Promotion of democracy

The plan demands a deepened democracy where faith in politics' possibilities is restored and popular influence increases throughout the country, and it emphasizes that democracy is more than formal freedoms. It also establishes that welfare and social services should reach all parts of the country. A long-term democracy-promoting mandate to the county administrative boards is a means in that direction, but the plan speaks only in principles about the forms.

• deepened democracydecisive»Demokratin är mer än allmän rösträtt och formella friheter« (party programme ↗)“Democracy is more than universal suffrage and formal freedoms”
• restored political agency»Tron på politikens möjligheter måste återupprättas.« (party programme ↗)“Faith in politics' possibilities must be restored.”
• participation for all groups»Ett demokratikrav är att alla som tillhör en nationell minoritet ska ha möjlighet« (party programme ↗)“A democracy requirement is that everyone belonging to a national minority shall have the opportunity”
• state presence throughout the country»Välfärden måste vara till för alla och finnas överallt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Welfare must be for everyone and exist everywhere.”

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 the state must be present across the country and that adult education creates strong democracy, and the party programme states that everyone has equal right to influence society's development. A long-term democracy-promoting mandate for county administrative boards is a way to bring democracy policy to local and regional level, which points in that direction. The question of government agency mandates is not addressed at all in the documents, so the support is derived and uncertain.

• state presence nationwidedecisive»Staten ska finnas närvarande i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The state shall be present across the country.”
• equal democratic participation»Alla har lika rätt att påverka samhällets utveckling.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has equal right to influence society's development.”
• democracy-promoting adult education»Folkbildning ger stark demokrati och möjligheter till personlig utveckling vid sidan av den formella utbildningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adult education creates strong democracy and opportunities for personal development alongside formal education.”

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 wants a participatory democracy with easily accessible information and equal opportunities to participate also for persons with disabilities, and it wants decisions and activities to be close to citizens. A long-term democracy-advancing mandate to the county administrative boards is a regional tool for exactly this and provides the local analyses the plan presupposes. The plan also wants to support democracy's infrastructure throughout the country.

• lika deltagande i demokratindecisive»Människor med funktionsnedsättningar ska ha samma möjlighet att delta i samhället« (party programme ↗)“People with disabilities shall have the same opportunity to participate in society”
• deltagande demokrati»En deltagande demokrati kräver lättillgänglig« (party programme ↗)“A participatory democracy requires easily accessible”
• decentraliserat demokratiarbete»Beslut bör tas så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (party programme ↗)“Decisions should be made as close to citizens as possible.”
• demokratistöd i hela landet»förstärka yttrandefriheten och stödja oberoende medier i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen freedom of expression and support independent media throughout the country.”

The plan states that liberal democracy should be cared for, protected and further developed, and that independent popular education has great importance when democratic values are questioned. A long-term task promoting democracy that reaches the entire country is in line with this. The plan, however, prefers solutions close to people, which makes support for state agency mandates cautious.

• care for liberal democracydecisive»Den liberala demokratin får aldrig tas för given. Den ska vårdas, värnas och vidareutvecklas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Liberal democracy must never be taken for granted. It should be cared for, protected and further developed”
• education promoting democracy»En fristående folkbildning har mycket stor betydelse i tider då demokratiska värden ifrågasätts.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Independent popular education has great importance at times when democratic values are questioned.”
• decisions close to people»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize more. People should be able to decide more for themselves, and political decisions should be made close to those affected.”

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 establishes that democracy requires constant and sustained work, that each generation must anew conquer democracy, and that democracy presupposes active citizens. A long-term democracy-promoting task for the county administrations is a means of carrying out that work across the country. The plan does not, however, express an opinion on the county administrations' task, so the position is derived.

• sustained democratic workdecisive»arbete för att upprätthålla demokratiska värderingar. Varje generation behöver på nytt erövra demokratin.« (party programme ↗)“work to maintain democratic values. Each generation needs anew to conquer democracy.”
• democracy must be won anew»Den svenska demokratin och våra medborgerliga rättigheter måste förklaras och vinnas för nya generationer.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish democracy and our civil rights must be explained and won for new generations.”
• active citizens»Demokratin förutsätter aktiva medborgare och ett levande demokratiskt samtal.« (party programme ↗)“Democracy presupposes active citizens and a living democratic conversation.”
• guard liberal democracy»Den svenska demokratin ska stå stark och dina rättigheter ska försvaras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Swedish democracy shall stand strong and your rights shall be defended.”

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's ideal is a democracy where every citizen is given opportunities for participation and involvement continuously, not just at election time, and it wants forms of resident influence to be developed. A long-term democracy-promoting mandate to the county administrative boards is a means to bring this out across the country. The plan emphasizes at the same time that democracy's moral foundation rests in civil society, not in authority mandates.

• continuous participationdecisive»demokrati där varje medborgare ges möjligheter till« (party programme ↗)“democracy where every citizen is given opportunities for”
• resident influence developed»Andra former av invånarinflytande bör finnas och« (party programme ↗)“Other forms of resident influence should exist and”
• citizens' own responsibility»Det är också av största vikt att uppmuntra och« (party programme ↗)“It is also of greatest importance to encourage and”
• civil society bears democracy»Ett vitalt civilt samhälle är av största vikt för en levande demokrati och ett mänskligt samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A vital civil society is of greatest importance for a living democracy and a humane society.”

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 does not address county administrative boards' mandate. Its democracy commitments run instead through the constitution, courts' independence, and protection of citizens' rights and freedoms, while the programme maintains that a large state produces a weaker society. A new permanent democracy-promoting government mandate is therefore not the tool the plan chooses, even though an active political life is an stated goal.

• limited statedecisive»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
• democracy via the rule of law»Stärka domstolarnas oberoende och skyddet för medborgarnas fri- och rättigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen courts' independence and protection of citizens' rights and freedoms”
• constitutional protection of rights»Vår svenska grundlag ska ha en tydlig katalog av fri- och rättigheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our Swedish constitution shall have a clear catalogue of rights and freedoms.”
• active political life»Sverige ska ha ett levande politiskt liv« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall have an active political life”

The plan wants to scale down unnecessary public spending, merge authorities and demands clear results for each public initiative, while criticizing government staff who pursue activist symbolic politics. A new long-term democracy-promoting mission to the regional councils is such an expanded government mandate. The plan's democracy measures instead concern power distribution, norm testing and direct democracy, not state information mandates.

• färre myndighetsuppdragdecisive»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop waste in government and merge authorities”
• kritik mot myndighetsaktivism»anställning av personal på myndigheter som driver aktivistisk symbolpolitik« (2022 manifesto ↗)“employment of staff at government agencies that pursue activist symbolic politics”
• resultatkrav på satsningar»Begära tydliga resultat för varje offentlig satsning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Demand clear results for each public initiative”
• minimum av byråkrati»Centralt för partiet är att respekt för skattebetalarnas pengar och strävan efter ett minimum av byråkrati« (party programme ↗)“Central to the party is respect for taxpayers' money and striving for a minimum of bureaucracy”