At Last! A Suspenseful Swedish Election

Would a new populist party displace the Moderates as the country's perennial runner-up? SWEDISH ELECTIONS OCCUR like clockwork every four years and generally attract only modest outside attention. Since the establishment of full parliamentary democracy and universal suffrage in 1921, only once...

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Published in:	Scandinavian review 2018-10, Vol.105 (3), p.62-71
Main Author:	Einhorn, Eric S
Format:	Magazinearticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Education Elections GDP Gross Domestic Product Immigration International organizations Minority & ethnic groups Negotiation Noncitizens Political parties Politics Population Populism Refugees Swedish language Tax rates Voting rights
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Summary:	Would a new populist party displace the Moderates as the country's perennial runner-up? SWEDISH ELECTIONS OCCUR like clockwork every four years and generally attract only modest outside attention. Since the establishment of full parliamentary democracy and universal suffrage in 1921, only once has there been an "early" election (1958). In common with the other Scandinavian countries Sweden has developed political procedures of flexibility, negotiation, and compromise. Since the adoption of proportional representation (i.e., parliamentary representation in proportion to a party's share of the vote) nearly a century ago, all Swedish governments have been either coalitions or minority governments dependent on winning support from several parties. [...]their goal is a generous welfare state for traditional Swedes. [...]there are the Christian Democrats who combine generally centrist economic policies with an emphasis on social and moral issues.
ISSN:	0098-857X