Giving and receiving military support

The plan wants to tear up the host nation agreement with NATO and opposes ever deeper military cooperation with NATO, with a view to leaving the alliance. It moreover demands that Sweden is free from foreign military bases and forbids nuclear weapons on Swedish territory. A demand for Swedish state control over what other countries' militaries store on Swedish territory thus lies directly in the plan's line.

• tear up the host nation agreementdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill att Sverige river upp värdlandsavtalet med NATO.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Left Party wants Sweden to tear up the host nation agreement with NATO.”
• against deepened NATO cooperation»Därför är Vänsterpartiet motståndare till Sveriges allt djupare militära samarbete med NATO och EU, och vi är det enda riksdagspartiet som konsekvent värnar och vill återupprätta svensk alliansfrihet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore Left Party is opposed to Sweden's ever deeper military cooperation with NATO and EU, and we are the only Riksdag party that consistently values and wants to restore Swedish non-alignment.”
• no nuclear weapons on Swedish territory»Vi vill se ett förbud mot kärnvapen på svensk mark och arbetar för en« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a ban on nuclear weapons on Swedish territory and work for a”
• leave NATO»med sikte på att lämna Nato.« (party programme ↗)“with a view to leaving NATO.”

The plan makes sovereignty and protection of Swedish freedom of action the purpose of security policy and moreover requires that no nuclear weapons exist on Swedish territory, which presupposes Swedish oversight of what other countries' militaries store here. That bears the counter-proposal's requirement for an authority with control possibilities. The plan simultaneously stands behind NATO membership, but that does not abolish the requirement for national control.

• nuclear weapons-free territorydecisive»Inga kärnvapen på svenskt territorium.« (party programme ↗)“No nuclear weapons on Swedish territory.”
• protected Swedish sovereignty»Sveriges säkerhetspolitik syftar till att bevara vårt lands fred, vår demokrati och vår suveränitet.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish security policy aims to preserve our country's peace, our democracy and our sovereignty.”
• Swedish NATO membership»Sverige ska gå med i Nato.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall join NATO.”

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 a law that prohibits nuclear weapons on Swedish soil and establishes that NATO should have neither permanent troops nor bases on Swedish territory. Swedish oversight and control over what foreign powers store in the country is a prerequisite for those commitments. The plan also requires that NATO membership be combined with an independent foreign and security policy.

• ban on nuclear weapons on Swedish soildecisive»införa en lag som förbjuder kärnvapen på svensk mark.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“introduce a law that prohibits nuclear weapons on Swedish soil.”
• no foreign bases in Sweden»ha permanenta trupper eller baser på svenskt territorium.« (party programme ↗)“have permanent troops or bases on Swedish territory.”
• independent security policy»Sveriges medlemskap i Nato måste förenas med en självständig utrikes- och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's NATO membership must be combined with an independent foreign and”
• nuclear-weapon-free zone»Sverige ska vara en kärnvapenfri zon i både freds- och krigstid.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden should be a nuclear-weapon-free zone in both peacetime and wartime.”

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 plan does not address transparency in or control of stores that other countries' militaries hold on Swedish territory. The nearest governing principle is that Sweden should become even more transparent and that the exercise of power should occur under openness and control. Based on that principle, the plan supports the notion that a Swedish authority should be able to control what such stores contain, while the plan wants to complete NATO accession.

• increased transparencydecisive»Sverige ska bli ännu mer transparent. Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden should become even more transparent. We want to establish an anti-corruption agency, tighten rules against corruption and introduce a lobbying register.”
• openness as a democratic requirement»Öppenhet och transparens är grundförutsättningar för frihet, demokrati och för att förhindra korruption och övergrepp.« (party programme ↗)“Openness and transparency are basic prerequisites for freedom, democracy and for preventing corruption and abuses.”
• complete NATO accession»Centerpartiet vill rusta försvaret, stärka Sveriges civila beredskap och fullfölja inträdet i Nato.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Centre Party wants to strengthen defence, strengthen Sweden's civil preparedness and complete NATO accession.”

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 establishes that security is created in alliances and that Sweden within NATO shall particularly be able to contribute with the infrastructure that provides strategic depth for the defense of Finland and the Baltics. A new Swedish control requirement over allies' stocks on Swedish territory pulls in the opposite direction. The plan does not directly address the question, which is why the conclusion is derived and uncertain.

• infrastructure for allied defensedecisive»Sverige ska inom Nato särskilt kunna bidra med den infrastruktur som behövs för att skapa ett nödvändigt och strategiskt djup för försvaret av Finland och Baltikum.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall within NATO particularly be able to contribute with the infrastructure needed to create necessary and strategic depth for the defense of Finland and the Baltics.”
• security in alliances»I dag skapas trygghet i allianser, inte i allianslöshet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Today security is created in alliances, not in non-alignment.”
• NATO as cornerstone»Nato är den absolut viktigaste samarbetsorganisationen för säkerhet och« (party programme ↗)“NATO is the absolutely most important cooperation organization for security and”
• cooperation with democracies»Grunden för Sveriges säkerhetspolitik ska vara samarbete med andra« (party programme ↗)“The basis for Sweden's security policy shall be cooperation with other”

The plan stipulates that Swedish military operations are carried out only after independent Swedish decisions and that each member state must independently get to decide on its participation, which supports the requirement for Swedish oversight and control over what foreign military stores on Swedish territory. The task of defence to protect territorial integrity points in the same direction. NATO membership is according to the plan a natural part of security policy, but it does not abolish the requirement for Swedish self-determination.

• Swedish self-determinationdecisive»Svenska militära insatser ska genomföras först efter självständiga svenska beslut.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish military operations shall be carried out only after independent Swedish decisions.”
• national decision-making in alliances»Varje medlemsstat måste självständigt få ta ställning till deltagande i ett eventuellt« (party programme ↗)“Each member state must independently get to decide on participation in a possible”
• territorial integrity»genom att värna territoriell integritet och utöva gränsskydd samt värna fredstida yttre« (party programme ↗)“by protecting territorial integrity and exercising border control and protecting external”
• NATO as part of security policy»vårt medlemskap är en integrerad och naturlig del av svensk säkerhetspolitik.« (party programme ↗)“our membership is an integrated and natural part of Swedish security policy.”

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 sets a high ambition level for Sweden as a NATO member and wants us to contribute concretely to the defence of neighbouring countries, which presupposes trusting host nation support. A special Swedish control body over allies' supplies on Swedish territory does not align with that. The plan simultaneously protects the hard core of the state, which gives some support to the concern the counter-proposal expresses.

• high NATO ambitiondecisive»Moderaterna vill sätta en hög ambitionsnivå för Sverige som blivande Natomedlem.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderates want to set a high ambition level for Sweden as a future NATO member.”
• security producer among allies»Sverige bör bidra konkret till skyddet av våra vänner i de baltiska länderna, exempelvis genom att överväga att skicka bidrag till Natos stridsgrupper eller att delta med vårt stridsflyg i Natos incidentberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden should contribute concretely to the protection of our friends in the Baltic countries, for example by considering sending contributions to NATO battle groups or participating with our fighter jets in NATO's incident readiness.”
• full NATO membership»Vi välkomnar därför att Sverige ska gå med i Nato, en fråga vi drivit under 20 års tid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore welcome Sweden joining NATO, a matter we have championed for 20 years.”
• Swedish sovereignty»Statens hårda kärna får aldrig vara förhandlingsbar.« (party programme ↗)“The hard core of the state shall never be negotiable.”

The counter-proposal demands that the Swedish state through an agency shall be able to control what other countries' military stores on Swedish territory. The plan's overarching principle is that Swedish popular sovereignty's independence and national self-determination shall be strengthened, and that defence is the ultimate guarantor of national self-determination. At the same time the plan affirms defence alliances such as NATO, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• Swedish independencedecisive»Bejaka och stärka det svenska folkstyrets oberoende« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Affirm and strengthen Swedish popular sovereignty's independence”
• defence protects self-determination»Sverigedemokraterna ser det militära försvaret som den yttersta garanten för« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats view military defence as the ultimate guarantor of”
• national self-determination»Stärka det nationella självbestämmandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen national self-determination”
• defence cooperation affirmed»Genom bilaterala- och internationella avtal, samarbeten och försvarsallianser såsom« (party programme ↗)“Through bilateral and international treaties, cooperation and defence alliances such as”

Worldstate weighed in: The USA and Israel launched an attack on Iran on 28 February 2026 — American use of materiel and facilities on Swedish soil becomes an acute question of Swedish control, which raises the plan's principle of 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.