Lobbying

The party programme explicitly points out the tobacco companies as a destructive actor to isolate and describes how the upper class converts economic power into political power through think tanks and lobbyists. The programme also criticises decision-making processes that occur without democratic transparency but in close cooperation with lobbyists. The counter-proposal's requirements to ensure compliance with the regulations against tobacco industry influence and increase transparency in lobbying contacts is therefore supported by the plan.

• isolate tobacco companies politicallydecisive»spelar en destruktiv roll, som fossilkapitalet eller tobaksbolagen.« (party programme ↗)“play a destructive role, like fossil capital or tobacco companies.”
• criticism of lobbying power»tankesmedjor, lobbyister, medieägande och högerpartier.« (party programme ↗)“think tanks, lobbyists, media ownership and right-wing parties.”
• demands for democratic transparency»insyn, men i tät samverkan med lobbyister.« (party programme ↗)“transparency, but in close cooperation with lobbyists.”
• restrictive tobacco regulation»Vi vill se en restriktiv reglering av alkohol och tobak.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see restrictive regulation of alcohol and tobacco.”

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 party programme imposes on political parties and public bodies a joint responsibility to with all their might prevent all forms of undue influence, and requires parties to openly report contributions from external interests and companies. The counter-proposal's demands for transparency in the Riksdag's lobby contacts and compliance with regulations against tobacco industry influence is precisely this. The programme's principle that democracy has precedence before the market points in the same direction.

• against undue influencedecisive»ett gemensamt ansvar att med all kraft förhindra all form av otillbörlig påverkan.« (party programme ↗)“a joint responsibility to with all their might prevent all forms of undue influence.”
• open reporting of contributions»Partierna ska vara skyldiga att öppet redovisa de bidrag de erhåller från utomstående« (party programme ↗)“Parties shall be required to openly report the contributions they receive from external”
• publicity and transparency»Den demokratiska processen och samhällsförvaltningen måste bygga på offentlighet och« (party programme ↗)“The democratic process and government administration must be built on publicity and”
• democracy before the market»Demokratin har därför företräde före marknaden.« (party programme ↗)“Democracy therefore has precedence before the market.”

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 wants to ensure compliance with the international framework that protects public health policy from tobacco industry influence and increase transparency in the Riksdag's lobbying contacts. The plan requires that lobbying be regulated so that influence is not determined by economic resources and that corruption be combated, especially within the political sphere. That citizens shall always be able to scrutinize power supports the requirement for transparency about lobbying contacts.

• regulated lobbyingdecisive»Inflytande ska inte avgöras av vilka ekonomiska resurser man har, och därför ska lobbyismen regleras« (party programme ↗)“Influence shall not be determined by what economic resources one has, and therefore lobbying shall be regulated”
• combat corruption»Alla former av korruption måste motarbetas. Det gäller inte minst inom den politiska sfären.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of corruption must be combated. This applies especially within the political sphere.”
• oversight in the exercise of power»Medborgarna ska alltid kunna granska makten.« (party programme ↗)“Citizens shall always be able to scrutinize power.”
• public health before industry interests»Alkohol och andra droger orsakar samhället enorma kostnader och drabbade individer stort lidande.« (party programme ↗)“Alcohol and other drugs cause society enormous costs and cause affected individuals great suffering.”

The election manifesto explicitly commits to introducing a lobby register, tightening rules against corruption and making Sweden more transparent, and that the parties' resilience against external influence shall be strengthened. The counter-proposal's demand for increased transparency and accountability in the handling of lobby contacts, here against the tobacco industry's influence, is precisely that commitment.

• lobby register and transparencydecisive»Sverige ska bli ännu mer transparent. Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become even more transparent. We want to establish an anti-corruption authority, tighten rules against corruption and introduce a lobby register.”
• resilience against influence»De politiska partierna är sårbara mot påverkan och infiltration. Reglerna för finansiering av politiska partier bör skärpas och deras motståndskraft mot yttre påverkan och infiltration rustas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Political parties are vulnerable to influence and infiltration. Rules for financing of political parties should be tightened and their resilience against external influence and infiltration strengthened.”
• openness against corruption»Öppenhet och transparens är grundförutsättningar för frihet, demokrati och för att förhindra korruption och övergrepp.« (party programme ↗)“Openness and transparency are fundamental preconditions for freedom, democracy and to prevent corruption and abuse.”
• public health as cornerstone»God folkhälsa är en grundsten i en hållbar välfärd.« (party programme ↗)“Good public health is a cornerstone of sustainable welfare.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme wants to regulate openness around influence: a cooling-off period for ministers and state secretaries, law-regulated disclosure of the parties' sources of finance and the publicity principle as the foundation for popular government. The counter-proposal's requirement for transparency and accountability in the Riksdag's lobby contacts, especially towards the tobacco industry, is in line with this and the plan's targeted tobacco preventive work. The plan does not mention lobbyism explicitly, which is why support is inferred.

• cooling-off rules against conflicts of interestdecisive»En karensregel ska finnas för statsråd och statssekreterare som går vidare till enskilda uppdrag där« (party programme ↗)“A cooling-off period shall apply to ministers and state secretaries who move on to private assignments where”
• law-regulated insight into financing»källorna för sin finansiering ska vara reglerad i lag.« (party programme ↗)“sources of its funding shall be regulated by law.”
• openness in popular government»Offentlighetsprincipen har en grundläggande betydelse för att förankra och fördjupa folkstyret« (party programme ↗)“The publicity principle is of fundamental importance for anchoring and deepening popular government”
• targeted tobacco prevention»Det tobakspreventiva arbetet ska bedrivas målmedvetet« (party programme ↗)“Tobacco prevention work shall be conducted in a targeted way”

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 the principle of public access central to an open democracy and requires effective means against abuse of power and concentration of power, with integrity as an explicitly stated basic value. The dependency policy shall moreover rest on restrictive legislation that reduces harmful effects. Increased transparency in the handling of lobby contacts to protect public health policy from tobacco industry influence follows from these commitments.

• the principle of public accessdecisive»Offentlighetsprincipen, det vill säga tillgången till« (party programme ↗)“The principle of public access, that is access to”
• means against abuse of power»Det måste finnas effektiva medel mot maktmiss« (party programme ↗)“There must be effective means against abuse of”
• restrictive tobacco policy»aktiv prispolitik, försäljningsmonopol och en restriktiv lagstiftning, skapas förutsättningar för att minska« (party programme ↗)“active price policy, sales monopoly and restrictive legislation, conditions are created to reduce”
• integrity as basic value»förvaltarskap, hederlighet, måttfullhet och jämställdhet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stewardship, integrity, moderation and equality”

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 documents say nothing about lobbying or the international framework against the tobacco industry's influence. The closest related principle is that freedom in Sweden is large and shall remain so and that political life should be vibrant and open to civic engagement, which argues against special treatment of a lawful industry in the Riksdag's contacts. The plan's requirement for increased responsibility in the exercise of public authority points partly in the opposite direction, which is why the conclusion is uncertain.

• great personal freedomdecisive»I Sverige är friheten stor och ska så förbli.« (party programme ↗)“In Sweden, freedom is great and shall remain so.”
• vibrant political life»Sverige ska ha ett levande politiskt liv« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have a vibrant political life”
• responsibility in exercise of public authority»Skärpa tjänstemannaansvaret så att du som skattebetalare vet att med all offentlig maktutövning följer ett ansvar för de beslut som fattas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sharpen official responsibility so that you as a taxpayer know that all exercise of public authority is accompanied by responsibility for the decisions that are made”

The election manifesto seeks to implement measures that increase transparency and the possibility of political accountability, and points to the risk that organizations' interest ties distort democratic conditions. Increased transparency and accountability in the Riksdag's handling of lobbying contacts aligns with that commitment. The plan's demands for strengthened national self-determination at the same time argue against allowing international rules to govern the Riksdag's working methods, which makes the support uncertain.

• increased transparencydecisive»Tjänstemannaansvar ska införas och åtgärder ska genomföras för att öka transparensen och möjligheten att utkräva politiskt ansvarsutkrävande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Official responsibility shall be introduced and measures shall be implemented to increase transparency and enable political accountability.”
• distorting interest ties»Inom civilsamhället är både fackförbund och andra organisationer med viktiga samhällsuppdrag i hög grad partipolitiskt knutna på ett sätt som riskerar att snedvrida de demokratiska förutsättningarna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Within civil society, both trade unions and other organizations with important societal missions are to a large extent politically affiliated in ways that risk distorting democratic conditions.”
• scrutinize democracy's function»Trots hundraårig demokrati och en av världens äldsta tryckfriheter, behöver demokratins funktionssätt ständigt rannsakas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Despite a century of democracy and one of the world's oldest press freedoms, democracy's functioning must constantly be examined.”
• national self-determination»Stärka det nationella självbestämmandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen national self-determination”

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.