Sweden Democrats Accused of Cheating to Block Transitional Rules for Citizenship
Opposition lawmakers said the party broke a long-standing pairing agreement to secure a one-vote defeat of transitional rules for a new citizenship law.
- On Wednesday, the Sweden Democrats defeated an opposition motion on citizenship transition rules by one vote after breaking long-established parliamentary 'pairing' protocols.
- Under the 'kvittning' system, parties agree to hold back MPs to balance absences, but the Sweden Democrats sent Charlotte Quensel and Michael Rubbestad to vote despite both being listed as absent.
- Green MP Annika Hirvonen accused the party of 'conscious manipulation,' while former Sweden Democrat Elsa Widding alleged, "They kind of cheated the system." Group leader Linda Lindberg countered the move prevented "power hungry independent MPs" from disrupting legislation.
- Parliament passed the government's citizenship bill, mandating eight years of residency starting June 6th alongside income and language requirements, as the opposition's attempt to include transitional arrangements failed.
- Hirvonen intends to consult other party leaders about potentially holding a new vote, arguing the breach of trust makes normal cooperation impossible.
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Swedish Left Furious After Tougher Citizenship Rules Voted Through
A new Swedish law, passed on Wednesday, means that migrants will soon have to meet stricter—though still fairly basic—requirements to gain citizenship. Sweden Democrats (SD) politicians have been instrumental in helping push the law through, ensuring that it received enough votes in the Riksdag. Party MP Ludvig Aspling on Wednesday evening celebrated that this has prevented around 100,000 migrants—“many of whom cannot speak a single word of Swe…
The Riksdag parties are holding a meeting – without SD. The background is that the party violated the common set-off system. According to M-toppen Mattias Karlsson, the system no longer applies. – We don't trust each other, he says.
The opposition parties were on the verge of winning a vote in parliament after receiving support from two former savages. Then the Sweden Democrats won two extra votes.
Two members of the SD party were not supposed to vote. They did anyway – and won by one vote. Now they are accused of manipulating the results.
The Tidö parties won the important vote on stricter requirements for citizenship by a margin of one vote. Now the opposition is furious – and accuses the SD of vote fraud. – I am almost at a loss for words, says Lena Hallengren (S). At the same time, the SD admits the move.
The opposition accuses the SD of deliberately abusing the Riksdag's set-off system in a vote on transitional rules for stricter citizenship requirements. "The people have voted for the Tidö majority," writes the SD group leader in a comment.
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