The Local Sweden

Former Sweden PM gives support to cancellation of Listhaug meeting

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:08:10 +0200

Carl Bildt, a former Swedish prime minister, says that immigration is not causing as many problems for the country as Norway’s immigration minister Sylvi Listhaug depicts.

Left Party members seek Red-Green split

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 09:03:00 +0100

Left Party leader Lars Ohly has insisted that the Red-Green coalition should continue its cooperation, although a majority of the party districts across the country want the party to break away on its own, reported the Dagens Nyheter (DN) daily.

The failure of Sweden's Red-Green alliance

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 13:18:00 +0200

The uneasy alliance between Sweden's Social Democrats, Greens, and Left Party was doomed from the start, argues former Social Democratic politician and communications consultant Niklas Nordström.

Red-Greens breaking up: Sahlin

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 13:55:00 +0200

The centre-left Red-Green coalition, which aligned Sweden’s Green and Left Parties with the Social Democrats in a failed attempt to win back power in the Riksdag, appears to be over.

Red-Greens in migration policy agreement

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:47:00 +0200

The Red-Green coalition have presented a new agreement on immigration police, arguing that the Swedish Aliens Act is applied too strictly and calling for a review of the asylum process and rules for family reunification.

Sweden Democrats hold balance of power: poll

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:09:00 +0200

The far-right Sweden Democrats have the backing of 6.5 percent of the electorate and would hold the balance of power if an election were held today, a new voter poll by Aftonbladet/United Minds shows.

Alliance inches ahead of opposition: poll

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:39:00 +0200

Support for the ruling Alliance coalition has eclipsed the red-green opposition in the latest poll from Norway-based Sentio Research.

Duelling coalitions evenly split: poll

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:38:00 +0200

Support for the two coalitions in Sweden's parliament, the Riksdag, is currently evenly split, the latest TV4/Novus Opinion poll reveals.

Moderates are largest party: poll

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:35:00 +0200

The Moderates are currently the largest parliamentary party with the support of 29.9 percent of the electorate, according to a new United Minds poll while the Sweden Democrats on 5.6 percent threaten the Alliance coalition's hope of a majority.

Moderates overtake Social Democrats: poll

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:26:00 +0200

The Moderate Party is the largest party in Sweden, overtaking the Social Democrats, a new voter poll by Novus Opinion shows on Wednesday.

Social Democrat slide continues: poll

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 09:40:00 +0200

The Social Democrats have continued their election year slide in the opinion polls and are now smaller than the Moderate Party and under 30 percent for the first time in a Demoskop poll.

Alliance coalition passes opposition: poll

Fri, 28 May 2010 09:22:00 +0200

The governing Alliance has overtaken the opposition "red-greens" in a new poll by Synovate published on Friday.

Poll blow for Social Democrats

Thu, 27 May 2010 11:40:00 +0200

A new poll shows Sweden’s opposition Social Democrats have fallen to their lowest level of support since the 2006 election.

'Green Party voters most likely to change sides'

Wed, 26 May 2010 10:18:00 +0200

Almost a quarter of Green Party support could consider voting for one of the centre-right Alliance coalition parties, a new survey has shown.

Sweden Democrats continue slide: poll

Mon, 24 May 2010 10:21:00 +0200

The far-right Sweden Democrats have continued their slide in voter support and are now well below the threshold for parliamentary seats, the centre-left meanwhile increased their lead over the centre-right, a new poll from Skop shows,

Alliance best for economy: poll

Fri, 14 May 2010 13:37:00 +0200

A majority of Swedes believe that the Alliance government has the best policies for the economy, taxes and businesses, according to a survey by Novus Opinion published in Dagens Industri.

Reinfeldt congratulates Cameron on victory

Wed, 12 May 2010 18:01:00 +0200

Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt on Wednesday congratulated his new British counterpart David Cameron and called on him to reduce the deficit left behind by Gordon Brown's Labour Party.

Voter support split evenly between coalitions: poll

Wed, 12 May 2010 13:37:00 +0200

Sweden's ruling centre-right coalition has registered its strongest support since 2006 in a new poll, and is now in a statistical dead heat with the Red-Green opposition.

Reinfeldt warns of opposition tax hikes

Tue, 04 May 2010 10:28:00 +0200

Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt claims that the shadow budget presented by the left-green coalition on Monday hikes taxes for three million people and is devastating for Swedish business.

Opposition outlines change in shadow budget

Mon, 03 May 2010 12:30:00 +0200

The left-green opposition promised a 'new direction' in Swedish politics when presenting its budget proposal on Monday, including defence cuts, a new wealth tax, and a cut in payroll taxes for small business.