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  • Mission Impossible (Swedish Politics 2018)

    Mission Impossible (Swedish Politics 2018)

    December 10, 2018:   The formation of a new government in Sweden takes longer this time than ever before. The Speaker of the parliament was expected to propose a vote lst week, to elect (or reject) Stefan Löfven, chairman of the Social Democrats, as prime minister, but the vote has been postponed. Löfven is currently…

  • Stirring in the Cauldron (Swedish Politics 2018)

    Stirring in the Cauldron (Swedish Politics 2018)

    The formation of a new government in Sweden is becoming a confusing serial. Today is 77 days after the election, but the newly elected parliament hasn’t been able to agree on who should become Prime Minister and form a new government. Here’s a summary of what’s happened so far: When the new parliament was assembled…

  • Nay. Nej. Nope. No.

    Nay. Nej. Nope. No.

    On Monday, November 12, after nine weeks of deliberations, the Speaker of the Swedish parliament proposed that Ulf Kristersson, chairman of the Moderate Party (conservative), and leader of the Alliance, should be elected to Prime Minister. As stipulated in the Constitution, the proposal was immediately tabled, i.e. postponed, and further postponed on the next day.…

  • St. Lucia Didn’t Have a Cat, but Xmas Is Coming

    St. Lucia Didn’t Have a Cat, but Xmas Is Coming

    Or maybe she had – there’s no record of it, so we don’t really know. Lucia was killed in Syracuse in the year of 304, that is 1714 years ago. In Catholic countries, she has been revered as a saint on December 13, since the fifth century. In Sweden – which is not Catholic –…

  • Continuing Tensions in Swedish Parliament

    Continuing Tensions in Swedish Parliament

    In the wake of the exciting results of the US midterm election… here’s a report about the unclear situation in the Swedish parliament. The confused picture remains in the parliament, even more unclear and wooly than before. After the election the Speaker had one-on-one talks with all party leaders, trying to assess who would have…

  • Shuffling the Cards – the Next Steps in Swedish Parliament

    Shuffling the Cards – the Next Steps in Swedish Parliament

    The September election created a deadlock in Swedish politics. The two traditional blocks have almost the same strength in the parliament: on the right side the Alliance (a constellation of four liberal/conservative parties) has 143 seats, and on the left side there are three parties that have 144 seats. Remaining 62 seats belong to an…