Number of Vice Chairs in Committees

The plan says nothing about the Riksdag's internal working methods or the number of vice chairs in the committees. The closest principle is that the people's power is exercised by a Riksdag where mandates are distributed proportionally and that conquered democratic forms shall be defended; a central limitation of trust positions motivated by cost reasons has no support in the plan. Based on that principle, the counter-proposal's requirement is rejected.

• proportional popular rule in the Riksdagdecisive»Folkets politiska makt ska utövas av riksdagen, tillsatt genom allmänna, fria och rättvisa val« (party programme ↗)“The people's political power shall be exercised by the Riksdag, appointed through universal, free and fair elections”
• defense of democratic achievements»Vänsterpartiet försvarar de demokratiska landvinningar som bland andra arbetarrörelsen har kunnat tillkämpa sig i vårt land.« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party defends the democratic achievements that among others the labor movement has been able to achieve in our country.”

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 presidia of Riksdag committees. The closest principle is that representative democracy shall be supported by broad participation, that elected representatives shall reflect the composition of the population and that all have equal right to influence society's development. A central restriction on the number of vice chairs reduces rather than increases that breadth, which is why the plan derivedly rejects the demand.

• elected representatives shall reflect the populationdecisive»Våra folkvalda ska avspegla befolkningens sammansättning.« (party programme ↗)“Our elected representatives shall reflect the composition of the population.”
• protect representative democracy»Den representativa demokratin är det mest effektiva demokratiska beslutssystemet. Men« (party programme ↗)“Representative democracy is the most effective democratic decision-making system. But”
• equal right to influence»Alla har lika rätt att påverka samhällets utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“All have equal right to influence society's development.”

The plan does not address the number of vice chairs in the Riksdag's committees. The nearest principle is that diverse experiences and backgrounds are of the greatest importance for democracy in all bodies where decisions are made and that everyone should have the opportunity to work politically during some part of their life. A central limitation on the number of positions of trust, motivated by costs, does not follow from that principle.

• broad representation in decisionsdecisive»Olika erfarenheter och bakgrunder är av största vikt för demokratin i alla sammanslutningar där beslut fattas« (party programme ↗)“Diverse experiences and backgrounds are of the greatest importance for democracy in all bodies where decisions are made”
• distributed positions of trust»Alla bör få möjlighet att arbeta politiskt under någon del av livet.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone should have the opportunity to work politically during some part of their life.”
• participatory democracy»Vi tror på en demokrati med aktiva och delaktiga medborgare.« (party programme ↗)“We believe in a democracy with active and engaged citizens.”

The plan's explicit democratic commitment is that the opposition's position in the Riksdag should be protected; centrally limiting the number of deputy chairs to one per committee restricts the positions that give insight and influence to more parties. The plan certainly wants to be economical with taxpayers' money, but that cost principle is general while protection for the opposition is concrete. The question of committees' internal organization is not addressed, so the conclusion is derived and uncertain.

• protect opposition positiondecisive»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 change the constitution, protect the opposition's position in the Riksdag and strengthen the independence of the courts.”
• nurture liberal democracy»Den liberala demokratin får aldrig tas för given. Den ska vårdas, värnas och vidareutvecklas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Liberal democracy must never be taken for granted. It should be cared for, protected and further developed”
• economical with public funds»Politiken ska hushålla med skattebetalarnas pengar. Mer pengar ska läggas på välfärdens kärna, mindre på bidrag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Policy should be economical with taxpayers' money. More money should be spent on the core of welfare, less on benefits.”

The plan says nothing about committee presidencies. The closest principle is the election manifesto's line on fewer politicians and the liberal stance that public power should be limited and exercised sparingly. A regulation that keeps down the number of vice chair positions, and thus costs, lies closer to that principle than a continued expansion of positions.

• fewer politiciansdecisive»Vi är alternativet för dig som tycker att Sverige behöver fler som tar eget ansvar och färre politiker som försöker skylla segregation, skjutningar och kökaos på någon annan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are the alternative for you who think Sweden needs more people taking their own responsibility and fewer politicians trying to blame segregation, shootings and traffic chaos on someone else.”
• limited public power»Liberalismen sätter en tydlig gräns för den offentliga makten.« (party programme ↗)“Liberalism sets a clear limit on public power.”

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 Riksdag's committee organization or the number of vice chairs. The closest principle is moderation as a civic virtue together with the requirement for restraint in public spending and responsibly managed public finances. The counter-proposal's reason is precisely that additional vice chair positions are an unnecessary cost increase, which the principle supports. However, the basis is weak.

• restraint in public spendingdecisive»återhållsamhet i de offentliga utgifterna.« (party programme ↗)“restraint in public spending.”
• moderation as civic virtue»Det handlar om rättvisa, måttfullhet, mod och« (party programme ↗)“It is about justice, moderation, courage and”
• responsibly managed public finances»ansvarsfullt skötta offentliga finanser« (party programme ↗)“responsibly managed public finances”

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 does not address the Riksdag's internal organisation or the number of trusted positions in committees. The closest commitment is that public waste in all forms shall be combated and state expenditure shall decrease. Limiting the number of deputy chairs and thereby the costs follows that principle, but the conclusion is derived from a general economy principle.

• combat public wastedecisive»Offentligt slöseri i alla former ska bekämpas.« (party programme ↗)“Public waste in all forms shall be combated.”
• reduced state expenditure»Statens utgifter ska minska – vi ska stoppa slöseriet med skattepengar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“State expenditure shall decrease – we shall stop the waste of tax money”
• efficiency of the public sector»• Inrätta ett effektiviseringskansli som ska gå inom alla myndigheters ekonomi för att frigöra resurser till försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Establish an efficiency office that shall review all agencies' finances to free up resources for defence”

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 unnecessary expenses in the public sector be cut, that public funds be used efficiently for activities that clearly create value and that taxpayers' money never be used for waste. The counter-proposal's demands to limit the number of vice chairs in committees and thereby stop an unnecessary cost increase follow from this. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• away with unnecessary expensesdecisive»Skala bort onödiga utgifter i det offentliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cut unnecessary expenses in the public sector”
• efficient use of funds»Offentliga medel ska användas effektivt till verksamhet som tydligt skapar värde för medborgarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Public funds shall be used efficiently for activities that clearly create value for citizens.”
• no waste of tax money»Skattebetalarnas pengar ska aldrig användas till slöseri.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Taxpayers' money shall never be used for waste.”
• results requirements for investments»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for every public investment”

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.