Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has dropped his demand for cabinet posts, announcing his party is willing to tolerate Ulf Kristersson so he can become prime minister.
Martin Ådahl, economics spokesperson for the Centre Party, has ruled out any deal which will see his party support a right-wing government dependent on the far-right Sweden Democrats, telling The Local simply that "it will not happen'.
As Sweden doesn't yet have a new government, outgoing Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson will present a caretaker budget in November. It will be completely devoid of election pledges and fresh policy initiatives – except for one thing.
The speaker of Sweden's parliament has once again given Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson the task of finding support among the other political parties before her candidacy for prime minister is put to parliament for a vote.
In an interview with The Local, Fredrik Löndahl, chief judge at the Malmö migration court, explains why his court gave special attention to a single citizenship rejection appeal, and why he believes the ruling will be tested again at the highest court.
Several sources within the Sweden Democrats have told the TV4 broadcaster that their leader Jimmie Åkesson is expected to take a break if the party ends up in opposition.
Swedish pupils have never before been as poor in mathematics, reading comprehension and science in any Pisa survey in 25 years, in shock results that present a stark wake-up call.
The Social Democrats are planning to launch a government inquiry which will carry out a major review of the country's migration legislation, arguing that years of piecemeal reforms have made the rules unnecessarily complicated and contradictory.
The plight of the estimated 4,000 British citizens refused post-Brexit residency rights is seeing a renewed surge in media attention, with cases reported in the UK and Swedish media. What's behind this second wave of Brexit deportations?
Uncertainty over immigration policy is causing many highly-qualified foreigners in Sweden to consider leaving the country, according to an extensive survey.
MEPs in the European Parliament have given the green light to a raft of reforms around air passenger rights that covers everything from compensation for disruption to seating rules for those travelling with children. So how will the changes impact you and why have airlines reacted angrily?
The latest heatwave sweeping across Europe is a stark reminder that it is the world's fastest-warming continent, stretching into an Arctic that is heating at an even greater pace
The European Union is moving closer to creating a digital euro as an alternative payment system for Europeans. But why are lawmakers so keen to create a virtual currency and how would it work for EU residents?
The Social Democrats, Left Party, and the Green Party would get their own majority if there were an election today, meaning they would not even need support of the economically liberal Centre Party, according to a new poll.
House speaker Andreas Norlén has denied the Green Party's request to have an emergency revote on transitional rules for Swedish citizenship be brought to parliament, the party's group leader has told The Local.
Michael Rubbestad, one of the two MPs the Sweden Democrats sent in to block transitional rules for citizenship on April 29th, has been suspended from the party after resigning from all his assignments.
Sweden's government has proposed tightening family reunification immigration requirements, including raising the support requirement and imposing a two-year wait before someone can apply to bring their relatives to Sweden.
