2026-05-202025/26:KU34 · p.3KUConstitution
Revocation of citizenship
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.
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.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Abstain 2/0/19/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 106/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | Yes 18/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | No 0/23/1/0 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 16/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 19/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 65/0/0/1 | follows the plan | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | Yes | Yes 70/0/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
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
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan establishes that public exercise of power shall be guided by all people's equal value and that the rule of law shall be maintained through insight and independent scrutiny.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that public exercise of power shall be guided by all people's equal value and that the rule of law shall be maintained through insight and independent scrutiny. A constitutional amendment permitting far-reaching interference in individuals' rights without proper consultation and impact analysis contradicts that starting point. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand that this part not be implemented now.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att offentlig maktutövning ska vägledas av alla människors lika värde och att rättssäkerheten ska upprätthållas genom insyn och oberoende granskning. En grundlagsändring som medger långtgående ingrepp i enskildas rättigheter utan egentlig remissbehandling och konsekvensanalys strider mot den utgångspunkten. Planen stöder därför motförslagets krav att just den delen inte genomförs nu.
- all people's equal valuedecisive»Den offentliga maktutövningen ska vägledas av alla människors lika« (party programme ↗)“Public exercise of power shall be guided by all people's equal”
- rule of law and scrutiny»Rättssäkerheten behöver upprätthållas genom rättshjälp, medborgerlig« (party programme ↗)“The rule of law needs to be maintained through legal aid, citizen”
- fundamental law protects rights»Grundlagarna ska värna demokratin och människors fri- och« (party programme ↗)“The fundamental laws shall protect democracy and people's freedoms and”
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 requires that the principles of the rule of law and the protection of civil rights and freedoms be preserved, especially when they are challenged.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that the principles of the rule of law and the protection of civil rights and freedoms be preserved, especially when they are challenged. A constitutional amendment that permits far-reaching measures without proper consultation and impact assessment conflicts with that, and the counter-proposal's demand for an investigation that produces a more legally secure formulation is in line with the plan. At the same time, the plan wants to vigorously combat organized crime, which the counter-proposal does not prevent.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att rättsstatens principer och skyddet för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter värnas, särskilt när de utmanas. En grundlagsändring som medger långtgående ingrepp utan egentlig remissbehandling och konsekvensanalys strider mot det, och motförslagets krav på en utredning som tar fram en mer rättssäker formulering ligger i linje med planen. Planen vill samtidigt kraftfullt bekämpa organiserad kriminalitet, vilket motförslaget inte hindrar.
- principles of the rule of lawdecisive»Slå vakt om rättsstatens principer.« (party programme ↗)“Guard the principles of the rule of law.”
- protection of rights and freedoms»Skydd för medborgerliga fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of civil rights and freedoms.”
- strong citizenship»Inkluderande och starkt medborgarskap som skapar känsla av tillhörighet.« (party programme ↗)“Inclusive and strong citizenship that creates a sense of belonging.”
- combat organized crime»Kraftfullt bekämpande av organiserad kriminell verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Vigorous combat against organized criminal activity.”
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 protect the Basic Laws against rapid changes and requires that all new legislation be carefully examined on the basis of legal security and fundamental freedoms and rights.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to protect the Basic Laws against rapid changes and requires that all new legislation be carefully examined on the basis of legal security and fundamental freedoms and rights. A constitutional amendment on revocation of citizenship that has not been subject to consultation in the decisive part contradicts that order. The counter-proposal's requirement for investigation and a more legally secure formulation thus follows from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill skydda grundlagen mot snabba förändringar och kräver att all ny lagstiftning prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter. En grundlagsändring om återkallelse av medborgarskap som inte remissbehandlats i den avgörande delen strider mot den ordningen. Motförslagets krav på utredning och en mer rättssäker formulering följer därför av planen.
- the Basic Laws protected against hastedecisive»skydda Sveriges grundlag mot snabba förändringar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect Sweden's Basic Laws against rapid changes.”
- legal security review of legislation»prövas noggrant utifrån rättssäkerhet och grundläggande fri- och rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“examined carefully on the basis of legal security and fundamental freedoms and rights.”
- equality before the law»Alla ska vara lika inför lagen« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be equal before the law”
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 explicitly make it harder to amend the constitution and defend the individual's rights against the state, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for proper consideration and a more legally secure formulation before the constitution is opened for revocation of citizenship.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to explicitly make it harder to amend the constitution and defend the individual's rights against the state, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for proper consideration and a more legally secure formulation before the constitution is opened for revocation of citizenship. The plan also emphasises that fundamental freedoms and rights should be strengthened, not weakened. The plan's failure to mention citizenship revocation makes the position derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill uttryckligen göra det svårare att ändra grundlagen och försvara individens rättigheter gentemot staten, vilket bär motförslagets krav på ordentlig beredning och en mer rättssäker formulering innan grundlagen öppnas för återkallelse av medborgarskap. Planen betonar också att grundläggande fri- och rättigheter ska stärkas, inte försvagas. Att planen inte nämner medborgarskapsåterkallelse gör ställningstagandet härlett.
- harder to amend the constitutiondecisive»Våra demokratiska institutioner behöver skydd. Vi vill göra det svårare att ändra grundlagen, skydda oppositionens ställning i riksdagen och stärka domstolarnas oberoende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our democratic institutions need protection. We want to make it harder to amend the constitution, protect the opposition's position in parliament and strengthen the independence of the courts.”
- individual's rights against the state»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 search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on religious freedom.”
- strengthened freedoms and rights»Våra grundläggande rättigheter får inte tas för givna. Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning, och grundlagsskydda rätten till abort och reproduktiv hälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our fundamental rights must not be taken for granted. We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the prohibition of discrimination, the protection of minorities and the position of minority languages, and to constitutionally protect the right to abortion and reproductive health.”
- review of laws' intrusionsweak support»All lagstiftning bör prövas mot dess påverkan på människors personliga integritet.« (party programme ↗)“All legislation should be tested against its impact on people's personal privacy.”
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The plan requires strong constitutional protection for individual freedoms and rights and that legal certainty be strengthened, and starts from an inclusive concept of citizenship.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires strong constitutional protection for individual freedoms and rights and that legal certainty be strengthened, and starts from an inclusive concept of citizenship. The counter-proposal precisely requires that a constitutional amendment regarding revoked citizenship be properly prepared and given a more legally certain formulation. This is in line with the plan's requirements for orderly rights protection when interfering with individuals' freedoms and rights.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver ett starkt grundlagsskydd för de individuella fri- och rättigheterna och att rättssäkerheten förstärks, och utgår från ett inkluderande medborgarbegrepp. Motförslaget kräver just att en grundlagsändring om återkallat medborgarskap bereds ordentligt och ges en mer rättssäker formulering. Det ligger i linje med planens krav på ordnat rättighetsskydd vid ingrepp i enskildas fri- och rättigheter.
- strong constitutional protectiondecisive»Grundlagsskyddet för demokratin och de individuella fri- och rättigheterna ska vara starkt.« (party programme ↗)“Constitutional protection for democracy and individual freedoms and rights shall be strong.”
- strengthened legal certainty»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty and protection for civil freedoms and rights need to be strengthened.”
- inclusive citizenship»Liberalismen utgår från ett inkluderande medborgarbegrepp.« (party programme ↗)“Liberalism starts from an inclusive concept of citizenship.”
- constitutional court and rights review»Vi vill se ett förstärkt grundlagsskydd för vårt demokratiska statsskick, öka domstolarnas oberoende och verka för en författningsdomstol som ska kunna häva lagar eller bestämmelser som strider mot grundlagsskyddade fri- och rättigheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see a strengthened constitutional protection for our democratic system of government, increase the independence of courts and work towards a constitutional court that shall be able to overturn laws or provisions that violate constitutionally protected freedoms and rights.”
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 counter-proposal is not opposed to recall as such but requires a legally sound formulation after proper preparation.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The counter-proposal is not opposed to recall as such but requires a legally sound formulation after proper preparation. The party programme sets high demands that the Constitution shall protect individual rights from abuse and be the firm foundation for all public norms, and requires effective means against abuse of power. This speaks for a far-reaching constitutional amendment to be investigated properly, even though the plan in substance wants citizenship to have high value.
Original (Swedish)
Motförslaget vänder sig inte mot återkallelse som sådan utan kräver en rättssäker formulering efter riktig beredning. Partiprogrammet ställer höga krav på att grundlagen ska skydda den enskildes rättigheter från övergrepp och vara den fasta grunden för alla offentliga normer, och kräver effektiva medel mot maktmissbruk. Det talar för att en långtgående grundlagsändring bör utredas ordentligt, även om planen i sak vill att medborgarskapet ska ha ett högt värde.
- constitutional protection against abusedecisive»Grundlagen ska säkerställa de rättigheter som alltid ska finnas för den enskilda människan och skydda dessa rättigheter från övergrepp.« (party programme ↗)“The Constitution shall ensure the rights that must always exist for the individual person and protect these rights from abuse”
- Constitution as firm foundation»Grundlagen ska vara den fasta grunden för alla offentliga normer och beslut.« (party programme ↗)“The Constitution shall be the firm foundation for all public norms and decisions”
- means against abuse of power»Det måste finnas effektiva medel mot maktmissbruk och maktkoncentration.« (party programme ↗)“There must be effective means against abuse of power and concentration of power”
- citizenship's value»För att medborgarskapet ska ha det värde det förtjänar bör det ställas krav på vilja att ingå i samhällsgemenskapen med de rättigheter och skyldigheter som följer av att bli medborgare.« (party programme ↗)“For citizenship to have the value it deserves, requirements should be placed on willingness to be part of society with the rights and obligations that follow from becoming a citizen”
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 explicitly action-oriented against those who threaten the state's hard core and wants to see more deportations of criminal clan members; it explicitly says it knows what must be done and what can wait.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan is explicitly action-oriented against those who threaten the state's hard core and wants to see more deportations of criminal clan members; it explicitly says it knows what must be done and what can wait. The counter-proposal's requirement is to defer the part concerning crimes against vital interests to a new investigation. The plan certainly wants to strengthen protection for freedoms and rights, but the closest principle points to acting now rather than investigating further.
Original (Swedish)
Planen är uttalat handlingsinriktad mot dem som hotar statens hårda kärna och vill se fler utvisningar av kriminella klanmedlemmar; den säger uttryckligen att man vet vad som måste göras och vad som får vänta. Motförslagets krav är att skjuta upp den delen som rör brott mot vitala intressen till en ny utredning. Planen vill visserligen stärka skyddet för fri- och rättigheter, men den närmast liggande principen talar för att agera nu snarare än att utreda vidare.
- the state's hard coredecisive»Statens hårda kärna får aldrig vara förhandlingsbar.« (party programme ↗)“The state's hard core must never be negotiable.”
- action before investigation»Vi vet vad som måste göras – och vad som får vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We know what must be done – and what can wait.”
- tough line against clan crime»Se till att fler kriminella klanmedlemmar utvisas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that more criminal clan members are deported”
- protection of freedoms and rights»Stärka domstolarnas oberoende och skyddet för medborgarnas fri- och rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the independence of courts and protection of citizens' freedoms and rights”
The plan explicitly demands that citizenship can be revoked for those committing serious crimes and for those convicted of terrorism, and the programme establishes that naturalised citizens who seriously damage society should be able to have their citizenship reviewed.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly demands that citizenship can be revoked for those committing serious crimes and for those convicted of terrorism, and the programme establishes that naturalised citizens who seriously damage society should be able to have their citizenship reviewed. The counter-proposal wishes to defer precisely the part enabling revocation for breaches of vital interests and instead investigate the matter further. This goes against the plan's commitment to stricter citizenship conditions.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver uttryckligen att medborgarskap ska kunna återkallas för den som begår grova brott och för terrordömda, och principprogrammet slår fast att naturaliserade medborgare som allvarligt skadar samhället bör kunna få sitt medborgarskap omprövat. Motförslaget vill skjuta upp just den del som möjliggör återkallelse vid brott mot vitala intressen och i stället utreda saken vidare. Det går emot planens åtagande om skärpta medborgarskapsvillkor.
- revoked citizenshipdecisive»Utvisa terrordömda och återkalla medborgarskap där det är möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deport those convicted of terrorism and revoke citizenship where possible.”
- citizenship for serious crimes»Utvisa utländska kriminella och återkalla uppehållstillstånd och, där det är möjligt, medborgarskap för invandrare som begår grova brott« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Deport foreign criminals and revoke residence permits and, where possible, citizenship for immigrants who commit serious crimes”
- reviewed citizenship»Naturaliserade medborgare som sviker sina medborgerliga plikter och allvarligt skadar« (party programme ↗)“Naturalised citizens who break their civic duties and seriously damage”
- stricter citizenship conditions»Skärpa villkoren för medborgarskap och höja tröskeln för att ta del av skattefinansierad välfärd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten conditions for citizenship and raise the threshold for taking part in tax-financed welfare”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:KU34)
- Committee report full text (HD01KU34)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- 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
Source: The Swedish Parliament