2025-05-142024/25:UU7 · p.1UUForeign affairs
International cooperation
Sweden's global engagement and multilateral cooperation
What's at stake: The decision affects how Sweden balances support for Ukraine and the transatlantic relationship against a broader global engagement, for example in the UN and with countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It affects Sweden's role and reputation on issues such as peacebuilding, human rights, disarmament and the climate transition, and its ability to meet cross-border challenges through international cooperation.
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 Swedish foreign policy has become too one-sidedly focused on the near region and Europe and therefore needs a more active global and multilateral orientation, or whether the current focus on the near region alongside continued global engagement through the UN and partnerships is the right priority.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee endorses the government giving the near region top priority in foreign and security policy and making support for Ukraine its foremost task, while agreeing that Europe needs to take greater responsibility for its own security. It notes that Sweden at the same time has an unwavering global engagement and welcomes the government continuing to work in the UN through alliance-building and strengthening partnerships with countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and upholding core values such as democracy, human rights and gender equality in foreign policy. The committee therefore rejects the motions for a more active foreign policy.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (S)
The reservation (S) argues that the government has stepped back from the global stage and made Swedish foreign policy passive and provincial through a one-eyed focus on the near region and Europe, risking isolation and damaging Sweden's international reputation in peacebuilding, human rights and the climate transition. It calls for Sweden to return to an active foreign policy that upholds and develops multilateralism and the rules-based world order to address global challenges such as climate change, terrorism and trade.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by S.
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 21/0/0/3 | |||
| S | – | No 0/92/0/14 | |||
| MP | – | Abstain 0/0/15/3 | |||
| C | – | Abstain 0/0/21/3 | |||
| L | – | Yes 14/0/0/2 | |||
| KD | – | Yes 16/0/0/3 | |||
| M | – | Yes 60/0/0/8 | |||
| SD | – | Abstain 15/0/48/9 |
Broke with the party line
| SDBo Broman (SD, Skåne läns västra) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDClara Aranda (SD, Östergötlands län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDDaniel Persson (SD, Gävleborgs län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDDavid Perez (SD, Uppsala län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDErik Hellsborn (SD, Hallands län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDJonas Andersson (SD, Östergötlands län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDKatja Nyberg (SD, Kronobergs län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDLeonid Yurkovskiy (SD, Stockholms län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDLinda Lindberg (SD, Skåne läns västra) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDMats Hellhoff (SD, Västernorrlands län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDMattias Bäckström Johansson (SD, Kalmar län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDMona Olin (SD, Kalmar län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDPer Söderlund (SD, Örebro län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDPia Trollehjelm (SD, Skåne läns västra) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
| SDRasmus Giertz (SD, Dalarnas län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
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 motions 2024/25:1323 by Jacob Risberg et al. (MP) demand 2, 2024/25:1439 by Markus Wiechel et al. (SD) demands 1 and 2, 2024/25:3038 by Daniel Helldén et al. (MP) demand 3, 2024/25:3107 by Morgan Johansson et al. (S) demands 1, 24, 26 and 32, and 2024/25:3162 by Kerstin Lundgren et al. (C) demands 1, 3 and 52.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2024/25:1323 av Jacob Risberg m.fl. (MP) yrkande 2, 2024/25:1439 av Markus Wiechel m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 1 och 2, 2024/25:3038 av Daniel Helldén m.fl. (MP) yrkande 3, 2024/25:3107 av Morgan Johansson m.fl. (S) yrkandena 1, 24, 26 och 32 samt 2024/25:3162 av Kerstin Lundgren m.fl. (C) yrkandena 1, 3 och 52.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected approximately 130 proposals in motions about international relations. The motions were submitted during the general motion period 2024 and concern, among other things, international cooperation, gender equality and women, peace and security, relations with China and consular matters.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants Sweden to continue pursuing an active and international foreign policy through multilateral cooperation. (S) — Reservation 1
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2024/25:UU7)
- Committee report full text (HC01UU7)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2024/25:1042 — Kinas felaktiga tolkning av resolution 2758 och Taiwans representation i FN-systemet av Magnus Berntsson (KD)
- Motion 2024/25:1166 — Estonias last under förlisningsnatten av Mikael Oscarsson (KD)
- Motion 2024/25:1192 — Kinas ökande makt av Anne-Li Sjölund och Niels Paarup-Petersen (båda C)
- Motion 2024/25:1274 — Om behovet av en ny politik gentemot Taiwan av Mathias Tegnér m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2024/25:1323 — Värnande av folkrätten av Jacob Risberg m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2024/25:1430 — Vissa frågor i Mellanöstern och Afrika av Markus Wiechel m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1431 — Vissa Asienfrågor av Markus Wiechel m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1433 — Säkerhetspolitik av Aron Emilsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1438 — Internationella relationer och mänskliga rättigheter av Markus Wiechel m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1439 — Ett ökat svenskt internationellt inflytande av Markus Wiechel m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1440 — En ny och skärpt Kinapolitik av Aron Emilsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2024/25:1637 — Frigivande av Dawit Isaak av Lawen Redar (S)
- Motion 2024/25:1638 — Frigivande av Gui Minhai av Lawen Redar (S)
- Motion 2024/25:1712 — Solidaritet av Jamal El-Haj (-)
- Motion 2024/25:1723 — Ett land i förändring av Jamal El-Haj (-)
- Motion 2024/25:1730 — Utredning avseende Raoul Wallenbergs försvinnande av Magnus Oscarsson och Mikael Oscarsson (båda KD)
- Motion 2024/25:1732 — Ny utredning om Raoul Wallenbergs öde av Mikael Oscarsson (KD)
- Motion 2024/25:1738 — Frisläppande av Dawit Isaak av Magnus Oscarsson (KD)
- Motion 2024/25:1739 — Nya fynd kring Dag Hammarskjölds död av Gudrun Brunegård (KD)
- Motion 2024/25:1802 — Enprocentsmålet i biståndet av Annika Strandhäll (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament