State Property Management

The plan sees shared ownership of land and buildings as a strong tool and believes that management works better without sole profit motive. The election manifesto wants to take back publicly important operations and infrastructure that have been privatized and points out that privatization has opened for criminals to profit from tax money. That publicly important properties should neither be owned by criminally connected companies nor be sold off follows directly from that.

• reclaim privatized infrastructuredecisive»Det är hög tid att agera och ta tillbaka den samhällsviktiga verksamhet och infrastruktur som har privatiserats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is high time to act and take back the publicly important operations and infrastructure that have been privatized.”
• shared ownership of land»Det gemensamma ägandet av bostäder och mark ger starka verktyg« (party programme ↗)“Shared ownership of housing and land provides strong tools”
• management without profit motive»bättre utan ensidigt vinstsyfte.« (party programme ↗)“better without sole profit motive.”
• privatization opens for criminals»Privatiseringarna av välfärden öppnar upp för kriminella att sko sig på skattemedel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Privatization of welfare opens the door for criminals to profit from tax money.”

The plan establishes that Swedish resilience and citizens' security shall take precedence over market interests, and identifies privatization of functions important for preparedness as a risk to the country. That the state secures ownership of police stations, courts and prisons and reviews the management of state property administration follows from this, as does the requirement that criminals shall not profit from public activities. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• resilience before marketdecisive»Svensk motståndskraft liksom medborgarnas säkerhet och trygghet sätts före« (party programme ↗)“Swedish resilience as well as citizens' security and safety is put before”
• privatization threatens preparedness»Privatisering av funktioner som är viktiga för Sveriges beredskap har medfört risker för landets« (party programme ↗)“Privatization of functions important for Sweden's preparedness has entailed risks to the country's”
• democratic control over socially vital functions»Demokratisk kontroll över välfärden och samhällsviktiga funktioner.« (party programme ↗)“Democratic control over welfare and socially vital functions.”
• stop criminal infiltration»Kraftfullt bekämpande av organiserad kriminell verksamhet.« (party programme ↗)“Vigorous combating of organized criminal activity.”

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 society secures control over critical infrastructure and that politics has greater authority over how shared resources are managed, as well as that work against the criminal economy is strengthened. To investigate the governance of the state property authority and ensure that police stations, courts and prisons are not owned by actors with links to serious criminality follows from these commitments. The plan does not address state property management specifically, so the position is derived.

• control over critical infrastructuredecisive»Samhället måste säkra kontroll över kritisk infrastruktur och att välfärd, kommunikation, vatten, energiproduktion och elnät fungerar i krissituationer.« (party programme ↗)“Society must secure control over critical infrastructure and that welfare, communication, water, energy production and electricity networks function in crisis situations.”
• public authority over resources»Politiken behöver därför ha större rådighet över hur våra gemensamma resurser fördelas.« (party programme ↗)“Politics therefore needs greater authority over how our shared resources are distributed.”
• against criminal economy»Vi vill också stärka arbetet mot den kriminella ekonomin.« (party programme ↗)“We also want to strengthen work against the criminal economy.”
• strengthened civil defence»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“allocate a larger share of defence spending to civil defence, and increase appropriations for crisis preparedness.”

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 wants to strengthen military defence quickly, powerfully, and long-term and strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness, which argues for clearer steering of the agency that manages defence land and buildings. The plan also wants to cut off gangs' income, which supports the requirement that socially important properties are not controlled by criminals. However, generally opposing private ownership does not lie in the plan, which makes the assessment uncertain.

• rapid military strengtheningdecisive»Vi vill rusta det militära försvaret snabbt, kraftfullt och långsiktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen military defence quickly, powerfully, and long-term.”
• strengthened civil preparedness»Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
• cut off gangs' income»Dessutom bör en utredning om gängens inkomster och hur dessa kan strypas genomföras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Furthermore, an investigation into gangs' income and how it can be cut off should be conducted.”
• competition is positive»Offentlig verksamhet kan med fördel konkurrensutsättas« (party programme ↗)“Public activities can be advantageously opened to competition”

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 significantly stronger military defense and substantially strengthened civil defense, and views strategically who controls strategic assets. A review of the governance of the Fortifications Administration and strategic land purchases in areas with defense industry, as well as protection of police stations, courts and prisons from criminal ownership, follow from these commitments. The plan's restrictive view on public ownership, however, speaks against generally excluding private owners.

• strengthened defense capabilitydecisive»Sverige behöver ett betydligt starkare militärt försvar än i dag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs significantly stronger military defense than today.”
• substantially strengthened civil defense»I ett säkerhetspolitiskt läge som är det svåraste sedan andra världskrigets slut behöver Sveriges totalförsvar stärkas kraftigt.« (party programme ↗)“In a security policy situation that is the most difficult since the end of World War II, Sweden's civil defense needs to be substantially strengthened.”
• security review of strategic assets»Den utveckling där odemokratiska eller rentav totalitära stater förvärvar strategiska tillgångar i demokratiska länder, till exempel hamnar, elnät eller liknande, måste ses i ett säkerhetspolitiskt perspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“The development where undemocratic or indeed totalitarian states acquire strategic assets in democratic countries, for example harbors, power grids or similar, must be viewed from a security policy perspective.”
• restrictive public ownership»Det offentliga ska endast driva affärsverksamhet om det finns ett starkt samhällsintresse.« (party programme ↗)“The public sector shall only operate commercial activities if there is a strong public interest.”

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 the comprehensive defence has sufficient resources and that the justice system is expanded with courts and prison service, which supports the demands for clearer responsibilities for the defence's property management and for police stations, courts and facilities not to be controlled by criminals. Security is one of the election manifesto's prioritised areas. However, the plan's requirement for equal conditions for private providers argues against a general resistance to private ownership.

• resources for comprehensive defencedecisive»Det samlade totalförsvaret måste ha tillräckliga resurser« (party programme ↗)“Comprehensive defence must have sufficient resources”
• expanded justice system»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The entire justice system needs to be expanded.”
• prioritised crime fighting»Vi prioriterar tryggheten, vi är redo att bekämpa brotten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We prioritise security; we are ready to combat crime.”
• equal conditions for private providers»produktion av välfärdstjänster i enskild regi eller via stiftelser, kooperativ och ideella« (party programme ↗)“production of welfare services in private operations or via foundations, cooperatives and non-profit”

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 long-term planning for civil defence and state support for security-sensitive operations against espionage and attacks from foreign powers, and makes clear that the state's core institutions can never be negotiable. A review of the management of the state real estate agency and protection of police buildings, courts and prisons from criminal influence is in line with this. The plan's resistance to excluding private owners, however, pulls in the other direction, which is why the assessment is uncertain.

• long-term total defence planningdecisive»Säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Secure long-term planning for civil defence”
• protection of security-sensitive operations»Ge företag som är engagerade i säkerhetskänslig verksamhet bättre stöd från staten att kunna möta cyberattacker, spionage och stöldförsök från främmande makt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Give companies engaged in security-sensitive operations better state support to be able to meet cyber attacks, espionage and theft attempts from foreign powers”
• no public funds for criminals»Stoppa utbetalningar av skattemedel till extremister« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop payments of public funds to extremists”
• the state's core institutions»Statens hårda kärna får aldrig vara förhandlingsbar.« (party programme ↗)“The state's core institutions can never be negotiable.”

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 states that essential parts of infrastructure should be under state control and that total defence shall be re-established, which supports the counter-proposal's demands for clearer governance of the property authority and strategic land purchases at defence industry. The requirement that socially vital property not be owned by companies with criminal links follows the plan's line of counteracting criminal networks' power over the public sector. The plan also wants to streamline and review the authorities' remits.

• state control over infrastructuredecisive»väsentliga delar av vår infrastruktur bör stå under statlig kontroll« (party programme ↗)“essential parts of our infrastructure should be under state control”
• criminals out of the public sector»Motverka klanernas makt, både inom det offentliga och inom civilsamhället« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Counteract the power of clans, both within the public sector and within civil society”
• re-established total defence»Återupprätta ett totalförsvar som är rustat för krig« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Re-establish a total defence that is equipped for war”
• review of authority governance»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop waste within the authorities and merge authorities”

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.