Further measures against economic abuse

The election manifesto affirms that it must be a right to receive help with a secure housing solution for someone leaving violence, which directly corresponds to the requirement for moving support. The plan also points out that women's poor financial situation prevents them from leaving destructive relationships, and the party programme recognises economic violence as one expression of patriarchal violence. Concrete measures now, rather than waiting, follow from the work to be prioritised according to the scope of crimes.

• right to secure housing solutiondecisive»Vänsterpartiet anser att det därutöver måste vara en rättighet att få hjälp med en långsiktig trygg boendelösning för den som behöver det för att lämna våldsutsatthet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that it must furthermore be a right to receive help with a long-term secure housing solution for the person who needs it to leave abuse.”
• finances prevent leaving»Många kvinnor kan inte lämna destruktiva förhållanden för att deras ekonomi är för dålig« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Many women cannot leave destructive relationships because their finances are too poor”
• economic violence as power pattern»de maktmönster som riskerar att gå över i psykiskt, fysiskt, sexuellt« (party programme ↗)“the power patterns that risk developing into psychological, physical, sexual”
• stable support for social services»Socialtjänsten måste garanteras ett varaktigt och stabilt stöd för arbetet mot våld i nära relationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Social services must be guaranteed lasting and stable support for the work against violence in close relationships.”

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 requires action against male violence against women and violence in intimate relationships and states that society has fallen short when violence has increased. Economic abuse is such an exercise of power that the plan says it fights, and criminalization, investigation of post-separation violence and support for victims aligns with the commitment to stiffer penalties and enhanced support. However, the plan does not specifically name economic abuse as a phenomenon.

• action against male violencedecisive»• Krafttag för att stoppa hedersrelaterat våld, sexualbrott och mäns våld mot kvinnor. Vi vill fort sätta den politiska riktning som skärpt straffen för våld och andra kränkningar i nära relationer, och som ökat resurserna till kvinno- och tjejjourernas viktiga arbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Measures to stop honour-related violence, sexual crimes and male violence against women. We want to continue the political direction that has toughened penalties for violence and other abuse in intimate relationships, and that has increased resources to the important work of women's and girls' organizations.”
• violence as exercise of power»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är en maktutövning som står i direkt motsats mot dessa principer.« (party programme ↗)“Male violence against women is an exercise of power that stands in direct opposition to these principles.”
• society's failures acknowledged»våld i nära relationer ökat i omfattning har det inneburit att samhället brustit.« (party programme ↗)“as violence in intimate relationships has increased in scope, it has meant that society has failed.”
• punishment according to crime severity»Straff i paritet med brottens allvar.« (party programme ↗)“Punishment in proportion to the seriousness of crimes.”

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The plan explicitly points out economic abuse as a form of violence in intimate relationships and requires tough measures for men's violence against women to cease. It also wants to create a coordinated exit route for victims of violence immediately after separation, which is close to the demand for relocation support and a renewed action plan. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand for concrete measures now.

• economic abuse recogniseddecisive»Våld i nära relationer är ett enormt samhällsproblem som drabbar framför allt kvinnor, och utövas i stor utsträckning av män. Det kan vara fysiskt, psykiskt, sexuellt eller ekonomiskt.« (party programme ↗)“Violence in intimate relationships is a huge social problem that primarily affects women and is to a large extent perpetrated by men. It can be physical, psychological, sexual or economic.”
• tough measures against men's violence»Miljöpartiet vill se krafttag för att mäns våld mot kvinnor, hedersförtryck, sexhandel och våld i nära relationer ska upphöra.« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to see tough measures for men's violence against women, honour-based abuse, sex trafficking and violence in intimate relationships to cease.”
• coordinated support at separation»skapa en dörr ut för våldsutsatta i hela landet, så att ansvaret för skydd, boende och vård samordnas direkt efter uppbrottet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“create a door out for victims of violence across the country, so that responsibility for protection, housing and care is coordinated immediately after separation.”
• combated as serious crime»Mäns våld mot kvinnor, hedersförtryck och människohandel ska bekämpas med samma kraft som annan grov kriminalitet.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women, honour-based abuse and human trafficking shall be combated with the same force as other serious crime.”

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 election manifesto makes it an explicit commitment to criminalize controlling behaviour and for post-violence to cease while strengthening the victim-of-crime perspective. Economic violence and post-violence are precisely such controlling acts that the plan wants to address, and the party furthermore wants to lead Sweden to greater economic equality. The counter-proposal's requirement for criminalization, investigation of post-violence, and support for those affected thus follows from the plan.

• post-violence shall ceasedecisive»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra. Vi vill att elektronisk fotboja används i fler fall vid kontaktförbud och säkra det långsiktiga stödet till kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden. Kvinnor med skyddad identitet ska enklare kunna byta efternamn på sina barn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The victim-of-crime perspective must be strengthened and post-violence cease. We want electronic monitoring to be used in more cases with contact bans and to secure long-term support for women's shelters, girls' shelters, and protected residences. Women with protected identities shall more easily be able to change their children's surnames.”
• criminalize controlling behaviour»Män som slår ska inte komma undan. Vi vill höja straffen för sexualbrott, grov fridskränkning och grov kvinnofridskränkning. Dessutom vill vi kriminalisera kontrollerande beteende.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Men who hit shall not escape. We want to raise penalties for sexual offences, gross harassment, and gross violence against women. Furthermore, we want to criminalize controlling behaviour.”
• economic equality»Vi ska dessutom leda Sverige till större ekonomisk jämställdhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall furthermore lead Sweden to greater economic equality.”
• feminist power analysis»Centerpartiet är ett feministiskt parti, som utmanar och bryter rådande maktförhållanden och kollektiva orättvisor.« (party programme ↗)“The Centre Party is a feminist party that challenges and breaks prevailing power relations and collective injustices.”

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 increased action against men's violence against women and that all forms of violence in relationships and gender-related violence shall be prevented, with better protection and support for victims. Economic violence is such a form of oppression, and the difference in economic power between women and men is described as a central gender equality issue. Concrete measures such as criminalization and moving support therefore align with the plan.

• action against men's violencedecisive»Vi vill se en ökad handlingskraft mot sexuellt våld och våld mot kvinnor genom bland annat högre straff för sexualbrott och ett bättre skydd och stöd för offren.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see increased action against sexual violence and violence against women through, among other things, higher penalties for sexual offences and better protection and support for victims.”
• all forms of relationship violence»Alla former av våld i relationer och könsrelaterat våld ska förebyggas.« (party programme ↗)“All forms of violence in relationships and gender-related violence shall be prevented.”
• economic power and gender equality»Skillnaden i ekonomisk makt mellan kvinnor och män är en central jämställdhetsfråga.« (party programme ↗)“The difference in economic power between women and men is a central gender equality issue.”
• support to those exposed to violence»Ett nationellt stöd för skyddade boenden ska införas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A national support for protected housing shall be introduced.”

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 it must be marked in legislation that violence against women is a serious crime and that abuse survivors shall be given adequate support and protection. The counter-proposal's requirements for criminalization of economic abuse, investigation of post-abuse violence and special moving support are concrete applications of these commitments. The plan also establishes that society should stand on the side of the crime victim.

• legislation against violence against womendecisive»I lagstiftningen måste markeras att våld mot kvinnor är ett allvarligt« (party programme ↗)“In legislation it must be marked that violence against women is a serious”
• support and protection for abuse survivors»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« (party programme ↗)“Women, men and children subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”
• men's violence against women»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för brist på jämställdhet.« (party programme ↗)“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality.”
• crime victim's side»Samhället ska ställa sig på brottsoffrets sida.« (party programme ↗)“Society shall stand on the side of the crime victim.”

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 has its own section on stopping men's violence against women with concrete measures now, including that maintenance support shall be paid to the woman instead of to the man, which is precisely economic violence. It also wants to toughen penalties and introduce residence bans after served sentence. The demand for concrete measures and a prompt action plan thus aligns with the plan.

• economic autonomy for the womandecisive»Betala ut försörjningsstöd till kvinnan i stället för till mannen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Pay maintenance support to the woman instead of to the man”
• toughened penalties for intimate partner violence»Moderaterna vill skärpa straffen för detta brott och göra det lättare att häkta våldsutövaren så att en våldsam partner omedelbart kan sättas bakom lås och bom i avvaktan på att brottet utreds.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants to toughen penalties for this crime and make it easier to detain the violent perpetrator so that a violent partner immediately can be locked up awaiting investigation of the crime.”
• protection after served sentence»Införa vistelseförbud för personer som dömts för våld i nära relation, så att den som utsatt sin tidigare partner för våld och övergrepp kan förbjudas att vara i ett visst bostadsområde även efter att ha släppts ur fängelset« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Introduce residence bans for persons convicted of violence in close relationships, so that the person who has subjected their former partner to violence and abuse can be prohibited from being in a certain residential area even after release from prison”
• zero tolerance for violence»Våld har ingen plats i vårt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Violence has no place in our society.”

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 clear action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships and that the fight against violence and assault is strengthened, with the crime victim's position at the centre. The counter-proposal's requirements for criminalization of economic abuse, investigation of repeat abuse, relocation support and a swift action plan are concrete measures within the framework the plan sets up. However, economic abuse as a crime is not explicitly addressed in the plan.

• action plan against close relationship violencedecisive»Upprätta en handlingsplan för den som utsätts för våld i nära relation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Establish an action plan for those subjected to violence in close relationships”
• intensified fight against violence»Stärka kampen mot våld och överfall« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the fight against violence and assault”
• strengthened crime victim support»Stärka brottsoffrets ställning och öka stödet till brottsoffer« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the position of crime victims and increase support for victims”
• women's vulnerability to violence»Kvinnor är särskilt utsatta för den växande otryggheten i den offentliga miljön, för våld i hemmet och för sexualbrott.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Women are particularly vulnerable to the growing insecurity in the public space, to violence in the home and to sexual crimes.”

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.