Sweden News News Sweden » Politics: How Sweden’s far right went from political pariah to powerbroker
There is an expression in Swedish, “to be let into the warmth” – meaning to be welcomed into the fold. In a country shaped by long, dark winters, the image speaks for itself. A decade ago, the Sweden ...
News Sweden » Politics: Sweden’s Left Faces a Political Deadlock
In September, Swedish voters defeated a governing coalition that the far right had propped up. But the Center Party is now blocking a new government because it wants to keep Left Party ministers out ...
News Sweden » Politics: Sweden faces political uncertainty after knife-edge election
Sweden was bracing for a protracted struggle to form a government on Monday after election results showed a thin and uncertain lead for the left-wing opposition, while the far-right Sweden Democrats ...
News Sweden » Politics: Sweden faces political uncertainty as election deals far-right a blow
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sweden faced political uncertainty Monday after an election thriller that saw the left-wing opposition hold on to a slim lead with ...
News Sweden » Politics: Sweden's election exit polls show center-left opposition ahead of populist right
Across Europe, right-wing populist parties have gained ground in recent years amid growing voter backlash over immigration. Sweden has been no exception, but exit polls from Sunday's elections show ...
News Sweden » Politics: Sweden's foreign minister announces surprising departure from politics
Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, who steered the Scandinavian country along a sometimes bumpy road to NATO membership and stood tall on supporting Ukraine, stunned the political ...
News Sweden » Politics: Sweden faces ‘very messy’ political situation after election, expert says
Lars Trägårdh, Professor of History at Ersta Sköndal University College in Stockholm, said Sweden’s election-winning Social Democrats would have to rely on “a very unwieldy coalition”, warning that ...
News Sweden » Politics: Sweden’s libraries caught in a political row about drag story hour
Drag story hour is “nothing other than indoctrination and sexualisation of children”, claimed Sweden Democrats politician Jonathan Sager during a session of the local parliament in Kalmar, southern ...
News Sweden » Politics: Sweden faces political uncertainty as election deals far-right a blow
Sweden faced political uncertainty Monday after an election thriller that saw the left-wing opposition hold on to a slim lead with votes still left to count. Sunday's election also served up a ...