Amendment to legislation on cooling-off rules for ministers and senior civil servants

The plan sees the upper class's conversion of economic power into political power through think tanks and lobbyists as a fundamental problem for democracy. Expanding post-employment restrictions so that more positions are covered counteracts precisely that channel between public office and private interests. The plan furthermore wants greater public transparency and to prevent financial crime from expressing itself as corruption.

• prevent capital's political powerdecisive»Överklassen omsätter sin ekonomiska makt i politisk makt genom« (party programme ↗)“The upper class converts its economic power into political power through”
• lobbying as a power channel»tankesmedjor, lobbyister, medieägande och högerpartier.« (party programme ↗)“think tanks, lobbyists, media ownership and right-wing parties.”
• greater public transparency»Vi vill gå mot en större samhällelig insyn« (party programme ↗)“We want to move toward greater public transparency”
• prevent corruption»uttryck i till exempel korruption eller våld.« (party programme ↗)“expression in for example corruption or violence.”

The party programme establishes that nothing is so devastating to confidence in governance as improper influence, and demands that elected representatives report their assignments and that administration is characterised by impartiality and objectivity. That more positions are covered by transition restrictions serves precisely confidence in public activities. The plan therefore speaks in favour of the counter-proposal's demands.

• counter improper influencedecisive»Inget är så förödande för tilltron till det demokratiska styrelseskicket som förekomsten av« (party programme ↗)“Nothing is so devastating to confidence in democratic governance as the existence of”
• open reporting of assignments»De förtroendevalda politikerna ska vara skyldiga att« (party programme ↗)“Elected politicians shall be required to”
• confidence in public administration»Förtroendet för den demokratiska beslutsprocessen förutsätter att de förvaltningar, som« (party programme ↗)“Confidence in the democratic decision-making process presupposes that the administrations which”
• objectivity and impartiality»beakta allas likhet inför lagen och iaktta saklighet och opartiskhet.« (party programme ↗)“consider equality before the law for all and observe objectivity and impartiality.”

The plan requires that all forms of corruption be combated, and emphasises that this applies especially within the political sphere, and that people shall be able to trust public authority. Expanded post-employment restrictions for cabinet ministers and senior officials counteract precisely the erosion of trust that the plan opposes. The plan therefore supports the requirement, even though post-employment restrictions are not explicitly mentioned.

• corruption shall be combateddecisive»kunna granska makten. Alla former av korruption« (party programme ↗)“be able to scrutinize authority. All forms of corruption”
• particularly in politics»politiska sfären. Vi vill ha en lag om att politiska« (party programme ↗)“the political sphere. We want legislation that”
• trust in public authority»Det är viktigt att man kan lita på den« (party programme ↗)“It is important that people can trust”

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 manifesto wants to sharpen rules against corruption, introduce a lobbying register and make Sweden even more transparent, which bears the demand for expanded regulations for transition restrictions. The party programme sees openness and transparency as basic prerequisites to prevent corruption, and trust in public activities is precisely what stands at stake in rapid transitions to private assignments.

• toughened anti-corruption rulesdecisive»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 agency, toughen rules against corruption and introduce a lobbying register.”
• openness against corruption»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 abuse.”
• protect trust in institutions»Den liberala demokratin får aldrig tas för given. Den ska vårdas, värnas och vidareutvecklas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Liberal democracy must never be taken for granted. It shall be cared for, protected and further developed”

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 explicitly requires a waiting period for cabinet ministers and state secretaries who move to positions where sensitive government information can be used, that is precisely the protection of trust in public operations that the counter-proposal wants to extend to more posts. The plan also emphasises the absence of corruption as a guiding principle and requires legally regulated openness in political financing. Public transparency is according to the plan a prerequisite for scrutiny.

• waiting periods for cabinet ministersdecisive»En karensregel ska finnas för statsråd och statssekreterare som går vidare till enskilda uppdrag där känslig regeringsinformation kan komma till användning.« (party programme ↗)“A waiting period should apply to cabinet ministers and state secretaries who move to private positions where sensitive government information could be used.”
• absence of corruption»Demokrati, jämställdhet, utbildning, marknadsekonomi, frihandel, privat äganderätt, rättsstat och frånvaro av korruption är de viktigaste faktorerna till utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“Democracy, gender equality, education, market economy, free trade, private property, rule of law and absence of corruption are the most important factors for development.”
• regulated transparency in politics»Partiernas skyldighet att redovisa källorna för sin finansiering ska vara reglerad i lag.« (party programme ↗)“Parties' obligation to disclose sources of their financing should be regulated by law.”
• transparency in public operations»Offentlighetsprincipen har en grundläggande betydelse för att förankra och fördjupa folkstyret, och är en förutsättning för granskning och debatt.« (party programme ↗)“The principle of public access has fundamental importance for anchoring and deepening democracy, and is a prerequisite for scrutiny and debate.”

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 there are effective means against abuse of power and power concentration and is based on honesty and personal responsibility as foundation in community life. That more posts are covered by transition restrictions, so that transitions to private assignments do not damage confidence in public administration, follows from this and from the fact that evaluation and control are important political tasks. The election manifesto explicitly lifts honesty as a value the policy shall promote.

• means against abuse of powerdecisive»Det måste finnas effektiva medel mot maktmiss« (party programme ↗)“There must be effective means against abuse of”
• honesty as foundation»Hederlighet och personligt ansvarstagande är« (party programme ↗)“Honesty and personal responsibility are”
• honesty as social value»förvaltarskap, hederlighet, måttfullhet och jämställdhet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“stewardship, honesty, moderation and gender equality”
• control of public activity»Utvärdering, kostnadsuppföljning och kvalitetskontroll är därför viktiga politiska« (party programme ↗)“Evaluation, cost monitoring and quality control are therefore important political”

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 wants to tighten official responsibility so that with all exercise of public power comes responsibility for the decisions made, and sees great need to clarify how responsibility can be demanded for public decisions. More positions being covered by transition restrictions serve the same purpose: that public power is exercised with impartiality and integrity and that trust is not damaged. The requirement is therefore in line with the plan.

• tightened official responsibilitydecisive»Skärpa tjänstemannaansvaret så att du som skattebetalare vet att med all offentlig maktutövning följer ett ansvar för de beslut som fattas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tighten official responsibility so that you as a taxpayer know that with all exercise of public power comes responsibility for the decisions made”
• responsibility can be demanded»Vi ser stora behov av att förstärka domstolarnas oberoende och förtydliga hur ansvar kan utkrävas för offentliga beslut.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We see great need to strengthen the independence of the courts and clarify how responsibility can be demanded for public decisions.”
• impartial state administration»och den agerar med opartiskhet och integritet.« (party programme ↗)“and acts with impartiality and integrity.”

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 wants to reinstate official accountability and implement measures that increase transparency and the possibility of holding the administration accountable. It also states that both fraud and systems that invite corruption should be countered. Expanded regulations on transition restrictions for more positions is a direct expression of these commitments.

• official accountabilitydecisive»Återinför tjänstemannaansvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Reinstate official accountability”
• transparency and accountability»åtgärder ska genomföras för att öka transparensen och möjligheten att utkräva politiskt ansvarsutkrävande« (2022 manifesto ↗)“measures shall be implemented to increase transparency and the possibility of demanding political accountability”
• counter corruption risks»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and such systems that tend to invite fraud and corruption shall be countered.”
• stronger accountability»Sverigedemokraterna vill stärka möjligheter för ansvarsutkrävande när hanteringen av de offentliga resurserna brister.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to strengthen possibilities for demanding accountability when handling of public resources is deficient.”

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.