Sweden election 2022

[Diouf]

An eventful day in Sweden.

Magdalena Andersson elected Sweden's first female PM. 117 votes for confidence (Social Democrats, Greens + a ex-Left MP) + 58 abstaining (Centre + Left) = 175 votes allowing her to become PM. 174 votes for no confidence (Moderates, Sweden Democrats, Christian Democrats and Liberals).

The government loses the budget vote. The Moderate/Christian Democrat/Sweden Democrat got votes from their three parties which equals 154 votes. The government's budget was only supported by the Social Democrats, Greens and Left party = 143 votes. The Centre Party voted for its own budget, saying the government's proposed budget would be too radical a left swing. The Liberals also voted for its own budget proposal. The budget proposal with the most votes get passed, so the M/KD/SD budget is now approved.

The Green Party leaves the government. They say they don't want to administrate the country on a right-wing budget. That budget e.g. lowers the fuel duties to combat rising prices. The Greens is fiercely opposed to that.

So now there will be a new formation, likely ending up in a Social Democrat minority government.

[Diouf]

I believe Andersson is more left wing so no surprise Liberals would ditch party as unlike in North America, I believe Swedish Liberals are more your classical liberal type as right wing on economics, left wing on social issues.  Any link that gives details of budget from government and opposition?  Be curious on that.

The differences are:
The government's budget wants to introduce a so-called "family week", where a parent to a child aged 4-16 gets 3 days off a year to 80% of their salary level. It wants to spend more money on woods. The government wants to lower taxes for people on unemployment benefits and sick benefits. It also wants to spend more money on creating "introductionary job" where mostly foreigners without skills can be hired in a subsidized way, so the employer doesn't have to pay most of the salary.

The opposition's budget has higher tax cuts for low and median incomes + pensioners. Reduced duties on fuel and diesel. More money for higher police salaries, more surveillance cameras and more police. It wants refugee policy to only follow the minimum demands necessary by EU law. It wants to raise the salary level needed for foreign labour to get a work permit.

Some links here:
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/svt-erfar-m-kd-och-sd-eniga-om-gemsamt-motforslag
https://www.aftonbladet.se/minekonomi/a/66Vo5e/hogerbudgeten-s-kan-tvingas-regera-pa--sa-paverkas-du

[Diouf]

A DENK-like party is starting to get a bit of attention in a country, which should be fertile ground for such a party. The party is called Nuans (Nuance) and is led by Mikail Yüksel. He was formerly in the Centre Party and looked set to enter parliament in 2018, but was thrown out of the party shortly before the election due to his close links to the Turkish Grey Wolves organization.
He founded the party three years ago, but it has only just started to receive a bit of attention. The party this year helped arrange demonstrations against the Swedish law for forcible removals, which is said to be used by some in the social service to kidnap and assimilate Muslim children.
This caused a strong rebuke by Liberal MP, Gulan Avci, in an article last month: https://www.expressen.se/debatt/darfor-bor-vi-alla--oroas-av-partiet-nyans/
Today the party was joined by Social Democrat councillor Maher Dabbour from Malmø + twenty party members around him.

The party hasn't shown up in any polls yet, so it might just be a short-lived bit of attention, but one worth tracking.