Follow-up and Evaluation

The plan upholds freedom of association and principles of rule of law, rejects special criminal legislation where acts of violence should instead be prosecuted within ordinary legal frameworks and opposes politically motivated bans on organisations. A new criminal provision that has been criticised for affecting freedom of association should therefore, according to the plan's principles, be followed closely and evaluated carefully. The requirement for continuous monitoring is supported.

• ordinary legal frameworksdecisive»avvisar en särskild terroristlagstiftning och menar att våldsbrott ska« (party programme ↗)“rejects special anti-terrorism legislation and argues that acts of violence should”
• no to bans on organisations»politiskt motiverade organisationsförbud« (party programme ↗)“politically motivated bans on organisations”
• freedom of association»föreningsfriheten, yttrande- och tryckfriheten, offentlighetsprincipen« (party programme ↗)“freedom of association, freedom of speech and press, the principle of public access”

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 the principle that laws are applied equally to all and that the exercise of public authority shall be characterised by objectivity and impartiality, and the party programme safeguards civil society as democracy's foundation. Continuous monitoring and evaluation of a new penal provision affecting freedom of association lies in that direction. Monitoring of legislation is not discussed in the documents, so the assessment is weakly grounded.

• equality before the lawdecisive»Vi är lika inför lagbokens paragrafer och i våra myndigheter arbetar plikttrogna tjänstemän med hög integritet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We are equal before the law's paragraphs and in our authorities dedicated officials work with high integrity.”
• objective administration of public authority»beakta allas likhet inför lagen och iaktta saklighet och opartiskhet.« (party programme ↗)“observe the equality of all before the law and exercise objectivity and impartiality.”
• associational life cherished»Ett starkt och levande civilsamhälle är demokratins underbyggnad.« (party programme ↗)“A strong and vibrant civil society is democracy's foundation.”

The plan's crucial commitment is that counter-terrorism is important but must not happen at the cost of human rights and that the party opposes laws with disproportionate infringements. Continuous monitoring and evaluation of a new criminal provision is the minimum tool to control that very proportionality. The plan also wants democracy to be defended with democratic means and that constitutionally protected rights are not changed hastily.

• rights before crime-fightingdecisive»viktigt men ska inte ske på bekostnad av mänskliga« (party programme ↗)“important but must not happen at the cost of human”
• against disproportionate infringements»alla lagar som innebär oproportionerliga ingrepp i« (party programme ↗)“all laws that involve disproportionate infringements on”
• democratic means»Demokratin måste försvaras med demokratiska« (party programme ↗)“Democracy must be defended with democratic”
• caution in rapid legal changes»skydda Sveriges grundlag mot snabba förändringar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect Sweden's constitution against rapid changes.”

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 all legislation is tested for proportionality between restriction and purpose and that freedom of association is treated as an unshakeable principle. A new criminal provision affecting that freedom should therefore be followed up and evaluated continuously. The plan also defends the rule of law and individuals' rights against the state, which supports the requirement for monitoring regardless of how the law is assessed in substance.

• proportionality reviewdecisive»Det måste finnas en proportionalitet mellan lagstiftningens inskränkning av medborgarnas integritet och lagarnas syfte.« (party programme ↗)“There must be proportionality between legislation's restriction on citizens' integrity and the laws' purpose.”
• unshakeable freedom of association»Yttrandefrihet, religionsfrihet och föreningsfrihet är därför orubbliga« (party programme ↗)“Freedom of expression, freedom of religion and freedom of association are therefore unshakeable”
• rule of law boundaries»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 individuals' rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

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 existing laws with strong impact on individuals' freedoms and rights be regularly evaluated and that legal certainty and protection for civil rights be strengthened. Continuous follow-up and evaluation of a new penal provision affecting freedom of association follows directly from that principle. The plan does not, however, take a position on the design of the penal provision.

• regular evaluation of intrusive lawsdecisive»lagförslag ska analyseras ur integritetssynpunkt. Redan införda lagar med stark påverkan på den personliga« (party programme ↗)“bills shall be analysed from a privacy perspective. Existing laws with strong impact on personal”
• strengthened legal certainty»Rättssäkerheten och skyddet för de medborgerliga fri- och rättigheterna behöver förstärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Legal certainty and protection for civil rights need to be strengthened.”
• constitutional review of laws»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 wish to see strengthened constitutional protection for our democratic system of government, increase the independence of the courts and work for a constitutional court that can annul laws or provisions that conflict with 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 plan makes evaluation and monitoring into an important political task and requires strong protection for freedom of assembly and association. When a new penal provision restricts precisely that freedom, it follows from the plan that effects be continuously monitored and evaluated. The plan's requirement for constitutionally protected rights and effective judicial review of laws point in the same direction.

• evaluation as political taskdecisive»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political”
• freedom of association protected»samt anonymitetsskyddet, liksom för mötes- och före- ningsfriheten, är av stor vikt för en levande demokrati.« (party programme ↗)“and anonymity protection, as well as freedom of assembly and association, are of great importance for a vital democracy.”
• constitutionally protected rights»Grundlagen ska säkerställa de rättigheter som alltid« (party programme ↗)“The Constitution must ensure the rights that have always”
• effective judicial review of laws»Det ska finnas en effektiv lagprövningsrätt.« (party programme ↗)“There must be effective constitutional review of laws.”

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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 itself wants to prohibit participation in organizations with violent activities, so the criticism of the criminal provision is not shared. The counter-proposal's substantive requirement is however only that effects are followed and evaluated, and the program describes Moderates as a party with constant readiness to evaluate and reconsider implemented reforms, in a system where exercise of power should be law-based and predictable. Follow-up of precisely this law is not addressed in the documents.

• reforms shall be evaluateddecisive»Ett reforminriktat liberalkonservativt parti har ständig« (party programme ↗)“A reform-oriented liberal-conservative party has constant”
• criminalize participation»Förbjuda deltagande i organisationer med våldsbejakande verksamhet samt förbjuda deltagande i kriminella gäng« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prohibit participation in organizations with violent activities and prohibit participation in criminal gangs”
• law-based and predictable power»All offentlig maktutövning ska vara lagstyrd och vägledas av« (party programme ↗)“All public exercise of power shall be law-based and guided by”

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 forceful and effective measures against terrorist organizations and that participation in them is prohibited, so a criminal provision that actually works. Continuously monitoring and evaluating the effects of the provision does not contradict this but follows the plan's general requirement for clear results from public investments. The plan, however, gives no support for the criticism the counter-proposal bases its requirement on, so the support is weak.

• measures that produce effectdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna kommer tillse att kraftiga och verkansfulla åtgärder kommer på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the Sweden Democrats will ensure that forceful and effective measures are put in place.”
• prohibition of terrorism participation»Förbjuda deltagande i, och samröre med, terrororganisationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prohibit participation in, and association with, terrorist organizations.”
• monitoring and results requirement»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.