2023 in Sweden

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Events in the year 2023 in Sweden .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moderate Party</span> Political party in Sweden

The Moderate Party, commonly referred to as the Moderates, is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic liberalism. Globally, it is a full member of the International Democracy Union and the European People's Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fredrik Reinfeldt</span> Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014

John Fredrik Reinfeldt is a Swedish economist, lecturer, former Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014 and chairman of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 2003 to 2015. He was the last rotating President of the European Council in 2009. He is chairman of the Swedish Football Association since 25 March 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moderate Youth League</span> Political youth organization in Sweden

The Moderate Youth League, officially known in English as the Swedish Young Conservatives, is the youth wing of the Swedish Moderate Party. Of the political youth organizations that received financial support from the Swedish Agency for Youth and Civil Society in 2019, it had the highest number of members.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ulf Kristersson</span> Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022

Ulf Hjalmar Kristersson is a Swedish politician who has been serving as Prime Minister of Sweden since 2022. He has been the leader of the Moderate Party (M) since October 2017 and a member of the Riksdag (MP) for Södermanland County since 2014 and for Stockholm County from 1991 to 2000. He previously served as Minister for Social Security from 2010 to 2014 and as Chairman of the Moderate Youth League from 1988 to 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anna Kinberg Batra</span> Swedish politician (born 1970)

Anna Maria Kinberg Batra is a Swedish politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Moderate Party from January 2015 to October 2017. She was a Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County from September 2006 to September 2018. She served as parliamentary leader from October 2010 to January 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andreas Norlén</span> Swedish politician (born 1973)

Per Olof Andreas Norlén is a Swedish politician and member of the Moderate Party who has served as Speaker of the Riksdag since September 2018. He has been a Member of the Riksdag (MP) for Östergötland County since October 2006. Norlén has previously been a member of the Committee on the Constitution, 2014–2018 as chair of the committee.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sweden–Turkey relations</span> Bilateral relations

Swedish–Turkish relations are foreign relations between Sweden and Turkey. Both countries are full members of the Council of Europe, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the Union for the Mediterranean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magdalena Andersson</span> Prime Minister of Sweden from 2021 to 2022

Eva Magdalena Andersson is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as Leader of the Opposition since October 2022 and Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2021. She has served as a Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County since 2014. She previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from November 2021 to October 2022, Minister for Finance from 2014 to 2021 and Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee from 2020 to 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kajsa Ekis Ekman</span> Swedish writer and activist

Kajsa Ekis Ekman is a Swedish author, freelance journalist and debater. Her works have sparked debate in subjects regarding transgender issues, prostitution, surrogacy, and capitalism. She identifies as a left-wing radical feminist and has written a book and several articles from a gender-critical perspective, leading to accusations of being trans-exclusionary and event cancellations. She participated in the Swedish launch of Women's Declaration International. Until 2022 she wrote for Dagens ETC, but she was let go amid controversy in 2022. Later in 2022 she was hired as editor of Arbetaren, but let go shortly afterwards, which generated extensive debate. She received the Lenin Award in 2020.

Events from the year 2014 in Sweden.

Events in the year 2017 in Sweden.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Swedish general election</span>

General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution, regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The preliminary results presented on 15 September showed the government parties lost their majority, which were confirmed by the final results published on 17 September. After a month of negotiations following the elections that led to the Tidö Agreement among the right-wing bloc, Moderate Party (M) leader Ulf Kristersson was elected prime minister on 17 October. The Kristersson Cabinet is a minority government that relies on confidence and supply from the Sweden Democrats (SD).

Events of 2019 in Sweden

Events in the year 2021 in Sweden.

Events in the year 2022 in Sweden.

In the run-up to the next Swedish general election, various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Sweden. The date range for these opinion polls are from the 2022 Swedish general election, held on 11 September, to the present day. The next election is scheduled for 13 September 2026, but a snap election may be held earlier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kristersson cabinet</span> Incumbent government of Sweden

The Kristersson cabinet is the 57th government of Sweden and is formed by Ulf Kristersson, leader of the Moderate Party. It is a coalition government consisting of three parties: the Moderate Party, the Christian Democrats, and the Liberals. The cabinet works closely with the Sweden Democrats, in accordance with the Tidö Agreement backed by a majority in the Riksdag.

Kajsa Thoor was a Swedish journalist and television presenter who was employed by the Sveriges Television (SVT) in the 1990s. She was born on 2 June 1971. In 1998 she was among the participants of a competition called På spåret. She died at age 51 in Malmö on 2 January 2023 after being injured in an apartment fire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Muharrem Demirok</span> Swedish politician (born 1976)

Muharrem Daniel Demirok is a Swedish politician who has been the leader of the Centre Party since 2 February 2023. Additionally, Demirok has been a member of Riksdag since September 2022.

Events in the year 2024 in Sweden.

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