Arctic

The counter-proposal's core requirement is to quickly reclaim and strengthen arctic defence capability, including with a new naval base, which runs counter to the plan's explicit opposition to militarization and arms buildup. That the proposal simultaneously wants to protect Sámi rights to develop on their own terms and to be cautious about the EU's role aligns with the plan, which makes the position uncertain. The plan prioritizes the peace track.

• against militarizationdecisive»Vi vänder oss emot militarisering och kapprustning.« (party programme ↗)“We oppose militarization and arms buildup.”
• Sweden as a peace voice»Vänsterpartiet anser att Sverige ska vara en röst för fred och rättvisa, inte för ökad militarisering.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that Sweden should be a voice for peace and justice, not for increased militarization.”
• strengthened indigenous rights»Sverige har en särskild uppgift att stärka urfolks och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden has a special task to strengthen indigenous peoples and”
• EU criticism»Vi är däremot kritiska till EU:s odemokratiska struktur, som får allvarliga« (party programme ↗)“We are, however, critical of the EU's undemocratic structure, which has serious”

The election manifesto binds the party to increased defence appropriations to two percent of GDP and explicitly to strengthened military presence across the entire country, which includes arctic and subarctic capability. The party programme also requires that national minorities' languages and cultures are upheld and supported, which covers the Sami people's right to develop on their own terms. The counter-proposal's demands are therefore in line with the plan.

• military presence across the entire countrydecisive»Vi vill att ökningen ska omsättas i bland annat fler värnpliktiga, modern materiel samt förstärkt militär närvaro över hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want the increase to be implemented in, among other things, more conscripts, modern materiel and strengthened military presence across the entire country.”
• increased defence appropriations»Anslagen till det militära försvaret ska öka till motsvarande två procent av BNP.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Appropriations for military defence shall increase to correspond to two percent of GDP.”
• support for national minorities»I detta ska också ingå att hävda och stödja nationella minoriteters möjligheter att« (party programme ↗)“In this shall also be included upholding and supporting national minorities' opportunities to”
• active foreign policy role»Sverige ska vara en stark global röst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be a strong global voice.”

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 counter-proposal's main emphasis is to quickly regain and strengthen Arctic defence capability, including a naval base. The plan goes in the opposite direction: Sweden shall take initiative toward international disarmament, value non-alignment and set human security before territorial. That the plan at the same time shares the requirement to safeguard Sámi rights is not sufficient to carry the rearmament part.

• disarmament before rearmamentdecisive»Sverige ska ta initiativ till internationell nedrustning och bör gå före och nedrusta« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall take initiative toward international disarmament and should lead the way and disarm”
• human security before territorial»Vi vill se en politik som sätter mänsklig säkerhet« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a policy that puts human security”
• military non-alignment»alliansfriheten och är därför mot anslutning till« (party programme ↗)“non-alignment and is therefore against”
• Sámi rights»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 that Sweden shall commit to follow the international convention on indigenous peoples' rights (ILO 169)”

The election manifesto wants to arm the military defence quickly and powerfully, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for restored Arctic and subarctic defence capability. The plan also wants to strengthen minority protection and the position of minority languages, which supports the requirement to safeguard indigenous peoples' right to develop on their own terms. The party programme's restraint against moving issues to EU level speaks to carefully considering an EU observer status in the Arctic Council.

• arm the defencedecisive»Sverige ska försvaras. Vi vill rusta det militära försvaret snabbt, kraftfullt och långsiktigt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall be defended. We want to arm the military defence quickly, powerfully and long-term.”
• strengthened minority protection»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the prohibition on discrimination, minority protection and the position of minority languages”
• realistic security view»Vi kan inte förutsätta att avspänning och demilitarisering ska prägla vår värld.« (party programme ↗)“We cannot assume that relaxation and demilitarisation will characterise our world.”
• restrained EU competence»Unionens byråkrati får inte överskugga demokratin.« (party programme ↗)“Union bureaucracy must not overshadow democracy.”

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 defence budget of two percent of GDP already in 2025 with strengthening of the army, navy and air force, and that Sweden within the alliance contributes the infrastructure that provides strategic depth in the north. It also establishes that Sámi status as an indigenous people shall be maintained and that a Nordic Sámi convention shall be established. The counter-proposal's demand for reclaimed arctic defence capability and valued indigenous rights is thus supported.

• strengthened army, navy and air forcedecisive»Vi vill därför redan 2025 se ett försvarsanslag om 2 procent av BNP och därmed skapa tillräckliga förutsättningar att stärka både armen, marinen och flygvapnet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We therefore want to see a defence budget of 2 percent of GDP already in 2025 and thereby create sufficient conditions to strengthen both the army, navy and air force.”
• Swedish defence infrastructure in the north»Sverige ska inom Nato särskilt kunna bidra med den infrastruktur som behövs för att skapa ett nödvändigt och strategiskt djup för försvaret av Finland och Baltikum.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall within NATO particularly be able to contribute the infrastructure needed to create a necessary and strategic depth for the defence of Finland and the Baltic states.”
• Sámi rights and Sámi convention»En nordisk samekonvention ska upprättas.« (party programme ↗)“A Nordic Sámi convention shall be established.”
• deepened EU cooperation»Europa behöver mer – inte mindre – samarbete.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Europe needs more – not less – cooperation.”

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 a defence capable of deterring war during security policy crises in the neighbouring region and capable of protecting territorial integrity and border security, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for restored Arctic defence capacity. The plan also establishes that herding culture shall be protected as a significant part of Sámi culture, which supports the requirement for indigenous peoples' right to develop on their own terms.

• war-deterring capacity in neighbouring regiondecisive»kan verka krigsavhållande vid säkerhetspolitiska kriser« (party programme ↗)“can deter war during security policy crises”
• protect Sámi herding culture»Rennäringen ska värnas eftersom den är en betydelsefull del av samisk kultur samt viktig för sysselsättning« (party programme ↗)“Herding culture shall be protected because it is a significant part of Sámi culture and important for employment”
• territorial integrity»Det sker i regel bäst genom att värna territoriell integritet och utöva gränsskydd« (party programme ↗)“This generally occurs best by protecting territorial integrity and exercising border security”
• comprehensive view of security policy»Sveriges säkerhetspolitik ska präglas av samarbete, förutseende och helhetslösningar« (party programme ↗)“Swedish security policy shall be characterized by cooperation, foresight and comprehensive solutions”

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 the Army, Air Force and Navy in both capacity and equipment and reach two per cent of GDP already in 2025, and to deepen cooperation in northern Europe. The counter-proposal's requirement for reclaimed Arctic and subarctic defence capacity, including a naval base on the Norrland coast, is an application of precisely these commitments. The plan does not address indigenous peoples' questions, which slightly lowers security.

• strengthened defence branchesdecisive(2022 manifesto)
• increased defence budgets»Verka för att försvarsanslagen uppgår till motsvarande 2 procent av BNP redan år 2025« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work towards defence appropriations amounting to 2 per cent of GDP already in 2025”
• deepened cooperation in the north»Verka för ett fördjupat samarbete i norra Europa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work towards deepened cooperation in northern Europe”
• security producer in the neighbourhood»Sverige ska som medlem i Nato vara en säkerhetsproducent i vårt närområde och även få ut mesta möjliga effekt av medlemskapet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden as a member of NATO shall be a security producer in our neighbourhood and also get the most possible effect out of the membership.”

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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 explicitly requires that a clear Arctic policy be drawn up that prevents Russian and Chinese advances and affirms Swedish economic interests, and establishes that indigenous peoples' status and cultural values shall be protected in the foreign policy direction. It also wants to re-establish a total defense armed for war, which bears the requirement for strengthened Arctic defense capacity. Skepticism toward further transfer of power to the EU supports that an EU observer status be reviewed carefully.

• clear Arctic strategydecisive»En tydlig Arktispolitik ska tas fram som hindrar ryska och kinesiska framflyttningar och bejakar svenska ekonomiska intressen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A clear Arctic policy shall be drawn up that prevents Russian and Chinese advances and affirms Swedish economic interests.”
• indigenous peoples' status»Urfolkens ställning och kulturella värden ska värnas i den utrikespolitiska inriktningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Indigenous peoples' status and cultural values shall be protected in the foreign policy direction.”
• re-established total defense»Återupprätta ett totalförsvar som är rustat för krig« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Re-establish a total defense that is armed for war”
• against transfer of power to EU»Stoppa maktöverföringar och EU-skatter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop transfers of power and EU taxes”