'Sweden's Centre Party is actually in a very weak bargaining position'
All three parties in the governing coalition increased their vote share while the Sweden Democrats lost ground.On the left, meanwhile, the Social Democrats had a terrible election, while all the other...
16 Sep 17min
Sweden's election is over. Now what?
In this week’s Sweden in Focus Extra our panelists try to make sense of a dizzying election night.Sweden’s election threw up some major surprises on Sunday night.The Liberals cleared the parliamentary...
14 Sep 26min
Billionaires weigh in as Sweden goes to the polls
This week: Joy for Liberals as support swells, Sweden Democrats and Left Party hit by scandals, immigration in focus in TV debate, billionaires duel over which side to back, and poor school results th...
11 Sep 43min
LISTEN: What are the Sweden Democrats' plans for immigrants in Sweden?
Today's episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Ludvig Aspling, migration spokesperson for the Sweden Democrats. This week we are turning a spotlight on the two parties most likely...
9 Sep 36min
LISTEN: What are the Social Democrats' plans for immigrants in Sweden?
This week’s episode of Sweden in Focus Extra features an interview with Ida Karkiainen, migration spokesperson for the Social Democrats. With the Swedish election just days away, the podcast this week...
8 Sep 35min
Sweden's election is turning into a nail-biter
This week: Right closing the gap on Sweden's left-wing opposition, party pledges explained, and could an extremist in Örebro get into the Riksdag? Oh, and fermented herring season is upon us.A poll re...
4 Sep 38min
Why the Sweden Democrats refuse to rescue their Liberal allies
This week: Sweden in shock after school sword attack, Sweden Democrats say no to tactical voting, Migration Agency weighs in on Brexit deportations, and what do foreign parents find strange about Swed...
28 Aug 47min
'Want scientists to stay in Sweden? Don't kick them out in the first place'
For a recent article on the real-life effects of Sweden's immigration laws on families in Sweden, The Local's Mandy Pipher spoke with a Swedish-American couple who are both biological scientists and l...
25 Aug 36min
