Increased voter participation

The plan wants to build on Sweden's democratization and break up the structures that hold back many from participating on equal terms in political life. A plan for increased voter turnout across the country, with more political conversation in school, is precisely such work. The plan also sees school as part of the democratic infrastructure that should strengthen the ability to participate as a citizen.

• equal political participationdecisive»som fortfarande håller tillbaka många från att delta på jämlika villkor i« (party programme ↗)“which still hold back many from participating on equal terms in”
• school as democratic infrastructure»som kan bygga sammanhållning och stärka förmågan att delta« (party programme ↗)“which can build cohesion and strengthen the ability to participate”
• spaces for political conversation»Det behövs gott om utrymmen för folkliga politiska« (party programme ↗)“There needs to be plenty of spaces for popular political”
• deepened democracy»Vi vill bygga vidare på Sveriges demokratisering.« (party programme ↗)“We want to build on Sweden's democratization.”

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 is built on everyone having equal right to influence society's development and that elected representatives shall reflect the population's composition, which presupposes high and equal voter turnout. Public education and a strong civil society are highlighted as democracy's foundation, which speaks for a plan where, among other things, youth organizations meet pupils in school. Voter turnout as such is not treated explicitly.

• equal right to influencedecisive»Alla har lika rätt att påverka samhällets utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has equal right to influence society's development.”
• representative democracy»Våra folkvalda ska avspegla befolkningens sammansättning.« (party programme ↗)“Our elected representatives shall reflect the population's composition.”
• public education strengthens democracy»Folkbildning ger stark demokrati och möjligheter till personlig utveckling vid sidan av den formella utbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public education gives strong democracy and opportunities for personal development alongside formal education.”
• civil society bears democracy»Ett starkt och levande civilsamhälle är demokratins underbyggnad.« (party programme ↗)“A strong and living civil society is the foundation of democracy.”

The plan is based on a democracy with active and engaged citizens and wants to increase opportunities for today's young people to engage and influence society, including through lowered voting age. School shall give students tools to function as active citizens and a participatory democracy requires easily accessible information and lively political debate. A plan for increased voter participation with more political conversations in schools follows from these commitments.

• active and engaged citizensdecisive»Vi tror på en demokrati med aktiva och delaktiga« (party programme ↗)“We believe in a democracy with active and engaged”
• young people's political influence»dagens unga att engagera sig och påverka vårt« (party programme ↗)“today's young people to engage and influence our”
• school fosters citizens»eleverna verktyg för att fungera som aktiva« (party programme ↗)“students tools to function as active”
• participatory democracy»En deltagande demokrati kräver lättillgänglig« (party programme ↗)“A participatory democracy requires easily accessible”

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 makes liberal democracy a main priority that shall be cared for, protected and further developed, and describes democracy as a shared project that is built every generation. Education and civil society's organizing are pointed out as bearing parts of the same project, which supports a plan for higher voter participation where, among others, political youth organizations meet students in school. The plan does not, however, address voter participation as such.

• care for liberal democracydecisive»Den liberala demokratin får aldrig tas för given. Den ska vårdas, värnas och vidareutvecklas — idag och för kommande generationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Liberal democracy must never be taken for granted. It shall be cared for, protected and further developed — today and for coming generations.”
• democracy as shared project»En stark liberal demokrati består av mycket mer än lagar och regler. Den är ett gemensamt projekt som vi bygger tillsammans, varje dag, varje generation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A strong liberal democracy consists of much more than laws and rules. It is a shared project that we build together, every day, every generation.”
• education as democracy project»Även bildning i bred mening, från förskolan till universiteten till den livslånga folkbildningen, är en bärande del av det demokratiska projektet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Education in a broad sense, from preschool to universities to lifelong public education, is a bearing part of the democratic project.”
• civil society bears democracy»Det civila samhället, människornas frivilliga organisering, är en fundamental del av varje väl fungerande demokrati och välfärdsstat.« (party programme ↗)“Civil society, people's voluntary organizing, is a fundamental part of every well-functioning democracy and welfare state.”

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 establishes that Swedish democracy and our civil rights must be explained and won for new generations, and the party programme that democracy presupposes active citizens and that power gaps based on differences in knowledge or trust in the political process shall be countered. The counter-proposal's demands for a plan for increased voter participation, among other things by youth associations getting to speak about politics in schools, follow from these commitments and from the fact that school shall actively work for democracy. Voter participation as such is not mentioned, so the conclusion is derived.

• democracy won for new generationsdecisive»Den svenska demokratin och våra medborgerliga rättigheter måste förklaras och vinnas för nya generationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish democracy and our civil rights must be explained and won for new generations.”
• active citizens»Demokratin förutsätter aktiva medborgare och ett levande demokratiskt samtal.« (party programme ↗)“Democracy presupposes active citizens and a living democratic conversation.”
• equal political participation»motverka maktklyftor som baseras på skillnader i kunskap eller tilltro till den politiska processen.« (party programme ↗)“counter power gaps based on differences in knowledge or trust in the political process.”
• school's democracy task»Skolan ska aktivt verka för demokrati,« (party programme ↗)“School shall actively work for democracy,”

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's democratic ideal is that every citizen is given the opportunity for participation and influence continuously, and that working methods in the representative system shall be developed so that active participation is encouraged. The school is moreover given an explicit responsibility to prepare the growing generation of citizens for participation in democracy, which carries the counter-proposal's idea that youth associations may meet students. A plan to increase voter participation across the country therefore accords with the plan.

• develop democracy's working methodsdecisive»För det krävs att arbetsformerna inom det representativa politiska systemet,« (party programme ↗)“For that requires that working methods within the representative political system,”
• school's democracy remit»ansvar för att förbereda de uppväxande medborgarna för« (party programme ↗)“responsibility to prepare the growing generation of citizens for”
• young people's influence in decisions»beakta ungdomars synpunkter när beslut fattas.« (party programme ↗)“take into account young people's views when decisions are made.”

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 states that Sweden shall have a vibrant political life and that a strong democracy is built on informed and engaged citizens, and the election manifesto says that democracy's foundations need strengthening. A plan for increased voter turnout, including by allowing political youth organisations to meet students in schools, is in line with that. The plan, however, does not address voter turnout specifically, hence low confidence.

• vibrant political lifedecisive»Sverige ska ha ett levande politiskt liv« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have a vibrant political life”
• informed citizens»En stark demokrati bygger på informerade« (party programme ↗)“A strong democracy is built on informed”
• strengthened democratic foundations»Demokratins grundvalar behöver stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Democracy's foundations need strengthening.”

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 wants to strengthen the Swedish electoral system and citizens' opportunities to engage, among other things through more elements of direct democracy and free opinion formation without threats or reprisals. A plan for higher voter turnout, including political youth associations in school, is in that line. The plan at the same time requires that school is kept free from indoctrination, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• strengthened electoral systemdecisive»Det svenska valsystemet bör stärkas för att garantera att allmänna val kan genomföras på ett tillförlitligt sätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Swedish electoral system should be strengthened to ensure that general elections can be conducted reliably.”
• strengthened democratic participation»Möjligheterna att stärka inslag av direktdemokrati ska utgöra ett komplement till den representativa demokratin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The possibilities to strengthen elements of direct democracy shall be a complement to representative democracy.”
• free opinion formation»Varje journalists, konstutövares och medborgares rätt att uttrycka sig fritt utan att utsättas för hot eller repressalier ska värnas och stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Every journalist's, artist's and citizen's right to express themselves freely without being subject to threats or reprisals shall be protected and strengthened.”
• democracy education without indoctrination»Förskolan ska vara fri från politiska ställningstaganden och indoktrinering och ska verka för att barnen lär sig vikten av demokrati, eget tänkande och att få bilda sig sin egen uppfattning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preschool shall be free from political stances and indoctrination and shall work for children to learn the importance of democracy, independent thinking and to form their own opinions.”

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.