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PR, Negative Parliamentarism, and Sweden’s Budget Vote

Politics
On 3 December, Sweden's Riksdag effectively rejected the budget proposed by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven's government. In response, Löfven announced that he would call a snap election, which is scheduled to take place on 22 March. Löfven cannot officially call for a new vote until 29 December; but this means that, less than three months after going to the polls, Sweden...

2014 Swedish General Election Results: With Whom will the Social Democrats Govern?

Politics
Following the 2014 Swedish general election, which took place yesterday, 14 September, Sweden is set for a new government and a new political leader. The results show the Social Democrats with 31.2% of the vote, while the incumbent Moderate Party's share has fallen to 23.2% from the 30.1% they won back in 2010. The Social Democrat leader, Stefan Löfven, will...