Government legislative proposals

The party programme requires that tenants have strong protection in law and that the presumption of innocence is fundamental in the legal system. The election manifesto rejects repression and harder measures in response to crime and instead points to the deeper causes of crime, including overcrowded housing. The counter-proposal's rejection of stricter termination rules that risk eviction without court review follows from these commitments, as well as from the plan's support for stronger children's rights.

• strong tenant protection in lawdecisive»lagstiftningen för att tillsammans stå starka och försvara sina intressen.« (party programme ↗)“law to stand strong together and defend their interests.”
• the presumption of innocence»anses oskyldiga tills motsatsen är bevisad är grundläggande i det.« (party programme ↗)“are considered innocent until proven otherwise is fundamental in the”
• prevention before repression»Alltför ofta lyfts repression och hårdare tag upp som lösningar istället för att ta itu med problemen på allvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Far too often repression and harder measures are raised as solutions instead of addressing the problems seriously.”
• stronger children's rights»Utvecklingen mot starkare rättigheter för barn är en av de progressiva« (party programme ↗)“The development toward stronger rights for children is one of the progressive”

The election manifesto's fundamental commitment is that the fight against crime shall be uncompromising and that society's full force shall be mobilized against the gangs that terrorize entire residential areas. The counter-proposal wants to reject the tightened dismissal rules against crime in residential areas, which contradicts that line. The Convention on the Rights of the Child in the party programme does point in the other direction, but does not outweigh the explicit security commitment.

• uncompromising fight against crimedecisive»Kampen mot kriminaliteten ska vara kompromisslös. Samhällets fulla kraft ska mobiliseras för att trycka tillbaka de kriminella, kapa återväxten in i kriminaliteten och öka tryggheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fight against crime shall be uncompromising. Society's full force shall be mobilized to push back the criminals, sever the pipeline back into crime and increase security.”
• security in residential areas»Kriminella gäng sätter hela bostadsområden i skräck med skjutningar och narkotikaförsäljning på öppen gata.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Criminal gangs terrorize entire residential areas with shootings and open-street drug dealing.”
• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as a counterweight»Alla barn ska ha rätt till en trygg uppväxt i enlighet med FN:s barnkonvention.« (party programme ↗)“Every child has the right to a safe upbringing in accordance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's housing policy commitment is to strengthen tenants' position and stop people being evicted from their homes, and that homelessness should decrease. The party programme also states that crime prevention must not occur through disproportionate measures and that the Convention on the Rights of the Child should be Swedish law. The counter-proposal's objection to uncertain eviction rules that can lead to eviction without court review is therefore in line with the plan.

• strengthened position for tenantsdecisive»Vi vill stärka hyresgästernas ställning vid renovering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen tenants' position during renovations.”
• no disproportionate measures»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that involve disproportionate measures in”
• the Convention on the Rights of the Child as law»barnkonvention ska bli svensk lag« (party programme ↗)“the Convention on the Rights of the Child should become Swedish law”
• reduced homelessness»minska hemlösheten, genom en nationell strategi som på riktigt minskar hemlösheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce homelessness through a national strategy that really reduces homelessness”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto explicitly says no to collective punishment and reverse burden of proof and requires that the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state be defended. Dismissal rules that can lead to a whole family losing their home without the crime being tried in court are precisely targeted by that objection, which is the counter-proposal's core. The plan at the same time wants to take firm action against gangs, but according to the plan, that path goes through police, prosecutors and courts.

• no to collective punishmentdecisive»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on religious freedom.”
• right to have one's case tried»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Everyone living in Sweden must be able to have their case tried.”
• child's rights»Särskilt viktigt är att värna varje barns rätt att bli respekterad och att bli sedd för den man är.« (party programme ↗)“It is particularly important to protect each child's right to be respected and to be seen for who they are.”
• firm action against gang crime»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Society must not give way to gangs.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's most binding commitment in this area is that no vulnerable area shall remain by 2030 and that power shall be taken back from criminals there, including through residence restrictions for convicted offenders. Tightened possibilities to terminate tenancies of tenants whose actions create insecurity lie in that direction, which is why the counter-proposal's demand to reject the rules is not supported. The plan's demand for preventive work against eviction of families with children is a qualification but does not outweigh it.

• no vulnerable areas in 2030decisive»Vårt viktigaste mål är detta: Sverige ska år 2030 inte ha ett enda utsatt område.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our most important goal is this: Sweden shall in 2030 not have a single vulnerable area.”
• residence restrictions for convicted criminals»Vi vill ta tillbaka makten från separatister i utsatta områden, värna en skolgång fri från separatistisk påverkan och pröva möjligheten att införa vistelseförbud för dömda kriminella i utsatta områden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to take back power from separatists in vulnerable areas, protect schooling free from separatist influence and test the possibility of introducing residence restrictions for convicted criminals in vulnerable areas.”
• security lifts residential areas»Ökad trygghet är en central fråga för att lyfta utsatta bostadsområden.« (party programme ↗)“Increased security is a central issue for lifting vulnerable residential areas.”
• prevent eviction of families with children»Det förebyggande arbetet mot vräkning, särskilt av barnfamiljer, behöver stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Preventive work against eviction, particularly of families with children, needs to be strengthened.”

The election manifesto's security section requires that security be restored where criminal gangs have power, and the party programme that respect for the laws be maintained with firmness. The counter-proposal wants to stop precisely the tightened termination rules, which goes against that line. The plan's demand for statutory possession protection qualifies but does not weigh more heavily than the security prioritization.

• restore securitydecisive»Tryggheten på gator och torg måste återupprättas, brottsförebyggande arbetet måste stärkas, brottslingar dömas och brottsoffer få upprättelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security on streets and squares must be restored, crime prevention work must be strengthened, criminals convicted and crime victims receive redress.”
• laws upheld with firmness»Respekten för lagarna ska därför upprätthållas« (party programme ↗)“Respect for the laws should therefore be maintained”
• combat gang crime»Beslagta kriminellas statussymboler och bekämpa på så sätt negativa förebilder som rekryterar unga in i gängkriminalitet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Confiscate criminals' status symbols and thereby combat negative role models that recruit young people into gang crime.”
• possession protection for residents»Ett lagstadgat besittningsskydd ska finnas.« (party programme ↗)“Statutory possession protection shall exist.”

The election manifesto explicitly promises to make it easier to evict gang criminals and that legislation shall be adapted so that more disappear from the street. The counter-proposal instead wants to reject the strengthened termination rules. The plan also weighs in the property owner's right to dispose of his property and the safety of residents in disadvantaged residential areas.

• easier to evict gang criminalsdecisive»Införa ett bidragsstopp för gängkriminella och göra det enklare att vräka dem« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce a benefit stop for gang criminals and make it easier to evict them”
• adapted legislation against gangs»Gängen är Sveriges inhemska terrorister – och lagstiftningen måste anpassas därefter så att fler ställs till svars och försvinner från gatan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Gangs are Sweden's domestic terrorists—and legislation must be adapted accordingly so that more are held accountable and disappear from the street.”
• strong property rights»rätt att använda sitt ägande efter eget huvud ska vara vägledande.« (party programme ↗)“right to use his property according to his own mind shall be guiding.”

The plan establishes that few political measures are too far-reaching to push back the criminal gangs and the culture that gives them foothold, and wants to give, among others, social services and the enforcement authority tools to make the criminal lifestyle unattractive. The counter-proposal, conversely, wants to stop the tightened dismissal rules citing legal security. This stands in direct conflict with the plan's requirement for increased safety in all residential areas and tougher early interventions.

• uncompromising against gangsdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna anser att få politiska åtgärder är för långtgående när det kommer till att pressa tillbaka både de kriminella gängen och den kultur som gör att de får fäste.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats believe that few political measures are too far-reaching when it comes to pushing back both the criminal gangs and the culture that gives them foothold.”
• tools against criminal lifestyle»Polis, socialtjänst och kronofogde ska ges verktyg att statuera exempel och göra den kriminella livsstilen oattraktiv« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Police, social services and the enforcement authority should be given tools to set an example and make the criminal lifestyle unattractive”
• safety in residential areas»Öka tryggheten i hela Sverige och i alla bostadsområden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase safety throughout Sweden and in all residential areas”
• early interventions»Ge socialtjänst, skola och rättsväsende möjlighet att ingripa med tuffare tag i ett tidigt skede« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give social services, schools and the justice system the opportunity to intervene with tougher measures at an early stage”