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2 100 new homes approved in Vårby udde – dispute over rental apartments

Redaktionen · Oct 15, 2026 · 3 min read

Huddinge municipal executive board has approved the plans for Vårby udde with 2 100 new homes and a school. The Moderate Party, the Liberals, and the Christian ...

Sverigedemokraterna retains its grip on social media

Redaktionen · Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min read

Sverigedemokraterna is the most powerful on social media for the third year in a row, according to this year's Maktbarometer from Medieakademin. Right-wing poli...

New law on shelters could lead to higher rents in apartment buildings

Redaktionen · Oct 13, 2026 · 3 min read

A new law requires the country's shelters to be upgraded so they can be prepared within 48 hours. Because the state is not paying for neglected maintenance, pro...

Sweden and Iran expel diplomats following threats against regime critics

Redaktionen · Oct 12, 2026 · 3 min read

Sweden has expelled an official at Iran's embassy following reports of security-threatening activities directed against, among others, regime opponents. In a co...

Senior SD official criticizes veil ban after voter drop

Redaktionen · Oct 11, 2026 · 3 min read

The Sweden Democrats' Tobias Andersson criticizes the party's own proposal for a veil ban after support among young voters dropped from 22 to 15 percent. Anders...

Government inquiry warns of parallel societies – but lacks definition

Redaktionen · Oct 8, 2026 · 3 min read

The government inquiry on parallel social structures proposes a coordinator, but concedes that the phenomenon cannot be clearly defined. At the same time, Nordi...

SD wants to extend reduced fuel tax – unclear support in the Riksdag

Redaktionen · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read

The Sweden Democrats want the Riksdag to extend the temporary tax cuts on petrol and diesel. The proposal is estimated to cost the state treasury approximately ...

SD reshuffles in the Riksdag: Stegrud becomes new migration spokesperson

Redaktionen · Oct 7, 2026 · 3 min read

The Sweden Democrats are making major changes among their members in the Riksdag. Jessica Stegrud takes over as migration policy spokesperson after Ludvig Aspli...

SD drops by 3.0 percentage points – historic loss in the election

Redaktionen · Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Sverigedemokraterna dropped by 3.0 percentage points compared to the 2022 parliamentary election. It is the first time the party's rise has been broken. However...

Stockholm halts demand for fast-track inquiry into the election in Järva

Redaktionen · Oct 3, 2026 · 3 min read

The City Executive Board in Stockholm has decided not to immediately launch an external inquiry into suspected election fraud in Järva. The Moderate Party, the ...

SD takes power in Skåne's regional government – amid healthcare sustained by the foreign-born

Redaktionen · Oct 2, 2026 · 3 min read

The Sweden Democrats step into Region Skåne's new administration, taking the post of vice-chair of the regional executive board. The party thereby gains direct ...

Suspicions of electoral fraud in Järva investigated after alerts and media debate

Redaktionen · Oct 2, 2026 · 3 min read

The police have launched a preliminary investigation into suspected electoral fraud in Järva following a report from the City of Stockholm. The election committ...

Malmö raises taxes by 30 öre to invest in welfare

Redaktionen · Sep 30, 2026 · 3 min read

Malmö's new red-green coalition has agreed to raise taxes by 30 öre next year, generating approximately 280 million kronor for the municipal treasury. The funds...

Kristersson opens the door to a government without SD in ministerial posts

Redaktionen · Sep 28, 2026 · 3 min read

Ulf Kristersson wants to gather a non-socialist majority if Magdalena Andersson fails to form a government. In such a solution, it is not certain that the Swede...

Claim that 200,000 new citizens decided the election lacks support

Redaktionen · Sep 26, 2026 · 3 min read

After the election, claims have circulated that new citizens decided the outcome in favor of the opposition. According to researchers, however, there is no evid...

Police investigation into suspected election fraud reopened after the election

Redaktionen · Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read

A police investigation into suspected election fraud was dropped before the election, but resumed after Left Party politician Mohamed Abdukardir Ali took a seat...

Sharp drop for the Tidö parties in vulnerable areas

Redaktionen · Sep 25, 2026 · 3 min read

The Tidö parties fall from 27.6 to 19.9 percent in 75 electoral districts in vulnerable areas. The governing parties Moderaterna, Kristdemokraterna, and Liberal...

Sweden Election Scandal: Left Party MP Mohamed Abdulkadir Ali Faces Probe Over Vote-Buying Allegations

Josef Larsson · Sep 23, 2026 · 15 min read

A major scandal regarding electoral fraud and vote-buying has surfaced following the general election in Sweden. Police and the National Anti-Corruption Unit ha...

Priest: Churchgoers' support for new Swedes may have decided the election

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Priest Hans Marklund writes in an opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter that regular churchgoers may have been the deciding factor in the election. According to Markl...

Muf chairman Douglas Thor resigns – demands investments in integration

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Douglas Thor resigns as chairman of Moderata ungdomsförbundet after four years in the post. Upon his departure, he calls it idiotic not to spend money on integr...

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