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Left Party

Socialism / left-wing · Nooshi Dadgostar

6.8% (24 seats 2022)

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What they stand for

  • •Higher tax on the wealthy and large corporations
  • •Stop privatisation of welfare
  • •Climate transition and halt new nuclear reactors
  • •Human rights and more generous migration

How they differ from others

  • →Only party wanting to fully abolish market rents
  • →Most progressive tax policy — distinct from S
  • →EU-sceptic — historically opposed NATO membership

Positions by criterion

CriterionPosition
Economy & taxation
Progressive
Education & schools
Progressive
Housing & rural policy
Progressive
Climate & energy
Progressive
Defence & NATO
Conservative/market-lib.
Law & order
Conservative/market-lib.
Equality & gender
Progressive
Labour market
Progressive
Immigration & integration
Conservative/market-lib.
Welfare & healthcare
Progressive
Healthcare
Progressive
Pension & elder care
Progressive
Childcare & family
Progressive
EU & international
Conservative/market-lib.
Civil liberties
Progressive
Public sector efficiency
Conservative/market-lib.
Rural & infrastructure
Centre
Energy supply
Conservative/market-lib.

Key votes 2022–2026

IssueSSDMVCKDMPL
Sweden's NATO membership(passed)✓✓✓✗✓✓–✓
Defence budget 2% of GDP(passed)✓✓✓✗✓✓–✓
Market rents in new construction(failed)✗✓✓✗✓✓✗✗
Tougher penalties for gang crime(passed)✓✓✓✗–✓✗✓
New nuclear power act(passed)–✓✓✗✓✓✗✓
Stricter migration legislation(passed)✗✓✓✗✗✓✗✓
Weapons support to Ukraine(passed)✓✓✓–✓✓✓✓
Expanded RUT deduction(passed)✗✓✓✗✓✓✗✓
Limit on free school profits(failed)✓✓✗✓–✗✓✗
Sharpened 2045 climate targets(passed)✓–✓✓✓–✓✓
Expanded police surveillance(passed)–✓✓✗✗✓✗✓
Raised guarantee pension(passed)✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Implementation of EU minimum wage directive(passed)✓✗✓✓✓✗✓✓
Stop profit in welfare(failed)✓✓✗✓–✗✓✗
Expanded quota refugee intake(failed)✓✗✗✓✓✗✓✓

✓ = yes, ✗ = no, – = abstain. Curated votes 2022–2026 based on Riksdag open data.