Cross-bloc agreement on violent extremism and terrorism

The plan says that work against racism and fascism requires political breadth and popular roots, which is the principle closest to a demand for a broadly anchored agreement on work against violent extremism. The plan does not, however, address agreements between the Riksdag's blocs, so the support is derived and uncertain.

• political breadth requireddecisive»Arbetet mot rasism och fascism kräver politisk bredd och folklig förankring.« (party programme ↗)“Work against racism and fascism requires political breadth and popular roots.”
• broad popular roots»Vänsterpartiet värnar starka och självständiga folkrörelser som kan bidra till progressiva samhällsförändringar« (party programme ↗)“The Left Party values strong and independent grassroots movements that can contribute to progressive social change”
• cohesion against division»Ett tryggt samhälle ställer inte människor mot varandra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A safe society does not set people against each other.”

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 expresses that our time's great challenges must be met together and explicitly seeks broad settlements across party lines in other long-term questions. That a national strategy against violent extremism should rest on a cross-bloc agreement follows from this stance. However, no statement about this specific strategy exists, so the conclusion is derived.

• joint solutions to major threatsdecisive»Coronapandemin och det fruktansvärda kriget i Ukraina har än en gång visat att ensam inte är stark, utan att vår tids stora utmaningar måste mötas tillsammans.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The coronavirus pandemic and the appalling war in Ukraine have once again shown that alone you are not strong, but that our time's great challenges must be met together.”
• broad cross-party agreements»Efter valet vill vi se en ny energiöverenskommelse för Sveriges bästa« (2022 manifesto ↗)“After the election we want to see a new energy agreement for Sweden's benefit”
• responsible leadership»Vi socialdemokrater står för ett ansvarstagande ledarskap för Sverige – både i kris och i medgång.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We social democrats stand for responsible leadership for Sweden – both in crisis and in good times.”

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 says nothing about cross-bloc agreements as a working method. The closest principle is that common matters shall be handled with openness and free debate, that long-termism shall characterize politics and that basic institutions shall be protected against rapid changes. Based on this, a broadly anchored and long-term direction lies in line with the plan.

• öppen gemensam hanteringdecisive»Våra gemensamma angelägenheter ska hanteras med öppenhet, respekt, fri« (party programme ↗)“Our common matters shall be handled with openness, respect, free”
• långsiktighet i politiken»Långsiktighet är inte bara ett synsätt inom« (party programme ↗)“Long-termism is not just a viewpoint within”
• bred förankring i viktiga frågor»skydda Sveriges grundlag mot snabba förändringar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect Sweden's constitution against rapid changes.”

The plan makes broad, cross-bloc agreements its own main line: long-term joint solutions with parties from both left and right, and an explicit wish that more parties cooperate across bloc lines. Work against violent extremism and terrorism, which requires long-term commitment, is precisely such an area. The plan does not mention this particular policy area, which is why the position is derived from the collaboration commitment.

• cross-bloc long-term approachdecisive»Vi prioriterar långsiktiga, gemensamma lösningar med partier från både vänster och höger.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We prioritize long-term, joint solutions with parties from both left and right.”
• cooperation across bloc lines»Det bästa för Sverige vore om fler partier hade mod att samarbeta över den traditionella blockgränsen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It would be best for Sweden if more parties had the courage to cooperate across the traditional bloc line.”
• cooperation over political games»Vi värderar samarbete, ansvarstagande och resultat framför politiskt spel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We value collaboration, accountability and results over political games.”

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 says nothing about cross-bloc agreements as a working method. The nearest principle is that extremism constitutes a threat to democracy, that much more must be done and that democracy requires constant and sustained work. From this follows support for a long-term and broadly anchored approach to work against violent extremism, but the conclusion is uncertain.

• more must be done against extremismdecisive»När Säpo säger att flera organisationer från extremistmiljöer finansieras av skattepengar måste mycket mer göras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“When Säpo says that several organizations from extremist circles are financed by taxpayers much more must be done.”
• extremism threatens democracy»högerextremismen och den islamistiska extremismen utgör ett hot mot demokratin.« (party programme ↗)“right-wing extremism and Islamist extremism constitute a threat to democracy.”
• sustained democracy work»och uthålligt arbete för att upprätthålla demokratiska värderingar.« (party programme ↗)“and sustained work to uphold democratic values.”

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 makes the search for consensus instead of confrontation a characteristic of Christian Democracy and assumes that no party alone has the complete truth. Politics' task is described as ensuring long-term rules of the game. A cross-bloc agreement on work against extremism responds to that stance, but the plan does not treat the question directly.

• consensus over confrontationdecisive»inget politiskt parti ensamt står för den kompletta sanningen« (party programme ↗)“no political party alone stands for the complete truth”
• long-term rules of the game»Det innebär bland annat att säkerställa de långsiktiga spelreglerna för samhället« (party programme ↗)“It means, among other things, ensuring the long-term rules of the game for society”
• long-term security work»Tryggheten på gator och torg måste återupprättas, brottsförebyggande arbetet måste stärkas, brottslingar dömas och brottsoffer få upprättelse.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Security in streets and squares must be restored, crime prevention work must be strengthened, criminals are convicted and crime victims receive reparation.”

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 says nothing about cross-party agreements as a working method. Its line against violence-advocating extremism is instead concrete measures such as organization bans and stopped subsidies, driven by a forceful government that gets things done. Based on the closest principle, the plan does not support the demand for first seeking a broad agreement.

• handlingskraft framför förhandlingdecisive»Den utvecklingen måste vändas – och den kan vändas med en ny handlingskraftig regering och en offensiv reformpolitik som på allvar kan ta itu med samhällsproblemen och få något gjort.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That development must be reversed – and it can be reversed with a new forceful government and an offensive reform policy that can seriously tackle society's problems and get things done.”
• konkreta åtgärder mot extremism»Förbjuda deltagande i organisationer med våldsbejakande verksamhet samt förbjuda deltagande i kriminella gäng« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prohibit participation in organizations with violence-advocating activities and prohibit participation in criminal gangs”
• skydda demokratin mot extremism»Vi måste också stärka demokratins skydd mot våldsbejakande extremism och andra kriminella hot.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must also strengthen democracy's protection against violence-advocating extremism and other criminal threats.”

The plan says nothing about the form of political agreements between blocs, but expresses itself on the substance: that strong and effective measures against terrorism and extremism should be put in place. Broadly anchored and long-term work does not contradict the closest principle, which is that extremists should neither be allowed to exist nor be fostered in Sweden. The position is therefore derived from a principle of decisiveness and uncertain.

• verkansfulla åtgärder mot terrorismdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna kommer tillse att kraftiga och verkansfulla åtgärder kommer på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats will ensure that strong and effective measures are put in place.”
• nolltolerans mot extremism»I vårt land ska terrorister och extremister vare sig tillåtas finnas eller fostras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In our country, terrorists and extremists shall neither be allowed to exist nor be fostered.”
• bekämpa islamism»Bekämpa islamism« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Combat Islamism”

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.