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Lennart Wallger wrote that Magdalena Andersson should not be given more time. If she could not present a government basis on Tuesday, a prime minister vote should be held on Wednesday, he believed. He assessed it as highly likely that she would lose and argued that the Blue-Yellow bloc should then receive the exploratory mission. Wallger concluded by demanding order in the process. https://t.co/ijy7ZAzMMZ #politik #Sverige #regering (translated)

Jan Lindberg wrote that Leif GW on TV4 had said that Sweden had overly long sentences and that there was, therefore, a lack of space in prisons. Lindberg asserted that GW did not address the restitution of crime victims. He also wrote that GW criticized Tidö for placing prisoners abroad but did not mention that mass immigration, according to Lindberg, had caused overcrowded prisons. Lindberg described GW as a true social democrat. #Sverige #brott #straff (translated)

MEMIS wrote that the argument that people were already on site was one of the worst against repatriation. As a comparison, he described someone who entered a home, made a mess, and then referred to the fact that the person was already there when the police arrived. He added that mistakes and violations should obviously be corrected. #återvandring #rättvisa #migration (translated)

Merit Wager wrote that Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen had said that Finland should not accept traditions, cultures, or customs that limited girls' freedom. According to the Swedish translation that Wager shared, Valtonen believed that girls and women should be able to decide over their own lives, and that religious or cultural norms should not be used to restrict their freedom. Wager also recounted Valtonen's statement that the National Coalition Party wanted to ban face-covering garments, such as the burqa and niqab, in schools and other educational institutions. Valtonen had said that the government led by the National Coalition Party had strengthened the rights of girls and women by more clearly criminalizing forced marriages and female genital mutilation. She had described female genital mutilation as violence and said that every girl had the right to bodily integrity. According to Wager's account, Valtonen also emphasized that equality, individual freedom, and human rights should not be overridden by references to religion, culture, or tradition. Every girl should have the right to be seen, heard, dream, and shape her future based on her own desires, she had said. #Jämställdhet #MänskligaRättigheter #KvinnorsRättigheter (translated)

Hundreds of passengers are stranded by the airline Plus Ultra on the Madrid-Buenos Aires route due to a drastic reduction in flight frequencies, leading to accusations of a possible premeditated scam due to the lack of solutions and refunds. #PlusUltra #VuelosMadridBuenosAires #PasajerosVarados (translated)

Henri Vanhanen wrote that Finland should take seriously Russia's alleged plans to assassinate leaders of the European defense industry. According to him, European intelligence services had warned that Russia had intensified its assassination plots targeting business executives. Possible targets included not only large arms manufacturers but also smaller defense technology companies, especially manufacturers of drones and their components. Vanhanen referred to a plan revealed in 2024 to assassinate Armin Papperger, CEO of the German company Rheinmetall. He wrote that more recent intelligence data indicated broader and more systematic actions beyond individual cases. According to Vanhanen, Russia's intention was to undermine the European defense industry, intimidate its business leaders, complicate support for Ukraine, and disrupt the strengthening of Europe's defense capabilities. Vanhanen urged an urgent assessment of whether the protection of key personnel in Finland's defense industry is adequate. He suggested that the security police, police, and defense administration work together with companies to identify individuals at special risk and ensure preemptive action against threats. He proposed, if necessary, strengthening personal protection, enhancing counterintelligence efforts against companies, and improving information sharing among authorities. According to Vanhanen, Finland should not wait for the first attack on its territory before preparing. https://t.co/xVZMYe1R7e #Puolustusteollisuus #Venäjä #Suomi (translated)

The writer described it as their greatest nightmare to discover as a voter or party activist that they found themselves in the current situation. They referred to the fact that seven percent of voters had unknowingly voted for a think tank instead of a political party and suggested Lena Andersson's text. https://t.co/pX9ZdxjCVs #Väljare #Politik #Sverige #SE (translated)

Ledarsidorna.se wrote that Peter Hultqvist's interview was an attempt to limit the damage and give the Social Democrats a more "hawkish" profile. The writer thought that several proposals in the interview were good: a permanent amphibious battalion in Gotland, re-establishing I 22 in Kiruna, and above all, building a third submarine of the A26 class. The writer claimed that larger combat vessels needed to be built in series of at least three to ensure redundancy, with two operational and one for training or maintenance. As support, the writer referred to his own experience of two years of service as ELF and LFO at PTK Gbg, the test command for Göteborg-class corvettes. Ledarsidorna.se expressed uncertainty about Magdalena Andersson's foreign and security policy stance and wrote that neighboring countries were not impressed by her latest statement, which the writer believed opened the door for reduced engagement on NATO's northern flank. The writer also believed that Pål Jonson should remain as defense minister and called him the best in the position in modern times. Compared to Hultqvist, the writer thought that Jonson had better knowledge of weapons and weapon systems. #svpol https://t.co/ihG7cqkWH5 #säkerhetspolitik #försvar #svenskpolitk (translated)

The author wrote that, in the four years of Meloni's government, the percentage of Italians who considered security the most serious problem had increased from 10% to 35%, more than tripling, according to Ipsos. He added that 64% rated the government's security decrees as little or not effective at all. #politica #sicurezza #Italia #IT (translated)