Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Swedish PM Magdalena steps down after Right-Wing parties win election

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Magdalena Andersson’s center-left bloc defeated by right-wing bloc, 176 seats to 173, with 99% of votes counted. Moderate Party expected to form a government. Andersson was the Nordic country’s first female prime minister when she took office last year. The Sweden Democrats are a party that arose from a neo-Nazi movement. It has gradually grown … Read more

REFERENDUM ON POSSIBLE NATO MEMBERSHIP REJECTED BY SWEDISH PM

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Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson stated on Friday that if Sweden’s parliament agrees to pursue a NATO membership application, the government will not hold a referendum. Both Sweden and Finland have been forced to reconsider long-held ideas that military neutrality is the best way to ensure national security, with both countries poised to make a decision … Read more

PM infected with COVID-19 as Omicron wave sweeps Sweden

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STOCKHOLM – Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has tested positive for COVID-19, her press secretary said on Friday. Andersson’s press secretary told local media that she is fine under the circumstances and will carry out her duties from home. Following a debate session in the parliament earlier this week which the prime minister also attended, … Read more

In Finland, new Swedish PM discusses forestry, security policy

HELSINKI — Getting more understanding in the European Union (EU) for the Nordic environmental forestry policy was a top agenda item during new Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s visit to Finland on Wednesday. Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin said at a joint press conference that the two countries would continue to work together to enhance … Read more