Men's violence against women and domestic violence: national prevention efforts
What's at stake: The decision concerns how forcefully and broadly society acts against men's violence against women and domestic violence, including support for people experiencing economic abuse, post-separation abuse, or violence in young couples' relationships.
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 parliament should take further initiatives — such as a new national violence-prevention programme, recognizing economic abuse as its own form of violence, action against post-separation abuse, and a helpline for young people — beyond the ongoing ten-year strategy, or whether the work already under way is sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee welcomes the movers' engagement but considers that the ongoing ten-year strategy and the national violence-prevention programme already provide a solid basis, and rejects the motions calling for further initiatives.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 4 (C)
Economic abuse should be recognized as its own form of men's violence against women with structured action across agencies, the Gender Equality Agency should map and counter post-separation abuse, and a national helpline should be set up for young people who experience or perpetrate violence in their relationships, because protection for these groups is currently missing.
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 4 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 0/0/20/4
S
–
Abstain 0/0/93/13
MP
–
Abstain 0/0/14/4
Cown reservation
–
No 0/21/0/3
L
–
Yes 14/0/0/2
KD
–
Yes 16/0/0/3
M
–
Yes 60/0/0/8
SD
–
Yes 63/0/0/9
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions
2024/25:898 by Magnus Manhammar (S),
2024/25:1389 by Mikael Eskilandersson et al. (SD) request 28,
2024/25:1414 by Michael Rubbestad et al. (SD) requests 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12 and 13,
2024/25:1574 by Åsa Karlsson and Björn Wiechel (both S),
2024/25:1754 by Jan Riise et al. (MP) request 14,
2024/25:1925 by Maj Karlsson et al. (V) request 30,
2024/25:3073 by Jennie Nilsson et al. (S) request 18,
2024/25:3111 by Teresa Carvalho et al. (S) requests 79 and 88,
2024/25:3157 by Helena Vilhelmsson et al. (C) requests 4, 15 and 21 and
2024/25:3307 by Janine Alm Ericson et al. (MP) requests 1 and 3.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna
2024/25:898 av Magnus Manhammar (S),
2024/25:1389 av Mikael Eskilandersson m.fl. (SD) yrkande 28,
2024/25:1414 av Michael Rubbestad m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12 och 13,
2024/25:1574 av Åsa Karlsson och Björn Wiechel (båda S),
2024/25:1754 av Jan Riise m.fl. (MP) yrkande 14,
2024/25:1925 av Maj Karlsson m.fl. (V) yrkande 30,
2024/25:3073 av Jennie Nilsson m.fl. (S) yrkande 18,
2024/25:3111 av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S) yrkandena 79 och 88,
2024/25:3157 av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C) yrkandena 4, 15 och 21 samt
2024/25:3307 av Janine Alm Ericson m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 1 och 3.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag has considered the government bill with an in-depth follow-up of work to prevent and combat male violence against women.
The bill is part of the government's action programme to prevent and combat male violence against women, domestic violence, and honour-related violence and oppression, as well as prostitution and human trafficking. According to the action programme, the government shall every other year submit a bill to the Riksdag with a report on work to achieve the gender equality policy objective that male violence against women shall cease. The present bill describes developments during the period of the national strategy to prevent and combat male violence against women 2017–2026, with a focus on 2022–2023.
The Riksdag notes, among other things, that extensive work is underway to prevent and stop male violence against women and domestic violence, and expresses confidence that the government will continue to pursue an active policy and carefully monitor developments in this area.
The Riksdag referred the government bill to the archives, that is to say concluded the matter.
The Riksdag also rejected the subsidiary motion that was raised in connection with the bill and approximately 30 proposals in motions from the ordinary motion period 2024, primarily on the grounds that work is already underway in the matters that the proposals address.
The proposals deal, among other things, with work against male violence against women and domestic violence, work against honour-related violence and oppression, and measures concerning support and protection for those subjected to violence.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants to recognize economic violence as a distinct form of violence and establish a national helpline for young people in violent relationships. (C) — Reservation 4
Motion 2024/25:3111 — Utgiftsområde 4 Rättsväsendet av Teresa Carvalho m.fl. (S)
Motion 2024/25:3157 — Ett jämställt samhälle av Helena Vilhelmsson m.fl. (C)
Motion 2024/25:3307 — med anledning av skr. 2024/25:69 Fördjupad uppföljning av arbetet med att förebygga och bekämpa mäns våld mot kvinnor av Janine Alm Ericson m.fl. (MP)
Motion 2024/25:421 — Åtgärder för att förebygga hedersbrott och stötta utsatta av Markus Wiechel (SD)
Motion 2024/25:898 — Kraftsamling mot mäns våld mot kvinnor av Magnus Manhammar (S)