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Swedish PM warns against 'radical left' shift before election

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson warned against a change in the country's direction ahead of the upcoming election.
  • He accused the left-leaning opposition of wanting to shift Sweden towards radical left policies, including increased immigration and higher welfare benefits.
  • Kristersson highlighted his government's achievements, such as halving gang violence and reducing asylum immigration to a 40-year low, contrasting them with the previous administration.

With 95 days left until the election, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is sounding the alarm about the country's future direction. Speaking in parliament's final party leader debate before the summer break, Kristersson strongly criticized the opposition, which currently leads in opinion polls.

Either maintain the course, continue to get Sweden in order and build a country where effort always pays off and where crime always punishes itself. Or change direction as the red-green parties want and increase benefits, increase asylum immigration, increase foreign aid, and make hard-working families pay.

— Ulf KristerssonPrime Minister Ulf Kristersson outlining the choice facing Sweden in the upcoming election.

He framed the upcoming election as a critical choice for Sweden. "Either maintain the course, continue to get Sweden in order and build a country where effort always pays off and where crime always punishes itself," Kristersson stated. "Or change direction as the red-green parties want and increase benefits, increase asylum immigration, increase foreign aid, and make hard-working families pay."

Kristersson warned against a scenario of "higher taxes for those who work and higher benefits for those who do not work." He also pointed to his government's record, claiming that fatal gang violence has been halved during their term and that asylum immigration is at its lowest in 40 years. He contrasted this with the situation in 2022, when the previous left-leaning government was in power, stating that "Sweden became more dangerous."

Sweden became more dangerous.

— Ulf KristerssonKristersson describing the state of Sweden under the previous red-green government.

The Prime Minister further alleged that the red-green parties "raised or introduced 46 different taxes in eight years." He posed a direct question to the Swedish people: "Can you really afford a red-green government?"

Have you really afford a red-green government?

— Ulf KristerssonKristersson questioning the economic viability of an opposition government.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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