Possibility of revoking citizenship for crimes against Sweden's vital interests
What's at stake: The proposal would give the authorities a new power to strip citizenship for certain serious crimes, but critics argue that the inadequate preparation and the lack of a clear catalogue of offences put the legal certainty of the people affected at risk.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether it should become possible to strip Swedish citizenship from someone convicted of a crime that seriously harms Sweden's vital interests, or whether this part of the proposal should be rejected because it has not undergone sufficient referral review.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee shares the government's assessment that it should become possible to issue regulations stripping citizenship from someone convicted of a crime that seriously harms Sweden's vital interests, even though the preparation of this part has been questioned during the committee's proceedings.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 6 (C)
The Centre Party considers that the proposal to enable stripping citizenship for crimes that seriously harm Sweden's vital interests has not undergone genuine referral review and lacks the necessary impact analyses, which is especially serious for constitutional amendments that allow far-reaching intrusions into individuals' rights and freedoms, and wants an inquiry set up to find more legally secure wording that would allow revocation for certain serious crimes committed within criminal networks.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 6 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
V
–
Abstain 2/0/19/0
S
–
Yes 106/0/0/0
MP
–
Yes 18/0/0/0
Cown reservation
–
No 0/23/1/0
L
–
Yes 16/0/0/0
KD
–
Yes 19/0/0/0
M
–
Yes 65/0/0/1
SD
–
Yes 70/0/0/0
Broke with the party line
VGudrun Nordborg(V, Västerbottens län)
Yes — party line: Abstain
VIda Gabrielsson(V, Stockholms kommun)
Yes — party line: Abstain
CAlireza Akhondi(C, Stockholms län)
Abstain — party line: No
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions
2025/26:1730 by Boriana Åberg and Jan Ericson (both M),
2025/26:2045 by Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M),
2025/26:3586 by Teresa Carvalho et al. (S) request 110,
2025/26:3793 by Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M) and
2025/26:3894 by Muharrem Demirok et al. (C) request 2.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna
2025/26:1730 av Boriana Åberg och Jan Ericson (båda M),
2025/26:2045 av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M),
2025/26:3586 av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S) yrkande 110,
2025/26:3793 av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M) och
2025/26:3894 av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C) yrkande 2.
Riksdag decision: The government proposes, among other things, that the right to abortion be introduced in the Instrument of Government (regeringsformen) as a new fundamental freedom and right. The Riksdag approved adopting the government's proposal as deferred (vilande).
The government's proposal means, among other things, that
the right to abortion is introduced as a new fundamental freedom and right in the Instrument of Government
it shall become possible to issue regulations stating that Swedish citizenship shall be withdrawn from a person with dual citizenship who obtained citizenship on incorrect grounds or who has been convicted of a crime that seriously damages Sweden's vital interests
freedom of association shall be able to be restricted when it concerns associations that engage in serious criminal activity to achieve economic gain or other improper benefit.
Since the proposal concerns constitutional amendments, it is required that the Riksdag votes on the proposal twice and that a general election is held between the votes. This is the first decision on the proposal. The Riksdag approved adopting the proposal as deferred.
The legislative changes begin to apply on 1 January 2027.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants to reject the government's proposal and instead implement a narrower rule for citizenship revocation while maintaining the constitutional protection for abortion for all. (C) — Reservation 6
Motion 2025/26:1730 — Svenska medborgarskap beviljade efter 2000 av Boriana Åberg och Jan Ericson (båda M)
Motion 2025/26:2045 — Indraget dubbelt medborgarskap vid brott av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
Motion 2025/26:3583 — Demokrati och konstitutionella frågor av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C)
Motion 2025/26:3586 — Utgiftsområde 4 Rättsväsendet av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
Motion 2025/26:3591 — Jämställdhet och mäns våld mot kvinnor av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
Motion 2025/26:3645 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
Motion 2025/26:3793 — Indragande av dubbelt medborgarskap vid brott av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
Motion 2025/26:3893 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:78 En grundlagsskyddad aborträtt samt utökade möjligheter att begränsa föreningsfriheten och rätten till medborgarskap av Jan Riise m.fl. (MP)
Motion 2025/26:3894 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:78 En grundlagsskyddad aborträtt samt utökade möjligheter att begränsa föreningsfriheten och rätten till medborgarskap av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C)
Motion 2025/26:3895 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:78 En grundlagsskyddad aborträtt samt utökade möjligheter att begränsa föreningsfriheten och rätten till medborgarskap av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
Proposition 2025/26:78 — En grundlagsskyddad aborträtt samt utökade möjligheter att begränsa föreningsfriheten och rätten till medborgarskap