
Sweden Makes a Right Turn
Without question, the biggest reason why Kristersson is now the new prime minister is the impressive rise of the Swedish democrats.

Without question, the biggest reason why Kristersson is now the new prime minister is the impressive rise of the Swedish democrats.

The new government is going to implement a number of measures to tighten immigration and reduce crime.

The main issue keeping Kristersson from asking for a prime minister vote before Monday is a lingering disagreement between the liberal party and the nationalist conservative Swedish democrats.

The winning center-right coalition and the opposition Left have an admirable plan: to build consensus around the parliamentary leadership.

By constitutional procedure, a prime minister is elected on a negative-vote premise: unless a majority votes against him, Kristersson will become prime minister.

For the first time in four decades, the moderates are not the largest non-socialist party in the Riksdag.

Since the last election, which was held in September 2018, Sweden has been through three episodes of open political instability.