National stage for Sápmi

The party programme gives Sweden a special task to strengthen indigenous peoples' rights to identity, language and cultural heritage, explicitly in light of the state's historical wrongs and the exploitation of northern Sweden. The counter-proposal's demand for economic security and independence for Sámi cultural institutions, with support to the Sámi Parliament and Giron Sámi Teáhter, is that commitment put into cultural policy. The plan also wants to give culture good and stable economic conditions.

• strengthened indigenous rightsdecisive»Sverige har en särskild uppgift att stärka urfolks och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has a special task to strengthen indigenous peoples' and”
• right to language and cultural heritage»de nationella minoriteternas rättigheter till identitet, språk, kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“the rights of national minorities to identity, language, cultural heritage”
• colonial heritage in the north»Exploateringen av norra Sverige är en del av en lång« (party programme ↗)“The exploitation of northern Sweden is part of a long”
• stable conditions for cultural institutions»Kulturpolitiken behöver skapa goda ekonomiska villkor för såväl« (party programme ↗)“Cultural policy needs to create good economic conditions for both”

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 establishes that cultural life shall reflect cultural diversity and that it includes asserting and supporting national minorities' opportunities to preserve and develop their language and culture. Increased economic security for Sámi cultural institutions and continued support for Giron Sámi Teáhter is a direct expression of this, as is the requirement that professional cultural institutions shall exist throughout the country.

• support for minority culturedecisive»I detta ska också ingå att hävda och stödja nationella minoriteters möjligheter att« (party programme ↗)“In this shall also be included asserting and supporting national minorities' opportunities to”
• cultural diversity in institutions»Kulturinstitutionerna och kulturlivet måste spegla den kulturella mångfalden i dagens« (party programme ↗)“Cultural institutions and cultural life must reflect the cultural diversity in today's”
• cultural institutions nationwide»Institutioner för det professionella kulturlivet ska därför finnas över hela landet« (party programme ↗)“Institutions for professional cultural life shall therefore exist throughout the country”
• vibrant cultural life»Sverige ska ha ett levande, fritt och obundet kulturliv som både stärker samhörigheten och utmanar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall have a vibrant, free and independent cultural life that both strengthens solidarity and challenges”

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 election manifesto wants to strengthen national minorities' and the indigenous Sámi people's rights and for Sweden to commit to follow ILO 169. The party programme wants Sweden to ratify the convention as soon as possible and for people to always be given the right to define and practise their own identity and culture. Strengthened economic security for the Sámi cultural institutions and the Sámi Parliament follows directly from these commitments.

• Sámi indigenous rightsdecisive»stärka nationella minoriteters och urfolket samernas rättigheter och att Sverige ska förbinda sig att följa den internationella konventionen om urfolks rättigheter (ILO 169).« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen national minorities' and the indigenous Sámi people's rights and for Sweden to commit to follow the international convention on indigenous peoples' rights (ILO 169).”
• ratify ILO 169»bör snarast ratificera FN:s konvention om urfolks« (party programme ↗)“should ratify the UN convention on indigenous”
• right to own culture»att definiera och utöva sin egen identitet och kultur.« (party programme ↗)“to define and practise their own identity and culture.”

The plan commits to strengthening minority protection and the status of minority languages and that culture shall exist throughout the country. Increased support to the Sámi Parliament and continued support to a Sámi performing arts institution is a means for the Sámi languages and cultural heritage to survive. The plan therefore supports the motion point.

• the status of minority languagesdecisive»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning, och grundlagsskydda rätten till abort och reproduktiv hälsa.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen, among other things, the right to property, the prohibition on discrimination, minority protection and the status of minority languages, and to constitutional protection for the right to abortion and reproductive health.”
• culture nationwide»Att tillhandahålla kultur i hela landet är en viktig utgångspunkt för Centerpartiet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Making culture available throughout the country is an important starting point for the Centre Party.”
• dispersed cultural activities»Statliga kulturinstitutioner ska sprida sin verksamhet i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“State cultural institutions shall spread their activities throughout the country.”
• care for cultural heritage»vårda och utveckla ett kulturarv« (party programme ↗)“care for and develop a cultural heritage”

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 requires the public sector to support cultural and media offerings with a minority language profile and to maintain the Sámi people's status as indigenous people. Continued and more secure support for Giron Sámi Teáhter and for the survival of Sámi languages follows from this, as does the requirement that the public sector at all levels promotes the diversity of cultural expression. The plan simultaneously wants to clarify the Sámi Parliament's role, which qualifies but does not abolish the support.

• support for minority language culturedecisive»språk-, kultur- och medieutbud med minoritetsspråksprofil« (party programme ↗)“language, culture and media offerings with a minority language profile”
• the Sámi people's indigenous status»samernas ställning som urfolk ska upprätthållas« (party programme ↗)“the Sámi people's status as indigenous people shall be maintained”
• diversity of cultural expression»Det offentliga ska på alla nivåer gynna mångfalden av kulturuttryck, öka kulturens tillgänglighet« (party programme ↗)“The public sector shall at all levels promote the diversity of cultural expression, increase cultural accessibility”
• clarified role for the Sámi Parliament»Sametingets roll som förvaltningsmyndighet ska tydligt skiljas från rollen som folkvalt organ« (party programme ↗)“The Sámi Parliament's role as an administrative authority shall be clearly separated from its role as a popularly elected body”

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 it a central public task to support minorities' own efforts to maintain and further develop their culture, and specifically establishes that Sámi culture shall be protected. The counter-proposal's requirements for assured funding and independence for Sámi cultural institutions, including Giron Sámi Teáhter and the Sámi Parliament, are an application of that commitment. The plan simultaneously emphasizes that the public shall support without directing, which speaks for continued support rather than detailed control.

• support minorities' own effortsdecisive»Det är en central offentlig uppgift att stödja minoriteters egna insatser för att behålla och vidareutveckla« (party programme ↗)“It is a central public task to support minorities' own efforts to maintain and further develop”
• Sámi culture shall be protected»Rennäringen ska värnas eftersom den är en betydelsefull del av samisk kultur« (party programme ↗)“Sámi culture shall be protected because it is a significant part of Sámi culture”
• cultural infrastructure throughout the country»det som brukar benämnas en kulturell infrastruktur, i hela landet« (party programme ↗)“what is usually called cultural infrastructure, throughout the country”
• support but do not direct»ska stödjas av det offentliga, men inte« (party programme ↗)“shall be supported by the public, but not”

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 contains no commitments to Sámi cultural institutions, the Sámi Parliament or a national stage for Sápmi. The nearest guiding principles are that policy must prioritize and choose what to discard, and that new promises must fit within the surplus target. Therefore, an expanded and long-term state funding commitment in this area does not follow from the plan.

• prioritization of state tasksdecisive»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and choose what to discard”
• financed reforms»Alla nya löften och reformer – som till exempel våra inkomstskattesänkningar – behöver finansieras eller rymmas inom överskottsmålet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“All new promises and reforms – for example our income tax cuts – need to be financed or fit within the surplus target.”
• culture's independence from the state»Målet ska vara självständiga institutioner som i sin verksamhet står fria från stat och politik.« (party programme ↗)“The goal should be independent institutions that in their operations stand free from state and politics.”

The plan exempts national minorities from general assimilation efforts and gives them extensive cultural autonomy, and establishes that different cultures should be recognised and protected. Strengthening the Sámi cultural institutions' economic security and independence is in line with this. The plan's requirement for restraint in public expenditure pulls in the other direction.

• cultural autonomy for minoritiesdecisive»assimileringssträvanden och ges långtgående kulturell autonomi.« (party programme ↗)“assimilation efforts and are given extensive cultural autonomy.”
• cultures should be protected»mänsklighetens gemensamma arv och bör erkännas och skyddas till allas gagn.« (party programme ↗)“humanity's common heritage and should be recognised and protected for everyone's benefit.”
• protect indigenous peoples' culture»Urfolkens ställning och kulturella värden ska värnas i den utrikespolitiska inriktningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Indigenous peoples' position and cultural values should be protected in foreign policy direction.”
• restrained public spending»Skala bort onödiga utgifter i det offentliga« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Scale down unnecessary expenses in the public sector”

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.