'racial profiling'

National: 21 Feb 13
Police in Stockholm have been accused of racial profiling on the city's public transit system by targeting "foreign-looking" commuters in an effort to deport illegal immigrants. READ »

Greens advance while Centre trails: poll

Politics: 17 Feb 13
The Green Party reclaimed its spot as third largest parliamentary party in the latest opinion poll by Sifo, while the Centre and Christian Democrat parties both came in below the threshold for parliamentary seats. READ »

Don't forget about the 'good' internet hatred

Analysis & Opinion: 13 Feb 13
As Sweden continues to discuss internet hatred, Paulina Neuding, editor of centre-right Swedish magazine Neo, argues that the left openly subjects opinion-makers who disagree with them to similarly hateful comments. READ »

Swedish voters flock to fringe parties: report

Politics: 28 Jan 13
The Left Party and the far-right Sweden Democrats are the only parties in Sweden's parliament that are attracting new members, while the more centrist parties all face dwindling membership numbers, a new report shows. READ »

Sweden rules out taking Syria's Assad to the ICC

Politics: 16 Jan 13
Sweden was the lone EU member state to opt out of a petition the UN Security Council to take Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to the International Criminal Court (ICC), disappointing human rights observers who claim the move is "un-Swedish". READ »

'The Centre Party is a confused party': expert

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Jan 13
The Local speaks with Lund University political scientist Mikael Sundström to find out what's behind the Centre Party's current struggles and what they mean for Swedish politics. READ »

'Extend school year to improve reading'

Education: 5 Jan 13
The Christian Democrats believe cutting schools' summer break by a week will help improve literacy, but the Swedish Teachers' Union disagrees READ »

Opposition parties still in the lead: poll

Politics: 26 Dec 12
The Green Party, the Sweden Democrats and the Christian Democrats all climbed in a recent voters' poll, with all three parties reaching their highest results this year, while the opposition parties maintained their lead over the Alliance government. READ »

Sweden Democrats surge in new voter poll

Politics: 5 Dec 12
Support for the Sweden Democrats has risen 2.5 percentage points to 7.9 percent according to a new poll published on Wednesday, despite the scandals that have plagued the party since mid-November. READ »

Deal struck on political donation transparency

Politics: 14 Nov 12
Donations greater than 20,000 kronor ($2,950) to political parties in Sweden will now be reported openly, according to an agreement among all parties represented in the Riksdag except the Sweden Democrats. READ »

Bildt bashes new Sweden Democrat poll rise

Politics: 9 Nov 12
Yet another poll has found the far-right Sweden Democrats are the country's third-largest political party, prompting claims by Foreign Minister Carl Bildt of the Moderate Party that the far-right party "damages Sweden". READ »

Social Democrats: no ban on welfare sector profits

Politics: 26 Oct 12
The Social Democrats said on Friday they would not call for a ban on profits by companies working in the welfare sector, arguing instead for stronger regulations, increased transparency, and tougher demands on quality. READ »

Moderates make early push for 2014 election

Politics: 23 Oct 12
Together with its coalition partners, the Moderate Party is starting early in its bid for electoral victory, unveiling a "Hello Sweden" campaign nearly two years ahead of the 2014 elections. READ »

Sweden Democrats climb in new poll

National: 14 Oct 12
The Sweden Democrats are Sweden's fourth largest political party, according to a new poll, while the opposition parties maintained their lead over the Alliance government. READ »

Swedish ministers hail EU Nobel Peace prize win

National: 12 Oct 12
Several Swedish government ministers welcomed the news that the European Union has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize, with foreign minister Carl Bildt claiming it was "highly deserved". READ »

Green light for prayer calls at Swedish mosque

Society: 27 Sep 12
A mosque in the south Stockholm suburb of Botkyrka has received approval to make prayer calls from its minaret, the first time such permission has ever been granted in Sweden. READ »

New footage of 'ruthless' subway robber

National: 14 Sep 12
The pickpocket who stole an unconscious man’s valuables while the victim was lying unconscious on Stockholm subway tracks is suspected of having robbed another man according to newly released security video. READ »

Mum slams minister over Swedish MP's drug death

Politics: 10 Sep 12
The mother of late Swedish MP William Petzäll, who died last week after a long battle with drug addiction, blasted what she saw as government foot-dragging on efforts to better Sweden's drug addiction treatment policies. READ »

Social Democrats drop sharply in polls

Politics: 26 Aug 12
The Social Democrats have dropped heavily in the latest voters’ poll, falling by 4.5 percentage units to 34.3 percent, as voters chose the Left Party instead. READ »

Government parties lose ground in polls

Politics: 20 Aug 12
The gap between the two political blocks in Sweden is widening, according to a new poll showing that the centre-right government alliance parties are losing ground. READ »

'This is how Cubans are treated everyday': Modig

National: 10 Aug 12
Swedish youth politician Aron Modig was interrogated by Cuban authorities for five days after the car crash that claimed the lives of two renowned critics of the Castro regime. READ »

Swedish youth politician free to leave Cuba

Politics: 31 Jul 12
Aron Modig, the Swedish youth politician involved in the car crash that killed Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya, has been authorized to leave Cuba. READ »

Swedish youth politician injured in Cuba car crash

National: 23 Jul 12
Swedish politician Aron Modig, the current chair of the Christian Democrats youth wing, has been injured in a car crash on Cuba which claimed the lives of two renowned critics of the Castro regime. READ »

Prime Minister Reinfeldt files for divorce

Politics: 11 Jul 12
Fredrik Reinfeldt filed a formal divorce application on Wednesday at the Stockholm District Court, seeking to ending what had been a 20 year marriage with his wife Filippa. READ »

Crisis, conservatism, and China: the centre-right jockeys for position

Analysis & Opinion: 9 Jul 12
Correspondent and commentator David Linden looks at whether leaders of Sweden's three centre-right political parties – which sometimes struggle in the shadow of the Moderates – managed to put their parties in the Almedalen spotlight. READ »

Christian Democrats aim to split child allowance

Politics: 8 Jul 12
Sweden’s Christian Democrats suggest that child allowance should be split between parents, replacing today’s system in which the mother automatically receives the allowance. READ »

Almedalen: a bonfire of Swedish vanity

Analysis & Opinion: 2 Jul 12
As Almedalen, the Swedish political pow-wow held annually on the Baltic Island of Gotland, gets into full swing, correspondent David Lindén uses his first dispatch to explain what it is and how it came to be. READ »

Sweden footballers in 'naked' training outrage

Sport: 13 Jun 12
Sweden's national football club has sparked controversy, including biting comments from Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, after a player was forced to bare his behind during a training session on Tuesday. READ »

Sweden Democrats third largest party: poll

Politics: 4 Jun 12
The far-right Sweden Democrats are Sweden's third largest political party, according to a new poll, while another survey shows the three centre-left parties have enough support to command a majority in parliament. READ »

Sweden Democrats fourth-largest party

Politics: 13 May 12
With 6.6 percent of voters backing them, the far-right Sweden Democrats have grown to be Sweden’s fourth-largest party, according to the latest poll from research institute Sifo. READ »

Telia Sonera may lose Stockholm as customer

Business & Money: 22 Apr 12
Stockholm municipality is currently a Telia Sonera customer, but has threatened to change providers following the revelation of Telia Sonera’s cooperation with several dictatorships, losing the company some 40,000 subscriptions. READ »

Silence is golden for Social Democrats' Löfven

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Apr 12
Stefan Löfven appears to have found a recipe for success as the head of Sweden's Social Democrats: keeping his mouth shut. But it remains to seen how long how long he can remain silent, argues historian and commentator David Linden. READ »

Red-Greens overtake Alliance government: poll

Politics: 18 Mar 12
The Red-Green opposition has claimed 50.1 percent of the vote in a new poll, with support for the government falling to 43 percent as the Social Democrats continue to recover under new leader Stefan Löfven. READ »

Court slams sex change forced sterilization clause

National: 14 Mar 12
Compulsory sterilization for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery is in breach of the European Conventionon Human Rights and the rule should therefore no longer apply, an administrative court in Sweden has ruled. READ »

Sweden mulls legalizing surrogate motherhood

Politics: 13 Mar 12
Sweden took a step toward a possible lifting of its ban on surrogate motherhood on Tuesday, despite impassioned opposition from political parties on both the left and right. READ »

Reinfeldt approved Saudi arms factory: report

Politics: 9 Mar 12
Sweden's prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt approved plans to build an arms factory in Saudi Arabia, according to the latest revelations regarding the Saudi weapons deal. READ »

Prime minister Reinfeldt separates from wife

Politics: 7 Mar 12
Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his wife Filippa Reinfeldt have separated, according to the prime minister’s press spokesperson Roberta Alenius. READ »

Single Swedes set for insemination go-ahead

Politics: 28 Feb 12
The Centre Party, Liberals and the Moderates want single women to have access to artificial insemination treatment, and are proposing a change to current laws despite opposition from coalition partners the Christian Democrats. READ »

Löfven lifts Social Democrats in poll results

Politics: 19 Feb 12
The Social Democrats' new leader Stefan Löfven has been a major lift for his party. In less than a month, support for the Social Democrats has grown by 4.6 percentage points, the newest opinion poll from polling firm Sifo shows. READ »

Christian Democrats in sex change law u-turn

Politics: 18 Feb 12
The Christian Democrats have fallen into line with their Alliance coalition partners in favour of scrapping laws requiring compulsory sterilization for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery. READ »

Government split on sex-change sterilization

Politics: 4 Feb 12
The Swedish government's divisions over moves to scrap laws requiring compulsory sterilization for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery re-emerged on Saturday after comments by the Christian Democrat leader. READ »

'Underclass-safari' post lands official in trouble

Business & Money: 1 Feb 12
Christian Democrat party official Patric Rylander has found himself in stormy weather after calling for an ”underclass-safari” on his Facebook page, in response to a recent tour of swanky Stockholm suburb Saltsjöbaden. READ »

Hägglund re-elected as Christian Democrat head

Politics: 29 Jan 12
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund succeeded in riding out the storm of doubts about his position over the past few months, gaining re-election at the party's national conference on Saturday, beating out challenger Mats Odell. READ »

Human rights group slams sex change laws

Science & Technology: 15 Jan 12
Sweden's forced sterilization for sex change candidates continues to spark debate, as Human Rights Watch has written a letter to prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, urging him to reconsider the law. READ »

Sweden keeps sex-change sterilization law

Politics: 12 Jan 12
A move to scrap Swedish laws requiring compulsory sterilization for people undergoing gender reassignment surgery has been put on ice following opposition from the Christian Democrats. READ »

Social Democrats continue to fall in polls

Politics: 1 Jan 12
The support for Sweden's Social Democrats continue to plummet and in the first survey of the year they only received 25.3 percent of votes, a decline by 1.2 percentage points since the last survey. READ »

Social Democrats sink to record low: poll

Politics: 7 Dec 11
Support for the Social Democrats is at a new record low of 27.7 percent, according to a new major poll by Statistics Sweden, beating a previous low of 29 percent. READ »

Support for Social Democrats rising: poll

Politics: 13 Nov 11
The latest voters' poll shows support for the Social Democrats has risen by 1.9 percentage points while the Moderates dropped 2 percent. READ »

Pressure mounts to open Sweden's Stasi archive

Politics: 9 Nov 11
Sweden's justice minister Beatrice Ask has indicated that she is prepared to discuss the opening the Stasi archive of Swedish security service Säpo in response to calls for more transparency over the classified files. READ »

Bildt: UNESCO decision will 'hurt Palestine'

Politics: 1 Nov 11
Sweden voted against the Palestinian application to join UNESCO on Monday, arguing that the vote had come at the "wrong time" and would harm the Palestinian cause. READ »

Bildt slams paper over 'amateur' reporting

Politics: 17 Oct 11
With the trial of two Swedish journalists on terror charges set to open in Ethiopia on Tuesday, foreign minister Carl Bildt hit back at the Dagens Nyheter newspaper over what he called faulty reporting on his alleged interests in the case. READ »

'Ban Swedish biker gang vests': Social Democrats

National: 17 Oct 11
Local authorities should be able to ban vests bearing symbols associated with known motorcycle gangs in order to fight organised crime despite constitutional protections, a leading Social Democrat has suggested. READ »

Christian Democrat leadership race heats up

Politics: 3 Oct 11
A former minister as well a celebrity author and television personality Marcus Birro both announced on Sunday their plans to challenge embattled Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund for the party's top spot. However Birro renounced his candidacy on Monday morning. READ »

Göran Hägglund lays down the gauntlet

Politics: 30 Sep 11
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has challenged his critics within the party to stand up and fight for the leadership, in response to a petition which has cast doubt on his position. READ »

Moderates in decline: poll

Politics: 30 Sep 11
Sweden’s ruling Moderate Party has received the lowest poll results since the general election, according to fresh figures from research company Synovate. READ »

'Bildt hushed talk of Darfur genocide'

Politics: 19 Sep 11
Former minister and Liberal Party leader Per Ahlmark has slammed current Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt in a new book arguing that he has a "passive" attitude towards genocide, is ignorant about Israel and holds "reactionary views". READ »

'It's dangerous to disregard experience'

Analysis & Opinion: 16 Sep 11
As Sweden's politicians return to business at the Riksdag after a period of party-leadership reshuffling, The Local's Rebecca Martin examines concerns that youth has begun to trump experience in Swedish politics. READ »

Palestinians hopeful of Swedish UN vote

National: 15 Sep 11
The new Palestinian ambassador to Sweden, Hala Husni Fariz, hopes Sweden will vote in favour of the Palestinian territories receiving non-member permanent observer status, if the matter is brought up before the UN general assembly next week. READ »

Bildt makes shock Palestinian envoy move

National: 8 Sep 11
Swedish foreign minister Carl Bildt has angered his coalition partners by unilaterally recognising the Palestinian representative in Stockholm as ambassador. READ »

Swedish pensioners promised tax cut

Business & Money: 5 Sep 11
Sweden's Alliance government has promised pensioners reduced taxes in 2013 or 2014 - if the public finances allow, with reforms to help the poorest pensioners to come into force already next year. READ »

Moderates backpedal on sex change law

Politics: 4 Sep 11
Sweden has taken further steps towards changing the law on gender reassignment after the Moderate Party joined the broad opposition against the disputed law, and its demands for sterilisation and divorce. READ »

Swedish parties split on Palestinian recognition

Politics: 1 Sep 11
Swedish political parties represented in the Riksdag are sharply divided as to whether or not Sweden should officially recognise a Palestinian government. READ »

Four parties below Riksdag threshold: poll

Politics: 26 Aug 11
Four parties in the Swedish parliament - the Sweden Democrats, the Christian Democrats, the Centre Party and Left Party - would fall below the threshold for Riksdag seats if an election were held today, a new poll on Friday showed. READ »

Liberals push for end to sex change sterilisation

Politics: 3 Aug 11
A Liberal Party MP is planning to present a motion to Sweden's Riksdag in the autumn to push for a removal of the requirement for compulsory sterilization for those undergoing a sex change. READ »

'Allow Systembolaget home delivery: politician

Politics: 18 Jul 11
Sweden's state-run alcohol retail monopoly Systembolaget should be authorised to start up a home delivery service, suggests MP Carl B Hamilton of the Liberal Party, in an opinion article published on Monday. READ »

Sweden Democrats suffer drop in support

Politics: 10 Jul 11
The Sweden Democrats have lost one in three voters over the past month according to the latest opinion survey. READ »

Liberals in favour of more immigration

Politics: 6 Jul 11
If you have a Master's degree you should be welcome to Sweden to apply for work, without already having secured employment, suggest the Liberals in a bid to attract "hard-working and well-educated" people to Sweden. READ »

Centre Party should leave alliance: members

Politics: 6 Jul 11
Several leading Centre Party members want to break free of the centre-right government alliance before the next election, in a bid to regain the party's own identity, according to a report in Swedish media. READ »

Christian Democrats uphold sex change sterilization demand

Politics: 1 Jul 11
The Christian Democrats on Thursday voted to retain the demand for sterilization for those choosing to undergo a sex change, arguing that if "a woman becomes a man, she should not be able to become pregnant as a woman". READ »

Shorter parental leave for immigrants: minister

Politics: 18 Jun 11
Immigrant parents with young children should have a shorter parental leave when the family moves to Sweden minister for enterprise and energy Maud Olofsson, said in an interview. READ »

Sweden Democrats fourth largest party: poll

Politics: 17 Jun 11
The anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats are now Sweden's fourth largest political party, while the Social Democrats continue to gain ground on the Moderates, according to a new poll. READ »

Parental leave 'traps' immigrants at home

National: 14 Jun 11
Less parental leave for those who have just arrived in Sweden with kids will help getting immigrant women out on the labour market, according to two Swedish experts. READ »

Riksdag hands government labour policy setback

Business & Money: 10 Jun 11
The government faces the threat of an embarrassing climbdown in its employment policy following a vote to halt a controversial programme for the long-term unemployed. READ »

Opposition more popular than government: poll

Politics: 8 Jun 11
Sweden's centre-left opposition political parties have more support among voters than the governing centre-right Alliance, according to a poll by Statistics Sweden. READ »

New Green Party chiefs bring poll success

Politics: 5 Jun 11
Recent polling figures show the Green Party's new spokespeople have raised the party to an unprecedented high, while the Social Democrats have registered another dismal polling result. READ »

Social Democrats get fresh poll boost

Politics: 29 May 11
Sweden’s Social Democrats have edged past Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s Moderate Party in a new opinion poll, but the governing centre-right Alliance retains its lead over the three parties of the former red-green coalition. READ »

Hooligans should report to police - Social Democrats

Politics: 27 May 11
The Social Democrats want Sweden to implement new laws requiring known hooligans to report to the police during sports events before the start of the next football season. READ »

Poll: Social Democrats Sweden's largest party

Politics: 27 May 11
The Social Democrats have reclaimed the title of Sweden's largest political party for the first time since the 2010 elections, a new poll shows. READ »

Christian Democrats discuss same-sex adoption stance

Politics: 16 May 11
A local branch of the Christian Democrats has made a u-turn on same-sex adoption and is motioning for the party to change its policy at its annual conference in the summer. READ »

Sweden set to toughen arms export laws

Business & Money: 11 May 11
Sweden has moved a step closer to toughening its arms export laws to make it harder to sell to dictatorships, following a deal struck between the Social Democrats and the parties of the centre-right Alliance government. READ »

Opposition closing in on government: poll

Politics: 8 May 11
Sweden's centre-right government continues to hold a slight lead over the three main opposition parties, but a new opinion poll shows that the former Red-Green coalition has narrowed the gap. READ »

Christian Democrats sign up for Stockholm Pride

National: 5 May 11
The Christian Democrats plan to set up camp at the Stockholm Pride festival for the first time this August, conceding that they face a "greater uphill struggle" to win over the gay community. READ »

Power shift beckons in Swedish election re-run

Politics: 3 May 11
As a county council election re-run nears in western Sweden, the Social Democrats are losing ground and the Red-Greens stand to surrender power, according to a new poll published on Tuesday. READ »

Moderate u-turn on political party donations

Politics: 28 Apr 11
In a reversal of a long-held position, the Moderate Party announced on Thursday it would "immediately" reveal the names of individuals who donate substantial sums of money to the party. READ »

Christian Democrats mull betting u-turn

Politics: 25 Apr 11
Sweden’s betting laws could be set to change if the Christian Democrats have their way. READ »

'Crap job' remark lands politician in hot water

Business & Money: 21 Apr 11
Karin Wanngård, set to be the top Social Democrat in Stockholm City Hall, has come in for criticism after saying that people with sales jobs work in a ‘crap profession’. READ »

Swedish house debates migration policy

Analysis & Opinion: 30 Mar 11
Sweden's parliament met on Wednesday to debate migration and asylum policy at the behest of the Sweden Democrats, who found themselves marginalized alongside the Left Party, The Local's Peter Vinthagen Simpson reports. READ »

Swedish Gripen fighters on Libya standby

National: 21 Mar 11
The Swedish military said Monday that they are ready to deploy JAS Gripen fighter aircraft within ten days, should Sweden be asked to join in the military action against Libya. READ »

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