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Sweden: Political Developments and Data in 2022

Another Year for the History Books

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Thomas Widenstjerna and
Anders Widfeldt
Thomas Widenstjerna
Affiliation:
Mid-Sweden University, Sweden
Anders Widfeldt*
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen, UK
*
Email: a.widfeldt@abdn.ac.uk
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Abstract

The year 2022 in Swedish politics was historic for several reasons. Following the war between Russia and Ukraine, Sweden broke with its long tradition of non-alignment and submitted an application for membership of NATO. After a closely fought election, a right-of-centre minority coalition took office, depending on support from the previously isolated Sweden Democrats. At least initially, the change of government seemed to signify a change to more stability, after several turbulent years since 2014. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic more or less disappeared, but the new government faced several other challenges, including rising energy prices and growing inflationary pressure. The Liberals changed leader. A constitutional amendment was adopted which, according to critics, would make investigative journalism more difficult.

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Political Data Yearbook , Volume 62 , Issue 1 , December 2023, pp. 483 - 497
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Copyright © 2023 European Consortium for Political Research

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