Sweden

2022 - 10 - 17

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Sweden's parliament elects PM backed for first time by far right (Aljazeera.com)

Ulf Kristersson's government will be supported in parliament by the anti-immigration, nationalist Sweden Democrats.

Outgoing Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, the head of the Social Democrats, has also reached out to the Liberals in the hope of forming a left-majority bloc in parliament with their backing. As his administration will command a tiny majority of just three seats in parliament, it would take only a tiny number of disgruntled MPs to jump ship for the government to crumble. The government will be supported in parliament by its far-right ally, the anti-immigration, nationalist Sweden Democrats. Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Akesson told parliament that while his party would have preferred to be in government and holding cabinet posts, the policies the coalition pursued were most important. Ulf Kristersson’s government will be supported in parliament by the anti-immigration, nationalist Sweden Democrats. Sweden’s parliament has narrowly elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, leading the country’s first government to be shored up by the far-right Sweden Democrats.

Ulf Kristersson: Swedish parliament elects new PM backed by far right (BBC News)

PM Ulf Kristersson's Moderates will form a centre-right coalition with the Christian Democrats and the Liberals. But it will govern with support from the Sweden ...

A sharp rise in gun violence and gang crime led to opinion polls suggesting that crime was at the top of the agenda for many Swedes. Founded in 1988, the SD struggled for two decades to win enough votes to elect any MPs at all. SD leader Jimmie Akesson said the new government would mark a "paradigm shift" in immigration policy, which will be made up of "order, reason and common sense".

Ulf Kristersson elected Sweden's new prime minister (Anadolu Agency)

Sweden's parliament on Monday elected Moderates leader Ulf Kristersson as the country's new prime minister. A total of 176 members of the Riksdag voted in ...

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. But we already hear how they are beginning to let down their promises to the voters.” Far-right Sweden Democrats will not be a part of the government, however, Kristersson said in a press conference last week that "he will cooperate closely with the Sweden Democrats."

Swedish MPs elect conservative PM Kristersson, backed by far-right (The Sun Daily)

STOCKHOLM: Swedish conservative leader Ulf Kristersson was on Monday elected prime minister in parliament as the head of a new government backed for t...

Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Akesson told parliament that while his party would have preferred to be in the government and hold cabinet posts, the policies the government pursued were most important. Kristersson, 58, was elected with 176 votes in favour and 173 against, after announcing a deal Friday to form a three-party government between his Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, supported in parliament by their key ally the far-right Sweden Democrats. STOCKHOLM: Swedish conservative leader Ulf Kristersson was on Monday elected prime minister in parliament as the head of a new government backed for the first time by the far-right Sweden Democrats.

Swedish parliament backs Ulf Kristersson to be new prime minister (Financial Times)

Far-right Sweden Democrats help put Moderates leader in power and will have big say on immigration and law and order.

Swedish Parliament Votes for Kristersson as Prime Minister (Bloomberg)

The parliamentary ballot confirmed backing for Kristersson by four parties, including the Sweden Democrats. Now the country's second-largest party, the anti- ...