A new free-municipality trial for greater local self-government
What's at stake: The outcome affects whether municipalities and regions get a new tool to test exemptions from state rules and new working methods, such as directly elected municipal executive boards, aimed at strengthening local self-government and the capacity to carry out their tasks.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether a new, more far-reaching free-municipality trial should be launched, allowing municipalities and regions to test exemptions from state rules to strengthen self-government and capacity, or whether current inquiries and initiatives in the area are considered sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee notes that the question of municipal pilot schemes is already the subject of several ongoing inquiries and government initiatives, and therefore sees no reason to initiate a new free-municipality trial. The Riksdag therefore rejects the motion.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 2 (C)
The reservation (C) calls for launching a new, more far-reaching free-municipality trial in which municipalities and regions could test local and regional development proposals through legislative amendments, exemptions and dispensations, for example directly elected municipal executive boards and fewer alternates for municipal posts. The reasoning is to strengthen the municipal sector's capacity, competitiveness and self-government and to increase participation in decision-making, particularly for small municipalities.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 2 by C.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
V
–
Yes 20/0/0/4
S
–
Yes 93/0/0/13
MP
–
Yes 14/0/0/4
Cown reservation
–
No 1/18/0/5
L
–
Yes 13/0/0/3
KD
–
Yes 15/0/0/4
M
–
Yes 60/0/0/8
SD
–
Yes 62/0/0/10
Broke with the party line
CHelena Lindahl(C, Västerbottens län)
Yes — party line: No
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motion
2024/25:2955 by Muharrem Demirok et al. (C) demand 44.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to approximately 40 proposals in motions on municipal and regional matters from the general motion period 2024. The proposals deal, for example, with municipal cooperation and competence, the number of members and deputies in the municipal council and municipal party support. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to the fact that work is already underway within the areas covered by the motions.
Counter-proposals
The counter-proposal wants to enable differentiated allocation of responsibilities that allows municipalities to voluntarily transfer areas of responsibility to other municipalities or to regional level. (C) — Reservation 2
Motion 2024/25:1493 — Öppna omröstningar i kommunfullmäktige av Dan Hovskär (KD)
Motion 2024/25:190 — Möjliggörande av fler folkinitiativ av Jonas Andersson (SD)
Motion 2024/25:2244 — Återkallande av uppdrag i styrelser, nämnder med mera för förtroendevalda som blivit vildar i kommun- och regionfullmäktige av Mattias Eriksson Falk m.fl. (SD)
Motion 2024/25:2246 — Reglera utskott i kommunallagen av Mattias Eriksson Falk och Roger Hedlund (båda SD)
Motion 2024/25:2250 — Krav på folkomröstning vid förslag om sammanslagning av kommuner och regioner av Mattias Eriksson Falk och Roger Hedlund (båda SD)
Motion 2024/25:2263 — Utökning av antalet ersättare i kommunfullmäktige av Mattias Eriksson Falk och Roger Hedlund (båda SD)
Motion 2024/25:2285 — Utökad möjlighet att behålla förtroendeuppdrag vid tillfällig flytt för studier av Mattias Eriksson Falk och Roger Hedlund (båda SD)
Motion 2024/25:2304 — Översyn av 37 och 38 §§ kommunallagen av Mats Wiking m.fl. (S)
Motion 2024/25:2350 — Tomma stolar i kommunfullmäktige av Johan Andersson m.fl. (S)
Motion 2024/25:2585 — Avpolitisera den kommunala revisionen av Boriana Åberg (M)
Motion 2024/25:277 — Öppna omröstningar i kommunfullmäktige - en demokratifråga av Gudrun Brunegård (KD)
Motion 2024/25:2955 — Livskraft och framtidstro på Sveriges landsbygder av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C)
Motion 2024/25:2963 — Förtroendevaldas närvaro av Markus Wiechel och Alexander Christiansson (båda SD)
Motion 2024/25:3022 — Utgiftsområde 9 Hälsovård, sjukvård och social omsorg av Fredrik Lundh Sammeli m.fl. (S)
Motion 2024/25:472 — Kommunjurist som lyder under oppositionen av Josef Fransson (SD)
Motion 2024/25:476 — Sänkta partistöd för en stärkt demokrati av Josef Fransson (SD)
Motion 2024/25:633 — Komplettering av kommunallagens bestämmelser om ledighet från anställning för förtroendevalda av Mattias Eriksson Falk och Roger Hedlund (båda SD)