International cooperation

The plan requires Sweden to be a voice for peace and justice in the world, increase aid and strengthen the UN, and for the UN to have a greater role in world politics. The counter-proposal's demand for a return to an active foreign policy that values multilateralism and the rule-based order is the same commitment. The plan also places international solidarity high and wants Sweden to participate wholeheartedly in climate transition and poverty reduction work.

• strengthened UN and aiddecisive»Vänsterpartiet anser att Sverige ska vara en röst för fred och rättvisa, inte för ökad militarisering. Sverige ska öka biståndet, stärka FN och skriva under kärnvapenkonventionen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party believes that Sweden should be a voice for peace and justice, not for increased militarization. Sweden should increase aid, strengthen the UN and sign the nuclear weapons convention.”
• UN as central arena»Vi vill därför att Sverige verkar för att FN ska spela en större roll« (party programme ↗)“We therefore want Sweden to work for the UN to play a greater role”
• wholehearted global engagement»Vi vill att Sverige ska vara ett land som deltar helhjärtat i arbetet med« (party programme ↗)“We want Sweden to be a country that participates wholeheartedly in”
• international solidarity»Därför är vi en rörelse som sätter den internationella solidariteten högt på dagordningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we are a movement that places international solidarity high on the agenda.”

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 establishes that Sweden must be a strong global voice and continue to protect the role of the UN for international law and international cooperation, which is precisely the active and multilateral line the counter-proposal demands. The party programme charges Sweden to play an active role as a mediator and bridge-builder in international conflicts. Work for a rules-based world order is an explicit commitment in the manifesto.

• strong global voicedecisive»Sverige ska vara en stark global röst.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden must be a strong global voice.”
• protect the UN and international law»Vi kommer att fortsätta värna FN:s roll i arbetet för folkrätten och det internationella samarbetet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will continue to protect the role of the UN in the work for international law and international cooperation.”
• active foreign policy»Sverige ska fortsätta att spela en aktiv roll som medlare, brobyggare och samtalspartner vid« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must continue to play an active role as a mediator, bridge-builder and conversation partner in”
• rules-based world order»Vi kommer att fortsätta arbetet för att öka respekten för de mänskliga rättigheterna, demokratin och en regelbaserad världsordning och global säkerhet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will continue working to increase respect for human rights, democracy and a rules-based world order and global security.”

The plan wants to see strong international cooperation with the UN as a central actor for peace and human rights, and explicitly warns that common foreign policy becomes an excuse for passive Swedish policy. A return to an active foreign policy that values multilateralism and the rules-based order is thus the plan's own line. The plan also emphasises global responsibility through aid and feminist foreign policy.

• UN-centred cooperationdecisive»vill se ett starkt internationellt samarbete med FN som central aktör för fred« (party programme ↗)“wants to see strong international cooperation with the UN as a central actor for peace”
• against passive foreign policy»den gemensamma utrikespolitiken får inte bli en ursäkt för en passiv svensk politik« (party programme ↗)“common foreign policy must not become an excuse for passive Swedish policy”
• active feminist foreign policy»utveckla och förstärka Sveriges feministiska utrikes- och utvecklingspolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“develop and strengthen Sweden's feminist foreign and development policy.”
• global responsibility through aid»att mer än 1 procent av Sveriges bruttonationalinkomst fortsatt ska gå till bistånd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“that more than 1 per cent of Sweden's gross national income continues to go to aid”

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 plan establishes that common challenges like tariff barriers, the climate question and international crime can only be solved through international cooperation, and that Sweden needs more free trade and international cooperation rather than closed borders. An active foreign policy that values multilateralism and the rule-based order follows from that commitment. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand.

• global challenges require cooperationdecisive»Utmaningar som är gemensamma för många nationer, som tullmurar, klimatfrågan och internationell brottslighet, kan bara lösas genom internationellt samarbete.« (party programme ↗)“Challenges that are common to many nations, such as tariff barriers, the climate question and international crime, can only be solved through international cooperation.”
• more international cooperation»Sverige behöver mer frihandel och internationellt samarbete, inte protektionism och stängda gränser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs more free trade and international cooperation, not protectionism and closed borders.”
• global responsibility»Fred, skyddet av mänskliga rättigheter och hållbar utveckling är hela världens ansvar.« (party programme ↗)“Peace, protection of human rights and sustainable development are the responsibility of the whole world.”
• openness to the world»Sverige behöver också ett politiskt ledarskap som ser resten av världen som en möjlighet, inte som ett hot« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden also needs political leadership that sees the rest of the world as an opportunity, not as a threat”

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 states that defence of democracy far beyond Europe's borders shall always form the foundation for Sweden's and the EU's foreign policy, and that Sweden shall do much more both as an individual country and within international cooperation. That is exactly the counter-proposal's requirement for an active foreign policy instead of a one-sided focus on the neighbourhood. The plan also gives the UN a special position as a global actor and states that the climate challenge can only be met through cooperation in Europe and globally.

• democracy beyond Europe's bordersdecisive»Och vi är rösten för att försvaret av demokratin – även långt bortom Europas gränser – alltid ska utgöra grunden för Sveriges och EU:s utrikespolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“And we are the voice for the defence of democracy – even far beyond Europe's borders – shall always form the foundation for Sweden's and the EU's foreign policy.”
• more international engagement»Därför vill vi att Sverige gör mycket mer, både som enskilt land och inom internationella samarbeten, för fri- och rättigheter, frihandel, fria val och samarbete i den fria världen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we want Sweden to do much more, both as an individual country and within international cooperation, for freedom and rights, free trade, free choices and cooperation in the free world.”
• UN as global actor»Förenta nationerna (FN) har en särställning som den viktigaste globala aktören för fred och« (party programme ↗)“The United Nations (UN) has a special position as the most important global actor for peace and”
• global climate cooperation»EU är världens viktigaste miljöorganisation – det är bara genom samarbete i Europa och globalt som klimatutmaningen kan mötas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The EU is the world's most important environmental organization – it is only through cooperation in Europe and globally that the climate challenge can be met.”

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 plan sets the goal of deepening peace-building in the neighboring region, in Europe and in the rest of the world, and requires that the UN's position and compliance with international obligations are protected and strengthened. The counter-proposal's requirement for an active foreign policy that values multilateralism and the rule-based world order follows from these commitments. The plan's statement that Sweden cannot remain neutral if neighboring countries are attacked does however qualify the prioritization of the neighboring region.

• strengthened UN and international lawdecisive»Om de mänskliga rättigheterna ska stärkas måste efterlevandet av internationella förpliktelser garanteras. Därför måste FN:s ställning skyddas och stärkas,« (party programme ↗)“If human rights are to be strengthened, compliance with international obligations must be guaranteed. Therefore, the UN's position must be protected and strengthened,”
• peace work also globally»Målet är att fördjupa fredsuppbyggnaden i vårt närområde, i Europa samt i övriga världen.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is to deepen peace-building in our neighboring region, in Europe and in the rest of the world.”
• value-based foreign policy»Svensk utrikespolitik ska främja fred, frihet, demokrati och utveckling samt mänskliga rättigheter, förståelse och försoning.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish foreign policy shall promote peace, freedom, democracy and development as well as human rights, understanding and reconciliation.”
• neighboring region's security»Vi kan inte stå neutrala om våra grannländer anfalls.« (party programme ↗)“We cannot remain neutral if our neighboring countries are attacked.”

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 prioritises the neighbouring region: the relationship with the Nordic and Baltic neighbours has special standing, EU cooperation is the core of Sweden's international engagement and foreign policy should protect Swedish interests. It also wants to focus efforts where they do the most good and reform the UN rather than broaden engagement. The counter-proposal's requirement for a broader, more multilaterally oriented foreign policy therefore goes against the plan's prioritisation.

• neighbouring region in special positiondecisive»Relationen till våra nordiska och baltiska grannländer har en« (party programme ↗)“The relationship to our Nordic and Baltic neighbours has”
• Swedish interests guideweak support»Svensk utrikespolitik ska värna svenska intressen.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish foreign policy should protect Swedish interests.”
• EU as the core»EU-samarbetet är kärnan i Sveriges ekonomiska och politiska internationella engagemang« (party programme ↗)“EU cooperation is the core of Sweden's economic and political international engagement”
• focus over breadth»Fokusera det svenska biståndet till de länder, organisationer och tematiska områden där det gör störst nytta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Focus Swedish aid on the countries, organisations and thematic areas where it does the most good”

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The plan states that Sweden is in descending order part of a Nordic, European, Western and global community and that foreign policy should primarily safeguard Swedish interests and the independence of Swedish self-governance. A return to an active policy that develops multilateralism and the rules-based international order as the main direction goes in the opposite direction from this prioritization of the local area. The plan therefore argues against the counter-proposal's demands.

• local area firstdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna betraktar Sverige som, i fallande ordning, en del av en nordisk, europeisk, västerländsk och global gemenskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden-democrats regard Sweden as, in descending order, part of a Nordic, European, Western and global community.”
• focus on local area»Rusta Sverige inför en ny säkerhetspolitisk situation i vårt närområde« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Arm Sweden for a new geopolitical situation in our local area”
• self-governance independence»Bejaka och stärka det svenska folkstyrets oberoende« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Support and strengthen the independence of Swedish self-governance”
• Swedish interests»Värna svenska intressen i internationella sammanhang« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Safeguard Swedish interests in international contexts”

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.