https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed It’s been a tough couple of years for leaders of western democracies: incumbents in France, Germany, the UK and the US have all recently taken a whipping at the polls. As things stand, Sweden’s Ulf Kristersson is in line for a similar beating when the country goes to the polls in September next year. https://www.thelocal.se/20250730/can-kristersson-convince-voters-to-give-him-a-second-term Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:29:47 +0200 can-kristersson-convince-voters-to-give-him-a-second-term Leading Moderate Party politicians in Skåne have attacked the new government for failing to deliver the promised support to those suffering sky high power bills in the southern Swedish county. https://www.thelocal.se/20221101/top-moderates-accuse-government-of-breaking-promise-on-power-prices Tue, 01 Nov 2022 14:01:55 +0100 top-moderates-accuse-government-of-breaking-promise-on-power-prices Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson has struck a comprehensive four-party deal which opens the way for the most anti-immigration government in Sweden's recent history. Here's a blog of the day's news as it came out. https://www.thelocal.se/20221012/this-week-in-swedish-politics-no-deal-done-by-wednesday-deadline Wed, 12 Oct 2022 12:47:59 +0200 this-week-in-swedish-politics-no-deal-done-by-wednesday-deadline The Moderate Party's election manifesto is the longest of all Sweden's eight political parties, and is positively crammed with policy proposals. Here are the ones that affect foreigners in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20220831/how-would-the-moderate-party-change-life-for-foreigners-in-sweden Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:44:15 +0200 how-would-the-moderate-party-change-life-for-foreigners-in-sweden The de facto leader of Sweden's right-wing opposition, who three years ago vowed never to work with the Sweden Democrats, has said the anti-immigration party has become more 'serious' in its politics. https://www.thelocal.se/20210121/swedish-opposition-leader-why-im-prepared-to-work-with-the-sweden-democrats Thu, 21 Jan 2021 13:00:37 +0100 swedish-opposition-leader-why-im-prepared-to-work-with-the-sweden-democrats Sweden's conservative Moderate party wants to reduce funding for the country's public TV and radio broadcasters, and to launch an inquiry into alleged left-wing bias. https://www.thelocal.se/20191020/swedens-moderates-vote-to-slash-spending-on-state-radio-and-tv Sun, 20 Oct 2019 11:12:12 +0200 swedens-moderates-vote-to-slash-spending-on-state-radio-and-tv Swedish conservative party the Moderates have asked one of their most high-profile MPs to give up some of his parliamentary posts after accusing him of repeatedly overstepping the line on Twitter. https://www.thelocal.se/20190822/swedish-mp-under-fire-over-twitter-attack-on-former-prime-minister Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:39:27 +0200 swedish-mp-under-fire-over-twitter-attack-on-former-prime-minister A municipality in southern Sweden has voted to ban the Islamic headscarf in schools for children under the age of 13, in a first for Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20190530/sweden-town-bans-islamic-headscarf-in-primary-schools Thu, 30 May 2019 09:09:11 +0200 sweden-town-bans-islamic-headscarf-in-primary-schools A municipality in Sweden has vowed to ban religiously slaughtered meat from school menus after the centre-right Moderate Party formed a coalition government with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats. https://www.thelocal.se/20181115/swedish-moderate-council-to-ban-halal-meat-in-deal-with-populists Thu, 15 Nov 2018 14:14:19 +0100 swedish-moderate-council-to-ban-halal-meat-in-deal-with-populists It is highly likely that next Wednesday Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson will become the first prime ministerial candidate in modern times to be rejected by Sweden’s parliament. https://www.thelocal.se/20181111/analysis-a-historic-week-in-the-swedish-parliament Sun, 11 Nov 2018 17:15:44 +0100 analysis-a-historic-week-in-the-swedish-parliament Prime Minister Stefan Löfven's competitor has been called a "coffee-break-politician". But what does that even mean? https://www.thelocal.se/20180903/who-is-swedens-moderate-opposition-leader-ulf-kristersson Mon, 03 Sep 2018 16:15:26 +0200 who-is-swedens-moderate-opposition-leader-ulf-kristersson Sweden’s centre-right Moderate Party has lost significant voter support in recent months, putting its hopes of forcing the Social Democrats out of power after September’s general election in danger. https://www.thelocal.se/20180818/moderate-party-sinks-in-new-poll-as-election-nears Sat, 18 Aug 2018 13:41:34 +0200 moderate-party-sinks-in-new-poll-as-election-nears Sweden's centre-right Moderate Party has said it would be willing to bring the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats into a cross-party agreement on immigration. https://www.thelocal.se/20180507/swedens-moderates-open-to-sweden-democrats-immigration-deal Mon, 07 May 2018 11:01:43 +0200 swedens-moderates-open-to-sweden-democrats-immigration-deal Swedish politics can be a tough sell, but with a general election on the horizon it's important to understand the state of play. To make it all easier to digest, The Local has called upon the help of Sweden's most universal language – Abba hits. https://www.thelocal.se/20180404/how-to-understand-swedish-politics-through-abba-songs Wed, 04 Apr 2018 08:59:00 +0200 how-to-understand-swedish-politics-through-abba-songs In Sweden, where the 2014 election saw a surge in support for anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) that almost provoked the collapse of the newly-elected government, eyes are starting to turn towards the next Riksdag election on the horizon. https://www.thelocal.se/20171123/could-the-sweden-democrats-leave-sweden-ungovernable-after-the-election Thu, 23 Nov 2017 13:28:32 +0100 could-the-sweden-democrats-leave-sweden-ungovernable-after-the-election In Sweden, people should speak Swedish, said the leader of Sweden's opposition party in his Christmas speech on Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20171215/swedish-opposition-leader-in-sweden-we-speak-swedish Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:44:46 +0100 swedish-opposition-leader-in-sweden-we-speak-swedish Sweden’s biggest opposition party the Moderates have a new leader, after Ulf Kristersson was picked to follow Anna Kinberg Batra. https://www.thelocal.se/20171002/swedens-moderates-elect-pragmatic-new-leader Mon, 02 Oct 2017 09:29:19 +0200 swedens-moderates-elect-pragmatic-new-leader Sweden's main opposition party, the Moderates, want to tighten the rules for people seeking Swedish citizenship, suggesting a string of new measures they say will encourage integration and better correspond to the rules of other Nordic countries and Germany. https://www.thelocal.se/20170907/swedish-conservatives-propose-stricter-rules-for-citizenship Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:05:09 +0200 swedish-conservatives-propose-stricter-rules-for-citizenship Former Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has ruled out a comeback as Moderate leader, despite a fresh poll showing he is the preferred option for the party's voters. https://www.thelocal.se/20170831/former-pm-carl-bildt-says-hes-too-old-to-return-as-moderate-leader-despite-popularity-in-polls Thu, 31 Aug 2017 12:15:17 +0200 former-pm-carl-bildt-says-hes-too-old-to-return-as-moderate-leader-despite-popularity-in-polls Voters for Sweden's main opposition the Moderates have been having their say about who they want to replace Anna Kinberg Batra as the party's next leader, and it seems there is a feeling of nostalgia in the air. https://www.thelocal.se/20170828/former-swedish-pm-carl-bildt-most-popular-choice-for-new-moderate-leader-poll Mon, 28 Aug 2017 16:34:36 +0200 former-swedish-pm-carl-bildt-most-popular-choice-for-new-moderate-leader-poll