Jonas Sjöstedt is a Swedish politician who was the chairman of the Left Party from 2012 until 2020,and a former metalworker. He is also a member of the Swedish parliament since 2010.
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.
Amineh Kakabaveh is a Swedish independent politician of Iranian Kurdish descent. Having been a member of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan since her youth,she took refuge in Sweden at the age of nineteen and has become a member of the Riksdag,Sweden's parliament.
General elections were held in Sweden on 9 September 2018 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag. Regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The incumbent minority government,consisting of the Social Democrats and the Greens and supported by the Left Party,won 144 seats,one seat more than the four-party Alliance coalition,with the Sweden Democrats winning the remaining 62 seats. The Social Democrats' vote share fell to 28.3 percent,its lowest level of support since 1911.
General elections were held in Sweden on 14 September 2014 to elect all 349 seats in the Riksdag,alongside elections for the 21 county councils,and 290 municipal assemblies.
Kjell Stefan Löfven is a Swedish politician who has served as the President of European Socialists since October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from October 2014 to November 2021 and leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2012 to 2021.
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.
The Left Party is a socialist political party in Sweden. On economic issues,the party opposes privatizations and capitalism and advocates increased public expenditure. In foreign policy,the party is Eurosceptic,being critical of the European Union,opposing Atlanticism,NATO and Swedish entry into the eurozone. It attempted to get Sweden to join the Non-Aligned Movement in 1980,but did not succeed. The party is eco-socialist,and also supports anti-racism,feminism,and republicanism. It stands on the left-wing of the political spectrum.
The Örebro Party is a local political party in Örebro,Sweden. Markus Allard is the party leader. According to Allard the party cannot be placed anywhere on the traditional left-right spectrum,and instead focuses on local issues. Some of its key issues include lowered wages for politicians,stricter migration policy,and free dental care.
The first cabinet of Stefan Löfven was the cabinet of Sweden between 2014 and 2018. It was a coalition government,consisting of two parties:the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 3 October 2014,following the 2014 general election. It lost a vote of no confidence following the 2018 election,but remained in office as a caretaker government. Löfven was reelected as Prime Minister in January 2019,thus forming the second cabinet of Stefan Löfven.
Tomas Morgan Johansson is a Swedish politician of the Social Democrats who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden from 2019 to 2022. He served as Minister for Justice from 2014 to 2022 and as minister for home affairs from 2021 to 2022,having previously served in that position from 2017 to 2019. He also served as Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy from 2014 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2021.
The 2014 Swedish government crisis started on 3 December 2014 after the Riksdag rejected the proposed government budget in favour of a budget proposed by the centre-right opposition.
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 TidöAgreement 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).
In the 2018 Swedish general election,no political group or party won an outright majority,resulting in a hung parliament. On 9 September,the Red-Greens,led by Stefan Löfven's Social Democrats (S),emerged as the main political force in the Riksdag,while the centre-right Alliance led by Ulf Kristersson's Moderate Party only got one seat less. The right-wing populist party Sweden Democrats,led by Jimmie Åkesson,came third. As a result,protracted negotiations were required before a new government formation. On 18 January 2019,Löfven was re-elected as prime minister.
The second cabinet of Stefan Löfven was the Government of Sweden from 21 January 2019 to 9 July 2021. It was a coalition,consisting of two parties:the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 21 January 2019,following the 2018 general election.
A government crisis began on 21 June 2021 in Sweden after the Riksdag ousted Prime Minister Stefan Löfven with a no-confidence vote. This was the first time in Swedish history a Prime Minister was ousted by a no-confidence vote. After winning the 2014 Swedish general election,the Löfven II Cabinet's government budget was rejected by the Riksdag,causing a government crisis that lasted for nearly a month. The 2021 government crisis was the second government crisis suffered by a Löfven cabinet. The vote was called on 17 June 2021 by the Sweden Democrats after the Swedish Left Party withdrew support for Löfven over rent control reform,which is an important issue for many voters.
The third cabinet of Stefan Löfven was the Government of Sweden during 9 July 2021 to 30 November 2021. It was a coalition,consisting of two parties:the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 9 July 2021,during a formal government meeting with King Carl XVI Gustaf. The government was the result of the aftermath of the 2021 government crisis,which saw Löfven's government removed from power in a vote of no-confidence over proposed reforms to liberalize the rent control system.
Gudrun Nordborg is a Swedish politician. Since November 2020,she serves as Member of the Riksdag representing the constituency of Västerbotten County. She became a member after Jonas Sjöstedt resigned.
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven tendered his resignation on 10 November 2021,leaving his government in place as a caretaker cabinet until a new Prime Minister is elected by the Riksdag. Government formation talks commenced the following day with Magdalena Andersson,the newly-elected head of the Social Democratic party offering to lead a government. She was formally nominated to form a government by the Speaker of the Riksdag,Andreas Norlén later the same day. It was the third government formation process since the 2018 general election,the first taking a record 144 days before the formation of Löfven's second cabinet. The process took place just ten months ahead of the 2022 general election.
Ida Gabrielsson is a Swedish politician. Since September 2018,she serves as Member of the Riksdag. She was again elected as Member of the Riksdag in September 2022. She represents the constituency of Stockholm Municipality. She represented Stockholm County from 2018 to 2022. She is affiliated with the Left Party. Since 2020,she has been the deputy chairman of the Left Party.
