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Currents in KU: Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer admits violence motivated a higher tempo
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Currents in KU: Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer admits violence motivated a higher tempo

Minister of Justice Gunnar Strömmer (M) admits that the government deviated from the consultation period when introducing security zones.
Expand 1177 with digital doctors
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Expand 1177 with digital doctors

The Social Democrats want to strengthen 1177 so that healthcare seekers can also meet doctors there digitally.
Prime Minister's State Secretary admits mistakes in the Landerholm case, says it took too long
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Prime Minister's State Secretary admits mistakes in the Landerholm case, says it took too long

It took the Government Offices 673 days to record a damage assessment in the so-called Landerholm case. At the same time, there was a delay in releasing employees' emails
The state gives in - Ulla-Lena is right about her summer cottage
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The state gives in - Ulla-Lena is right about her summer cottage

After almost four years of fighting to remove all the strangers who have been registered at her summer cottage, Ulla-Lena Lindqvist, 71, is getting her way. The state is backing down and admitting that her rights have been violated
Moderate MP says should have switched to the Sweden Democrats much earlier
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Moderate MP says should have switched to the Sweden Democrats much earlier

Two Moderate MPs are switching to the Sweden Democrats (SD). "I should have switched much earlier
Minister: Much suggests a long-term major war
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Minister: Much suggests a long-term major war

There is much evidence that the US and Israel's war with Iran will be prolonged and could spread, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (M) warns. It is an extremely uncertain situation, and there is much evidence that we are heading towards a major war in the region, she says
School's biggest challenge: failing math
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School's biggest challenge: failing math

In many ways, Swedish schools are doing well. But there are major challenges, especially in mathematics, the National Agency for Education states in an assessment of the situation
L-profile leaves the party after re-election: painful sadness
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L-profile leaves the party after re-election: painful sadness

A number of Liberals are now leaving the party after Simona Mohamsson was re-elected as party leader. Among them is the party's opposition mayor in Stockholm, Jan Jönsson, who will not run again
Expert: Symbolic but messy all the way to the finish line
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Expert: Symbolic but messy all the way to the finish line

Even though the extraordinary national meeting only had one item on the agenda - to re-elect Simona Mohamsson as party leader - it was a long and at times chaotic performance.
Expert on the L-scream: More people can follow Lars Leijonborg
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Expert on the L-scream: More people can follow Lars Leijonborg

Lars Leijonborg's comeback to the Liberals could have great symbolic significance for the party in crisis. Defections have come one after another, but now, suddenly, someone from the old guard is stepping in and saying he believes in Simona Mohamsson's path
Swedish government wants to ease ethics review requirements
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Swedish government wants to ease ethics review requirements

Swedish researchers have described the ethics review system as an acute threat to research. Now the government is responding to the researchers by proposing several exemptions to the ethics review requirement
Lars Leijonborg is running for L and wants to help
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Lars Leijonborg is running for L and wants to help

Former party leader Lars Leijonborg, 76, is running for parliament as a Liberal ahead of the election this fall. "I believe very strongly that the Liberals are needed in Swedish politics," he says
Mohamsson says Sweden Democrats are not her first choice
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Mohamsson says Sweden Democrats are not her first choice

Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson says the new Sweden Democrats' stance is not her first choice, but that it is what is needed to keep the Liberals in the Riksdag. An audio recording of an internal meeting with the party's Stockholm branch, seen by SVT, shows this
L in Stockholm will not nominate a challenger to Simona Mohamsson, calls process unserious
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L in Stockholm will not nominate a challenger to Simona Mohamsson, calls process unserious

The Liberals in Stockholm are not nominating a challenger to Simona Mohamsson for the party leadership ahead of a crucial meeting on Sunday. Jan Jönsson, the opposition mayor of Stockholm, describes the rapid process as frivolous
Riksdag to be convened in extraordinary sessions on August 12 and 13 this summer
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Riksdag to be convened in extraordinary sessions on August 12 and 13 this summer

The Riksdag will be called into extraordinary sessions on August 12 and 13, Altinget reports.
The Riksdag approves new indefinite sentence of safe custody
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The Riksdag approves new indefinite sentence of safe custody

The Riksdag approves the new indefinite sentence of safe custody.
Gang leaders can then have their citizenship revoked
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Gang leaders can then have their citizenship revoked

Gang members should be able to have their Swedish citizenship revoked if they commit crimes such as murder, aggravated extortion and kidnapping, government investigators propose. "For us, it is obvious that Sweden should not be a haven for gang members," said Migration Minister Johan Forssell (M)
Former Liberal leader Birgitta Ohlsson joins the Center Party
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Former Liberal leader Birgitta Ohlsson joins the Center Party

Former Liberal leader Birgitta Ohlsson is running for the Center Party in the autumn elections. She reacted with sadness after the Liberals on Friday opened the door to governing with the Sweden Democrats (SD)
Expert on the Liberals' time pressure says it looks difficult
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Expert on the Liberals' time pressure says it looks difficult

The Liberals are now putting everything into attracting supporters. But there is a rush to raise their poll numbers to prevent voters from seeing their vote as wasted
Green Party MP: Then we will bring down Magdalena Andersson's Social Democratic government
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Green Party MP: Then we will bring down Magdalena Andersson's Social Democratic government

The Green Party will not accept a solely Social Democratic government. The party is prepared to bring down Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson if it is not part of her government, spokesman Daniel Helldén tells SvD
Kristersson: Free to submit a new application, but young people with final deportation orders must leave
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Kristersson: Free to submit a new application, but young people with final deportation orders must leave

Young people who have already received deportation orders are not covered by the government's solution or by the Swedish Migration Agency's pause. Anyone is free to submit a new application, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) said
Swedish government prepares team for nuclear deterrence talks with France
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Swedish government prepares team for nuclear deterrence talks with France

The government is preparing the team that will initiate an in-depth dialogue on nuclear deterrence with France. This is an extensive process, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) says
Demand to stop all teenage expulsions rejected by one vote in Riksdag
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Demand to stop all teenage expulsions rejected by one vote in Riksdag

A motion from the Green Party and the Left Party to immediately stop all expulsions of teenagers was voted down in the Riksdag. The proposal was defeated by one vote - 148 to 147
Argument over maternity care - Social Democrats demand more money
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Argument over maternity care - Social Democrats demand more money

There has been a full-blown political row over maternity care since staff at the maternity hospital in Malmö raised the alarm about how austerity measures are affecting their working situation. Now the Social Democrats are demanding that the government, as the party puts it, restore 600 million kronor to care for newborns and their mothers
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