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The party programme requires that jointly owned operations are driven with focus on long-term social benefit and that service shall function throughout the country. If the merger of the Swedish and Danish postal operations prevents functioning postal service, the plan's social benefit requirement speaks for a separation. The plan does not, however, address the corporate structure, so the conclusion is inferred.

• social benefit in state ownershipdecisive»Vi vill att de verksamheter vi äger tillsammans drivs med fokus på den« (party programme ↗)“We want the operations we own together to be driven with focus on the”
• long-term social benefit»långsiktiga samhällsnyttan.« (party programme ↗)“long-term social benefit.”
• service throughout the country»Skola, vård, omsorg och annan service behöver fungera överallt.« (party programme ↗)“School, healthcare, care and other service need to function everywhere.”
• market solutions undermine service»Privatiseringar har lett till dyrare elpris, att apoteken flyttar från landsbygd till städer och från fattiga till rika områden, att du har olika tillgång till vård, skola och omsorg beroende på var du bor, att det gått inflation i betygen och till en allt sämre kvalitet på service och välfärd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Privatizations have led to more expensive electricity, pharmacies moving from countryside to cities and from poor to rich areas, you having different access to care, school and care depending on where you live, that grades have had inflation and to ever worse quality of service and welfare.”

The plan does not address PostNord or state company governance. The closest commitments are that the state shall be present throughout the country and that Nordic cooperation is central, which speaks against breaking up the Nordic company structure. Based on these principles, the plan does not support the counter-proposal's demand to separate Swedish and Danish postal operations.

• state presence throughout the countrydecisive»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall be present throughout the country.”
• Nordic cooperation»Också det nordiska samarbetet är centralt, liksom samarbetet med de baltiska staterna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Nordic cooperation is also central, as is cooperation with the Baltic states.”
• the whole country shall live»Alla har ett gemensamt intresse av att hela landet kan leva och utvecklas.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has a common interest in the whole country being able to live and develop.”

The plan says nothing about the corporate structure of state postal operations. The closest principle is that post of good quality and at reasonable cost shall be available throughout Sweden and that this is society's responsibility, combined with the party's decentralised outlook. On that basis, the requirement for Swedish postal operations to be separated to ensure postal service is supported, but the evidence is thin.

• post throughout the country as society's responsibilitydecisive»Post och telekommunikation, inklusive fast telefoni, av god kvalitet och till rimligt pris behöver också finnas tillgänglig över hela Sverige. Detta ska vara samhällets ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“Post and telecommunications, including fixed-line telephony, of good quality and at reasonable cost must also be available throughout Sweden. This shall be society's responsibility.”
• decentralised decision-making»Beslut bör tas så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Decisions should be taken as close to citizens as possible.”
• active state ownership»I de företag där det allmänna är hel- eller delägare ska ägarskapet vara aktivt och inflytandet användas för att främja exempelvis hållbarhet och jämställdhet.« (party programme ↗)“In companies where the state is full or part owner, ownership shall be active and the influence used to promote, for example, sustainability and equality.”

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 says nothing about the postal company or its ownership structure. The closest principle is that public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country and that the public shall guarantee basic social services, combined with the view of competition as an important driver. From this follows weak support for separating the activities to secure functioning postal service.

• reliable service throughout the countrydecisive»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”
• guaranteed social service»Det offentliga ska garantera att en sådan grundläggande samhällsservice finns, i hela landet,« (party programme ↗)“The public shall guarantee that such basic social service exists, throughout the country,”
• competition as driver»Konkurrens är en viktig drivkraft för utvecklingen av marknadsekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“Competition is an important driver for the development of the market economy.”

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 party programme establishes that access to postal services must function throughout the country and that the public should only operate business activities when there is a strong public interest; state ownership of companies is according to the plan something that should be limited. The counter-proposal's demand to separate Swedish and Danish postal operations is motivated precisely by postal service functioning. The plan does not take a stand on the company's structure, so the conclusion is derived.

• functioning postal servicesdecisive»Tillgången till posttjänster måste fungera i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Access to postal services must function throughout the country.”
• limited public enterprise»Det offentliga ska endast driva affärsverksamhet om det finns ett starkt samhällsintresse.« (party programme ↗)“The public should only operate business activities if there is a strong public interest.”
• limited state ownership»Staten ska inte äga flygbolag, banker och telebolag.« (party programme ↗)“The state should not own airlines, banks and telephone companies.”

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 places on the state responsibility that state services are available throughout Sweden and has as a goal that all of Sweden shall thrive, with public services near people. A functioning postal service throughout the country is a part of this, and the plan also makes evaluation and quality control a political task. The plan however says nothing about company structures, why the basis is weak.

• state services throughout the countrydecisive»den statliga servicen är tillgänglig i hela Sverige.« (party programme ↗)“state services are available throughout Sweden.”
• all of Sweden shall thrive»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that all of Sweden shall thrive and that every municipality and region shall be a functioning society”
• public services near people»inrätta fler statliga servicekontor.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“establish more state service offices.”
• monitoring of state operations»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political”

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 documents say nothing about Postnord or the Swedish-Danish merger. The closest principles are that all forms of public waste should be combated, that the state should promote competition and that state ownership can be divested when it does not serve its purpose, which speaks for the counter-proposal's demand to separate the operations to secure postal services. The conclusion is derived and uncertain.

• combat public wastedecisive»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas. Respekten för« (party programme ↗)“All forms of public waste should be combated. Respect for”
• the state should promote competition»institutioner, skydda penningvärdet, främja konkurrensen« (party programme ↗)“institutions, protect the value of money, promote competition”
• reduced state ownership»Sälja av en större andel av statliga Sveaskogs innehav till personer med regional anknytning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sell off a larger share of state Sveaskog holdings to people with regional ties”

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 views with concern that post distribution is worse in sparsely populated areas and commits to ensuring that everyone has access to functioning postal services, which is the counter-proposal's stated purpose. The plan furthermore wants to strengthen national self-determination and scale down expensive public failures, which speaks for the Swedish postal operations being separated. The plan says nothing about the company's ownership structure, so the assessment is derived.

• post distribution in sparsely populated areasdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna ser med oro på hur landsbygden halkar efter i bredbandsutbyggnaden, men även mobiltäckningen och postutdelningen är sämre i glesbygden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats see with concern how rural areas fall behind in broadband expansion, but also mobile coverage and post distribution are worse in sparsely populated areas.”
• functioning postal services for all»säkerställa att alla har tillgång till telefoni och fungerande posttjänster, inklusive möjligheten att få sin myndighetspost digitalt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“ensure that everyone has access to telephony and functioning postal services, including the possibility to receive their government mail digitally”
• national control»Stärka det nationella självbestämmandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen national self-determination”
• stop expensive failures»Skala bort onödiga utgifter i det offentliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Scale down unnecessary expenses in the public sector”

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.