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Danish politicians want election inspectors at the Swedish elections

Politics | 2010-09-01 | 2 comments
Earlier this week representatives for two Danish government parties suggested that international election inspectors should be sent to the Swedish elections.

Social Democrats accused of election fraud

Politics | 2010-09-10 | 1 comment
The Social Democrats in Huddinge, southern Stockholm, are accused of electoral fraud. This since party activists are suspected of having attempted to influence voters at polling locations. A police...

Left party arranged striptease

Politics | 2010-09-14 | 1 comment
When the Left party in Järna, 50 km south-west from Stockholm, arranged a cabaret one of the artists took of her clothes on the stage. Although this has caused some dislike, the Left party defends the...

"Swedes have to work more"

Politics | 2010-09-16
Swedes have to work more in order for the welfare needs to be met. That, if not much else, the two PM candidates, Mona Sahlin of the Social Democrats and Fredrik Reinfeldt of the Moderate Party,...

Sahlin and Reinfeldt in final TV speech

Politics | 2010-09-19 | 1 comment
On Saturday night it was time for the last major TV appearance before the election by the two Prime Minister candidates...

The Swedish elections from a foreign perspective

Politics | 2010-09-19 | 4 comments
What do foreign journalists report about the Swedish elections? Sweden-based...

Preliminary result: Sweden Democrats King Maker

Politics | 2010-09-19 | 16 comments
When only 400 out of 6,668 districts remain, the Swedish election result starts to emerge. The Sweden Democrats enters the Riksdag and the Centre-right alliance is depending on support to continue to govern.

Unclear political situation

Politics | 2010-09-20 | 1 comment
It is now clear that the outcome of the Swedish elections is that neither of the blocs gets a majority.

All votes not counted yet: Center-right majority still a possibility

Politics | 2010-09-21
The final outcome of the Swedish election will not be determined until tomorrow. The final votes from Swedes abroad and from people who voted in advance last Saturday or Sunday may be between 100 000 and 150 000. A very small margin separates the center-right coalition (called ‘the Alliance’) from a majority in the national parliament (Riksdagen).

791 votes short of majority

Politics | 2010-09-23
After all the votes in the parliamentary elections have been counted, it is clear that the Alliance was very close from...

Plans to isolate the Sweden Democrats are halted

Politics | 2010-09-24 | 9 comments
When it was clear that the Sweden Democrats will get seats in the Riksdag, the Social Democrats immediately initiated discussions to isolate them from the working committees of the Riksdag. These plans are now halted. It "would be seen as manipulation" according to one leading social democrat.

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