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On October 19, 2026, a new municipal council was elected for Uppsala municipality, where Erik Pelling (S) became the chairman, and a majority coalition consisting of the Social Democrats, the Left Party, the Green Party, and the Liberals will govern during the term 2027–2030. #UppsalaKommun #Kommunstyrelse #Mandatperiod (translated)

For the first time ever, a red-green majority has been entrusted to lead Stockholm for two consecutive elections, and with that behind us, we are now off to a flying start in this legislative period, says Emilia Bjuggren (S), finance mayor. #RödgrönaStyret #Stockholm #Välfärd (translated)

On October 21, the newly elected regional council will convene for the first time during the mandate period 2026–2030, where the members will, among other things, elect a new presidium and address important issues such as the regional transport plan and healthcare choices. #RegionKronoberg #Regionfullmäktige #Vårdval (translated)

According to Rosencrantz, he assessed after more than a month that a red-green majority government would not become a reality. He argued that the only opportunity for the Social Democrats, as in 2018, was a minority government tolerated by the Center Party, either with the Social Democrats alone or together with the Green Party and/or the Left Party. According to Rosencrantz, such a government would lack a majority for its economic policy, find it difficult to implement major reforms, and risk recurring government crises during the mandate period. He wrote that Magdalena Andersson faced this option or an early election, describing both outcomes as a failure and as the opposite of what the Social Democrats had promised voters. He also suggested that the development could be the beginning of the end for the Social Democrats' unique position as the governing party in Swedish politics. #svpol #politik #regering (translated)

Jan Lindberg wrote that Hirvonen in the chamber had described Sweden's climate emissions as catastrophic. Lindberg used a derogatory term for climate advocates and warned against giving them power, as he claimed they would devastate the country within a term. #klimatkris #Sverige #miljö (translated)

Ebba Busch wrote that during her term, she believed that Sweden had taken historic steps to enable new nuclear power and strengthen the country's energy security. After a visit to Westinghouse in Västerås, she stated that the company manufactured nuclear fuel that contributed to Ukraine's electricity supply and helped Europe reduce its dependence on Russia. She wrote that Westinghouse planned an investment of over one billion kronor to expand its operations. Busch warned that political forces wanting to return to anti-nuclear sentiment and energy policy experiments could jeopardize development and increase Sweden's dependence on the outside world. She wrote that Sweden should look forward and take advantage of its position as a nuclear power nation. #Kärnkraft #Energisäkerhet #Sverigeframåt (translated)

Ida Gabrielsson wrote that there was very little time left before the budget tables needed to be ready and that she saw it as unrealistic to manage to produce a budget, even if the work started immediately. She stated that C had not yet decided whether V would be part of the government support. A transitional budget was, according to Gabrielsson, the solution when a new government was not in place. It would allow parties that later agreed to govern together to allocate the reform space in a supplementary budget. She wrote that V could agree on individual issues in the ongoing work of the parliament, even in the budget work. Gabrielsson described S, V, C, and MP as a common cartel but said that C still refused to participate in the coordination and did not want to attend the parties' joint preparatory meetings. Therefore, none of the red-green parties could claim that they would manage to produce a common budget, she wrote. She argued that V had not primarily blocked the work. Before the parties agreed on cooperation during the term, they needed, according to Gabrielsson, to clarify who would cooperate, how it would take place, and what the negotiations would aim for. However, she wrote that this was not primarily the reason the parties had failed to agree on a common budget. https://t.co/YtGI6l7zpX #Budget #Regering #Politik (translated)

Jessica Stegrud wrote that she believed that DN's image setting did not reflect reality. According to her, the committee minority was very critical and raised many unanswered questions. Stegrud interpreted the opponents' stance as a desire for a general amnesty for individuals who had at some point received residence permits on the grounds of family ties as children, practically regardless of circumstances and age. She wrote that the Sweden Democrats would never agree to that and that the course change the party had achieved during the last electoral period must continue. She emphasized that the party had not voted for a stop law. According to Stegrud, the decision instead meant that the red-green coalition, due to its majority in the committee, must prepare the matter and specify what they believed was lacking in the current legislation. #politik #Sverige #immigration (translated)

The National Audit Office's review shows that courts in Sweden have limited opportunities to detect crimes committed by lay judges after their appointment, which leads to recommendations for a review of the control possibilities during their term of office. #Nämndemän #Riksrevisionen #SvenskaDomstolar (translated)

Simone Svensson shared a post from Patric Källman on Facebook and described it as thought-provoking. Källman wrote that the picture of trust in the party leaders clearly showed that voters, according to him, discovered Magdalena Andersson's shortcomings as a leader only after the election. He criticized the media for not having scrutinized her sufficiently and claimed that for four years she had not prepared a government alternative. Källman wrote that the red-green coalition gathered to create a common situational picture, not for government negotiations. Despite four Almedalen events during the term, the Center Party, according to him, needed to arrange another Mini-Almedalen in Lidingö. He also argued that Andersson had not been held accountable for how she would form a government and that the blue-yellow team would have won the election if that question had been addressed. He assessed that the red-greens would likely still manage to form a government, but claimed that the cooperation thereafter would be dysfunctional. #politiksverige #Almedalen #MagdalenaAndersson (translated)

Ulrika Westerlund has been elected as the spokesperson for the Environment Party on justice policy, LGBTQI rights, and children's rights issues, as well as a member of the Justice Committee, where she intends to prioritize the rule of law and the protection of children's rights during the upcoming term. #hbtqi #barnrätt #rättspolitik (translated)

Nils Seye Larsen has been appointed as the spokesperson for the Green Party's disability rights policy and a member of the parliamentary social committee for the upcoming term, where he emphasizes the importance of ensuring that all people have access to good care and support services, regardless of where they live. #Miljöpartiet #Funktionsrätt #Socialpolitik (translated)

InteSosse wrote that Reinfeldt and Löfven should bear the cost out of their own pockets and live on minimum existence for the rest of their lives. According to the writer, there had been clear warning signs during their terms, but those who warned had been dismissed as the usual old ones. https://t.co/VwbrKVcjut #politk #Sverige #ansvar (translated)