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The election manifesto explicitly commits to improving access to legal counsel and that individuals shall be able to receive compensation for legal counsel in administrative matters when they have had grounds to have their case heard. That public legal counsel can be appointed already during the police handling of a deportation case, even without request, is precisely such a strengthening. The plan also establishes that the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state shall be defended.

»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« — bättre tillgång till ombud“Everyone living in Sweden shall be able to have their case heard. Processing times for handling and government administration in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to legal counsel improved.”

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The election manifesto commits to more of the value from wind power remaining locally and profits from local power generation to a greater extent remaining in rural areas. A long-term, production-based compensation for municipalities and regions is a direct application of that commitment, as opposed to temporary budget allocation. The plan also explicitly links local compensation to speeding up wind power expansion.

»Mer av värdet som skapas från naturresurser — exempelvis vindkraft, vattenkraft och gruvor — ska stanna kvar lokalt.« — natural resource values remain locally“More of the value created from natural resources — such as wind power, hydropower, and mines — must remain locally.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires that everyone living in Sweden shall be able to get their case heard and that access to counsel is improved, which is the opposite of tightening the right to state-funded counsel to the EU law minimum level. The party programme binds the party to a generous and humane refugee and immigration policy and to all legislation being tested for proportionality against the restriction of individuals' rights. The counter-proposal's demands for legal certainty, humanity, the best interests of the child and a comprehensive impact analysis thereby align with the plan.

»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« — improved access to counsel“Everyone living in Sweden shall be able to get their case heard. Lead times for handling and exercise of authority in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to counsel must be improved.”

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The plan explicitly requires that all nursing assistants and nurses have the right to skills development and that working conditions in care and services improve, which is precisely what the counter-proposal demands. The plan also requires equivalent and reliable welfare regardless of where one lives, which addresses shortfalls in smaller municipalities. Additional measures for competence supply thus align with the plan.

»Den som jobbar i vård och omsorg ska kunna växa och vidareutvecklas i sitt yrke. Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« — right to skills development“Those working in care and services shall be able to grow and develop in their profession. We want to give all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development.”

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The plan explicitly requires a biofuel premium that makes sustainable farming more profitable and that the production of biofuels and biogas shall be many times increased, which is exactly the economic instruments the counter-proposal calls for. The principle that whoever produces ecosystem services should be paid also carries the demand for compensation to landowners for carbon storage. The plan's line is cost-effective economic instruments rather than waiting.

»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« — biofuel premium for agriculture“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts, including a strong agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that makes sustainable farming more profitable.”

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The election manifesto stipulates that Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular, and the party programme is based on the polluter paying for their environmental impact. Requirements for additional measures to ensure material recycling targets are met and for clarified financial producer responsibility follow directly from these commitments.

»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« — circular economy and recycling“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to give everyone the right to a permanent doctor contact by name, and links security and continuity to higher quality in care. The counter-proposal's demand that the matter be prioritised higher and that the goals for permanent doctor contact actually be achieved is the same commitment. The plan also wants to deliver care closer to residents throughout the country.

»Vi vill ge alla rätt till en fast läkarkontakt.« — permanent doctor contact for all“We want to give everyone the right to a permanent doctor contact.”

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The election manifesto explicitly says that queues for child and youth psychiatry (BUP) must be worked away and that support for mental ill-health shall be improved, not least for young people. It also promises a national research programme on women's diseases and that queues are shortened and equality is strengthened across the country. The counter-proposal's demands for shorter BUP queues, equal cancer care focusing on gynaecological cancer and better knowledge about sepsis respond directly to these commitments.

»Stödet för personer med psykisk ohälsa måste förbättras, inte minst för unga. Den som söker hjälp ska ha en enkel och samlad väg in till vården. Köerna till BUP måste arbetas bort.« — shorten BUP queues“Support for people with mental ill-health must be improved, not least for young people. Those seeking help should have an easy and coordinated path into care. Queues for child and youth psychiatry (BUP) must be worked away.”

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To lead Sweden towards an end to men's violence against women is one of the plan's main priorities, and it requires that preventive work permeates the whole of society and that men who hit do not get away with it. To make permanent the work of identifying violent high-risk men and require reporting of efforts against prostitution and human trafficking is direct application of that. The plan also requires long-term, permanent funding instead of temporary measures.

»Vi ska leda Sverige mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor.« — stop men's violence against women“We shall lead Sweden towards an end to men's violence against women.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to strengthen minority protection and minority languages' position. A long-term follow-up and support assignment inscribed in government agencies' instructions, with a clearer steering chain, is exactly what that commitment requires when oversight has shown short-sightedness and unclear steering. The party programme moreover requires that structures that disadvantage people be combated.

»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« — strengthened minority language position“We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the anti-discrimination clause, minority protection and minority languages' position”

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The election manifesto explicitly wants to strengthen the discrimination prohibition and minority protection at basic law level and add more grounds to protection against hate crimes. The party programme states that the party combats all structures that discriminate against people, regardless of basis. To supplement the basic law's list with gender-identity and expression is precisely such a strengthening of discrimination protection.

»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« — strengthened basic law protection against discrimination“We want to strengthen among other things property rights, the discrimination prohibition, minority protection and minority language status”

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The plan states that independent popular education has great importance in times when democratic values are questioned and that education from preschool to lifelong popular education is a supporting part of the democratic project. It also requires that culture and education exist throughout the country. Reduced appropriations hollowing out the supply, especially in sparsely populated areas, contradicts these commitments.

»En fristående folkbildning har mycket stor betydelse i tider då demokratiska värden ifrågasätts.« — independent popular education“Independent popular education has great importance in times when democratic values are questioned.”

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The plan explicitly wants school staff trained and national absence statistics introduced to quickly catch children at risk, and establishes that mental ill-health among children and young people is far too high and requires more preventive work. The counter-proposal's demands for increased expertise among school staff, national monitoring statistics and strengthened school attendance are the same measures. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»Skolpersonal och vårdpersonal bör utbildas och nationell frånvarostatistik införas för att snabbare kunna upptäcka hedersvåld.« — trained school staff and absence statistics“School staff and care staff should be trained and national absence statistics introduced to more quickly detect honour-based abuse.”

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The plan establishes that the rules on the labour market in the greatest possible extent shall be set between the parties instead of through legislation, and that labour immigration shall be valued so that businesses can recruit the right competence. A non-mandatory wage requirement, where collective agreements can allow lower wages, is exactly that order. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's demand.

»Centerpartiet förespråkar en modell där spelreglerna för arbetsmarknaden i mesta möjliga mån fastställs mellan« — parties before legislation“The Centre Party advocates a model where the rules on the labour market in the greatest possible extent are set between”

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The plan requires that defence be strengthened rapidly and sustainably and that Sweden simultaneously strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis. The counter-proposal's starting point, that total defence shall be war-deterring and that society's robustness against peacetime crises contributes to the same effect, corresponds to the plan's dual commitment to military and civil defence. The plan thus supports balanced growth in both parts.

»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« — strengthen civil preparedness“Civil defence is also vital. We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”

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The plan establishes that artistic freedom and free culture are cornerstones of civil society and that politics should contribute to good conditions but keep arm's length distance. The counter-proposal's demand that cultural policy be more clearly grounded in artistic freedom and freedom of speech and that arm's length distance be safeguarded also in cultural cooperation is the same commitment. The plan also explicitly warns against politics acting as taste arbiter.

»Den akademiska och konstnärliga friheten liksom den fria kulturen är grundbultar i ett vitalt civilsamhälle. Politiken ska bidra till goda förutsättningar men hålla armlängds avstånd.« — arm's length distance“Academic and artistic freedom as well as free culture are cornerstones of a vital civil society. Politics should contribute to good conditions but keep arm's length distance.”

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The plan makes culture throughout the country an explicit starting point and requires that government cultural institutions spread their activities throughout the country and that politics creates conditions for everyone to participate in cultural life. The counter-proposal's requirements for lowered thresholds for children and young people and for cultural funds to reach everyone and not just big cities are the same commitment. Furthermore, that the whole country shall thrive is described as a matter of justice.

»Att tillhandahålla kultur i hela landet är en viktig utgångspunkt för Centerpartiet.« — culture throughout the country“Providing culture throughout the country is an important starting point for the Center Party.”

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The election manifesto explicitly says no to preventive surveillance and establishes that the individual's rights against the state must be defended. The party programme requires that all legislation be tested against its impact on integrity and that there be proportionality between the intrusion and the purpose. The counter-proposal's requirement for regular evaluation that secret coercive measures are applied legally securely and proportionately is exactly this commitment implemented in practice.

»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to preventive surveillance“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

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The election manifesto explicitly says that more foreign-born women must get a chance to work, learn Swedish and come into Swedish society, and requires an intensive year with apprenticeship, language studies and matching. The counter-proposal's demands for prioritised labour market training and workplace-close measures for this group are the same thing in substance. The plan simultaneously wants newly-arrived persons to qualify into the security systems, which pulls the other way on the establishment supplement question.

»Fler utrikes födda kvinnor måste få en chans att jobba, lära sig svenska och till fullo komma in i det svenska samhället. Det är en vinst både för den enskilda och samhället i stort.« — foreign-born women in work“More foreign-born women must get a chance to work, learn Swedish and fully come into Swedish society. This is a gain both for the individual and society as a whole.”

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The election manifesto states that sustainable forestry presupposes active management and that forestry needs good conditions grounded in strong ownership. That is exactly what the counter-proposal demands: stable, long-term conditions for forest ownership that enable investments, in combination with protection of valuable forest. The plan moreover bases nature conservation on voluntariness and the landowner's participation.

»Ett hållbart skogsbruk förutsätter ett aktivt brukande av skogen. Den lagrar koldioxid, skapar jobb och är källan till framtidens biobränslen och byggmaterial. Skogsbruket behöver goda förutsättningar grundade i en stark äganderätt.« — active management and strong ownership“Sustainable forestry presupposes active management of the forest. It stores carbon dioxide, creates jobs and is the source of future biofuels and building materials. Forestry needs good conditions grounded in strong ownership.”

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The election manifesto is explicit: free trade should be valued and more markets opened, while at the same time stricter requirements for working conditions, environment and climate should be placed in trade agreements. That is in substance the same thing as the counter-proposal wants to write into the goal for foreign trade. The party programme confirms that ethical and environmental perspectives must be taken into account within free trade.

»Sverige klarar sig inte utan frihandel. Öppna upp fler marknader för svenska varor och tjänster. Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« — requirements for working conditions and environment in trade agreements“Sweden cannot manage without free trade. Open up more markets for Swedish goods and services. Set stricter requirements for working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”

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The plan explicitly commits to strengthening the protection of minorities and the position of minority languages. Higher ambitions for public service provision in national minority languages and sign language are precisely such a strengthening, and the plan also wants culture and media coverage to reach the whole country. The counter-proposal's demands are thereby in line with the plan's commitment.

»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« — strengthened position for minority languages“We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the prohibition of discrimination, the protection of minorities and the position of minority languages”

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The plan explicitly defends an independent public service and requires that politics keep an arm's length distance from media and culture. The counter-proposal's demand for long-term stability in mandate and financing, and its opposition to text rationing and detailed regulation of text use, follow directly from that line. The plan also believes that comprehensive and vigorous media monitoring throughout the country is crucial for democracy.

»En allsidig, oberoende och livskraftig mediebevakning i hela landet är avgörande för demokratin. Pressfriheten ska skyddas och oberoende public service försvaras.« — independent public service defended“Comprehensive, independent and vigorous media monitoring throughout the country is crucial for democracy. Press freedom shall be protected and independent public service defended.”

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The plan requires that all legislation be tested against its impact on people's personal privacy and that restrictions are proportionate to their purpose. That is precisely the comprehensive review that the counter-proposal wants to see of secrecy, information-sharing and surveillance legislation. The plan moreover explicitly rejects several surveillance measures and describes strong privacy protection as essential.

»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to surveillance measures“The rule of law and individuals' rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on religious freedom.”

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The election manifesto explicitly rejects preventive wiretapping and establishes that the individual's rights against the state shall be defended. The party programme moreover demands proportionality between the legislation's integrity intrusion and its purpose, and that children's rights are placed foremost. The counter-proposal's demand for a more limited model thus follows the plan, while a broad introduction of secret and preventive coercive measures against children under 15 years conflicts with it. The plan wishes to combat gang criminality with more police and preventive measures, not with expanded surveillance of children.

»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to preventive wiretapping“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

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The plan's decisive commitment is the explicit no to preventive surveillance and reversed burden of proof in defence of the individual's rights against the state. The counter-proposal demands precisely that criminal suspicion shall be the main rule and that preventive coercive measures are rejected, which aligns with this. The party programme makes integrity protection a cornerstone of democracy and especially emphasizes every child's rights. The plan accepts secret coercive measures only when they are proportional and linked to suspicion.

»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to preventive coercive measures“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance, and restrictions on religious freedom.”

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The election manifesto states that the climate cannot wait for expensive and complicated rule systems and wants to halve permit times for green investments and give environmental benefit greater weight in assessment. The counter-proposal's demand that treatment plants and other environmental protection activities can always be expanded, with reasonable exceptions and national discretion, is the same commitment. The plan's promise to save lakes, watercourses and seas also carries the demand for investments against pharmaceutical residues.

»Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar och reformera miljöbalken så att ett projekts klimatnytta ges större vikt i miljöprövningen.« — faster assessment of environmentally beneficial projects“It is time to halve the time it takes to get permits for green investments and reform the Environmental Code so that a project's climate benefit is given greater weight in environmental assessment.”

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The party programme explicitly points out aquaculture as a green sector with great potential that must be realized and that can create employment in the countryside. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued measures for sustainable fish farming with high environmental standards and jobs in the countryside is the same commitment. The election manifesto's promise to strengthen the competitiveness of green sectors and to protect the marine environment and small-scale fishing reinforces the conclusion.

»Även vattenbruket är en grön näring med stor potential som måste tas till vara. Det kan såväl producera mat och biomassa av hög kvalitet som skapa sysselsättning på landsbygden.« — aquaculture's potential“Aquaculture is also a green sector with great potential that must be realized. It can both produce food and biomass of high quality and create employment in the countryside.”

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The election manifesto states the goal that Sweden should become the world's most resource-efficient country with a more circular economy, where recycling and reuse shall be facilitated with the right support and regulatory simplifications. The counter-proposal's demand for steering instruments that prioritize processing over energy recovery and that favour repairability and longer service life is the same commitment in concrete form. The party programme's principle that it should always pay to be environmentally responsible carries the same conclusion.

»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär. Med rätt stöd och regelförenklingar kan vi återvinna och återbruka allt från kläder till mineral och metaller.« — circular and resource-efficient economy“Sweden should become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular. With the right support and regulatory simplifications we can recycle and reuse everything from clothing to minerals and metals.”

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The election manifesto makes regulatory simplification the central tool for a competitive agriculture and a secured food supply. The counter-proposal's requirement for more flexible rules for among other things water extraction and habitat protection is precisely the clearance of complicated regulations the plan promises. The plan also ties increased food production to strengthened competitiveness for green industries, which is the counter-proposal's stated purpose.

»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar« — regulatory simplification for food supply“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplification and tax cuts”

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The election manifesto explicitly protects small-scale fishing against harmful bottom trawling and commits to strengthening the competitiveness of green industries. The party programme establishes that Swedish fishing shall lead in climate-smart, healthy and safe food. The counter-proposal's demands to more clearly protect coastal small-scale fishing and actively promote the industry follow directly from these commitments.

»Skadlig bottentrålning ska inte få förstöra för varken havsmiljön, den småskaliga fiskenäringen eller sportfisket.« — protect small-scale fishing“Harmful bottom trawling should not be allowed to damage either the marine environment, small-scale fishing or sport fishing.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to doing more to prevent, counter and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness and to make sick leave more flexible. The party also wants to invest in research on stress-related mental illness and strengthen gender medicine expertise, with the goal that women and men receive equally good care. The counter-proposal's requirement for increased knowledge about rehabilitation with particular focus on women's mental health is directly in line with these commitments.

»Gör mer för att förebygga, motverka och rehabilitera stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa. Vi vill göra sjukskrivningen mer flexibel och förbättra rehabiliteringen.« — better rehabilitation for mental illness“Do more to prevent, counter and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness. We want to make sick leave more flexible and improve rehabilitation.”

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The plan explicitly wants security systems adapted to business owners' conditions and to reform the security system so that more people dare to invest in entrepreneurship; the party programme stipulates that safety nets should also include business owners. A new framework where sole proprietors can calculate their income-related sickness benefit based on historical income is precisely such an adaptation. The plan therefore supports the work being continued.

»Även kvinnors företagande behöver främjas, med trygghetssystem anpassade till företagares villkor och en mer jämställd fördelning av det offentliga riskkapitalet.« — security systems for business owners“Women's entrepreneurship also needs to be promoted, with security systems adapted to business owners' conditions and a more equal distribution of public venture capital.”

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The plan requires that school be a safe place free from racism and harassment, and it already uses the tool of mandatory action plans in schools against honour-related oppression. It additionally wants to intensify school supervision, which directly addresses the counter-proposal's requirement that the School Inspectorate follows up on the work as part of ordinary supervision. The plan therefore supports both the action plan and the follow-up.

»Skolan ska vara en trygg plats — fri från rasism, homofobi och trakasserier grundade på kön — där barn kan växa och utvecklas.« — school free from racism“School shall be a safe place — free from racism, homophobia, and harassment based on gender — where children can grow and develop.”

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The plan consistently uses precisely this gendered formulation: Sweden shall be led towards an end to men's violence against women and preventive measures against men's violence against women shall permeate society. The counter-proposal's requirement that the zero vision is expressed specifically about men's violence against women responds directly to that commitment. The plan's feminist starting point about breaking prevailing power relations also supports the demand for more knowledge about the situation of affected women.

»Vi ska leda Sverige mot ett slut på mäns våld mot kvinnor. Män som slår ska inte komma undan.« — end to men's violence against women“We shall lead Sweden towards an end to men's violence against women. Men who hit must not go free.”

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The manifesto explicitly demands more police present in everyday life, in both disadvantaged areas and in rural areas, and that closed police stations be reopened. This is the same thing as the counter-proposal's demand for more community police and better opportunities to get help on the spot. The party programme also wants to create more locally rooted police, and safe police presence is promised regardless of where one lives.

»Fler poliser ska finnas närvarande i vardagen, både i utsatta områden och på landsbygden. Vi vill öka polistätheten till EU-snittet och öppna nedlagda polisstationer på nytt.« — more police in everyday life“More police shall be present in everyday life, in both disadvantaged areas and in rural areas. We want to increase the police density to the EU average and reopen closed police stations.”

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The manifesto explicitly states that the victim perspective should be strengthened and that post-separation violence should end, which is precisely what the counter-proposal's investigation aims at. The plan also describes that post-separation violence should be combated and protection for women with protected identity and their children should be improved, which covers violence continuing after separation. Criminalization of controlling behavior shows that the party is prepared to use criminal law in this area.

»Brottsofferperspektivet måste stärkas och eftervåldet upphöra. Vi vill att elektronisk fotboja används i fler fall vid kontaktförbud och säkra det långsiktiga stödet till kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden.« — post-separation violence must end“The victim perspective must be strengthened and post-separation violence must end. We want electronic monitoring to be used in more cases of contact bans and ensure long-term support for women's shelters, girls' shelters, and safe houses.”

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The manifesto explicitly says that more must be done against discrimination, that the work of authorities should be strengthened and that the grounds for hate crimes should be widened, which directly supports further initiatives and better training in the justice system. The party programme states that structural racism and intolerance in all forms should be countered and identifies xenophobia as one of the most serious threats. That crime victims should receive redress strengthens the demand for more reported and prosecuted hate crimes.

»Mer måste göras mot diskriminering. Vi vill stärka myndigheternas arbete mot diskriminering och höja ersättningen till dem som utsatts, samt lägga till kön och funktionsnedsättning som hatbrottsgrunder.« — strengthened work against discrimination“More must be done against discrimination. We want to strengthen the work of authorities against discrimination and increase compensation for those who have been subjected to it, and add gender and disability as grounds for hate crimes.”

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The plan points to vocational education for those without secondary school qualification as a central part of skills supply and requires that the education system to a much greater extent be based on labour market needs. Continued and strengthened investment in regional vocational education, with the possibility of extra state grants when needs change regionally, is the same commitment. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

»Från yrkesvux för den som saknar gymnasieexamen till konkurrenskraftiga universitet och forskning i världsklass.« — vocational education for more“From vocational education for those without secondary school qualification to competitive universities and world-class research.”

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The plan explicitly says no to preventive surveillance and requires that all legislation be tested against its impact on integrity, with proportionality between encroachment and purpose. Time-limiting and continuously evaluating coercive measure legislation is just such a proportionality test. The plan thus supports the demand.

»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to preventive surveillance“We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

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The plan states that all who live in Sweden shall be able to have their case examined, that access to counsel shall be improved and that the right to litigate shall not be the preserve of those with high income. An investigation into legal aid for people with intellectual disability hits exactly that commitment, reinforced by the demand for full accessibility. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« — access to counsel“All who live in Sweden shall be able to have their case examined. Processing times and administrative proceedings in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to counsel improved.”

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The election manifesto states that no one should be subjected to honour-based oppression in Sweden, that controlling behaviour should be criminalized and that perpetrators must not escape, and the party programme demands unconditional protection for children against violence and humiliation in the home. That a parent who subjects a child to honour-based violence should not have custody, and that suspicion of abduction is seen as a signal for siblings as well, follows directly from these commitments.

»Ingen ska utsättas för hedersförtryck i Sverige. Utöver tidiga insatser i skolan vill vi bland annat kriminalisera oskuldskontroller och kontrollerande beteende.« — stop honour-based oppression“No one should be subjected to honour-based oppression in Sweden. In addition to early initiatives in school, we want to criminalize chastity checks and controlling behaviour.”

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The election manifesto states that no one must be subjected to honour-based oppression in Sweden, that all schools must have action plans against honour-based oppression and that school and healthcare staff should be trained to more quickly detect honour-based violence. The counter-proposal's requirement for concern reporting, parental education on Swedish law, equality and children's rights and national guidelines follow from these commitments. The plan also requires that honour culture's structures be actively combated.

»Ingen ska utsättas för hedersförtryck i Sverige. Utöver tidiga insatser i skolan vill vi bland annat kriminalisera oskuldskontroller och kontrollerande beteende.« — stop honour-based oppression“No one must be subjected to honour-based oppression in Sweden. In addition to early interventions in school, we want, among other things, to criminalize virginity testing and controlling behaviour.”

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The election manifesto commits to women's emergency shelters, girls' shelters and safe houses receiving more and permanent funding and that long-term support for them shall be secured. The government's participation in developing the work of women's shelters and drawing up guidelines for cooperation with municipalities serves that commitment, especially when licensing risks marginalizing the smaller voluntary shelters. The plan also emphasizes civil society's independent and invaluable role.

»Kvinnojourer, tjejjourer och skyddade boenden behöver mer och permanent finansiering för att kunna fortsätta sitt viktiga arbete.« — permanent finansiering till jourerna“Women's emergency shelters, girls' shelters and safe houses need more and permanent funding to continue their important work.”

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The election manifesto requires better measures that prevent recruitment into gangs and that preventive work shall begin early and permeate the entire society. The counter-proposal's demand for resources to municipalities' preventive social work in disadvantaged areas, expanded parental support, measures against school absenteeism and swift interventions when children risk being recruited responds directly to this. The plan also wants to introduce national absenteeism statistics and strengthen student health.

»Samhället ska inte vika sig för gängen. För att besegra dem krävs bättre insatser som förebygger nyrekrytering, mer resurser till polis, åklagare, domstolar och kriminalvården och strängare straff.« — prevent recruitment into gangs“Society must not yield to gangs. To defeat them requires better measures that prevent recruitment, more resources for police, prosecutors, courts and prisons, and stricter penalties.”

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The election manifesto has its own commitment that working conditions within care and nursing must be improved and that status for female-dominated professions be raised. The counter-proposal's requirement for secure employments, better working environment and higher professional status in elder care is precisely this. The plan moreover points out right to competence development, reduced administrative burden and better management support as the means.

»Vi vill uppvärdera statusen för kvinnodominerande yrken och förbättra arbetsvillkoren inom offentlig sektor, bland annat genom karriärtjänster och rätt till kompetensutveckling.« — raise status of female-dominated professions“We want to raise the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions within public sector, among other things through career services and right to competence development.”

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The election manifesto states that food supply is vital in the event of war or crisis and that food production must increase in the short and long term, and that civil defence and society's preparedness must be strengthened. The counter-proposal's requirement to investigate how supply capacity can be strengthened throughout the country, emergency reserves and investments in drinking water infrastructure are directly within this commitment. The fact that work is already underway is not addressed by the plan.

»Den är viktig i goda tider och livsviktig i händelse av krig eller kris. Matproduktionen måste öka, på kort och lång sikt.« — food supply in crisis“It is important in good times and vital in the event of war or crisis. Food production must increase, in the short and long term.”

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The election manifesto establishes that Sweden does not get by without free trade but that stronger demands on working conditions, environment and climate shall be placed in trade agreements, and that trade policy shall be used as a climate tool against fossil subsidies and major polluters. The party programme requires that regard be taken to ethical and environmental perspectives in trade. The counter-proposal's demands that trade relations value environment, climate and human rights are the same commitment in substance.

»Sverige klarar sig inte utan frihandel. Öppna upp fler marknader för svenska varor och tjänster. Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« — environmental demands in trade agreements“Sweden does not get by without free trade. Open up more markets for Swedish goods and services. Place stronger demands on working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”

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The election manifesto requires that public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country and observes that agencies' reduced presence lowers trust. The party programme places on the public the obligation to guarantee basic social services throughout the country. The counter-proposal's requirement for more state service offices and continuous follow-up of the state's presence follows directly from these commitments.

»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« — close public service throughout the country“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”

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The election manifesto states that it should be more worthwhile to move from benefits to work and that today it is not sufficiently worthwhile to take that step, and the party programme explicitly warns that benefit traps and thresholds make it unprofitable to return to self-support. Investigating whether recipients of livelihood support can retain more of the support upon transition to work is precisely the threshold effect the plan wants to eliminate. However, the plan does not address that an investigation is already underway.

»Vi vill att det ska löna sig mer att gå från bidrag till arbete, och att fler med kortare utbildning och erfarenhet ska ha möjlighet att få enkla jobb.« — worthwhile to go to work“We want it to be more worthwhile to move from benefits to work, and that more people with less education and experience should have the opportunity to find simple jobs.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to doing more to prevent, counter and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness, which is described as very burdensome for individuals and society, and points to employers' preventive responsibility and to more green spaces close to people. The counter-proposal's requirement that the causes are investigated and that a strategy with measures is developed follows directly from these commitments.

»Gör mer för att förebygga, motverka och rehabilitera stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa.« — prevent stress-related illness“Do more to prevent, counter and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to introducing a lobby register, tightening rules against corruption and making Sweden more transparent, and that the parties' resilience against external influence shall be strengthened. The counter-proposal's demand for increased transparency and accountability in the handling of lobby contacts, here against the tobacco industry's influence, is precisely that commitment.

»Sverige ska bli ännu mer transparent. Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« — lobby register and transparency“Sweden shall become even more transparent. We want to establish an anti-corruption authority, tighten rules against corruption and introduce a lobby register.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to strengthening civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis, not only for armed attack, and the party programme wants Sweden to assist in international peace operations. These are precisely the two goals the counter-proposal wants to maintain. Climate is moreover the party's top priority, which supports including climate risks in preparedness.

»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« — preparedness for war and crisis“Civil defence is also vital. We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”

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The plan explicitly requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts for a more competitive agriculture and describes expensive and complicated regulations as a wet blanket over the countryside. The counter-proposal's objection that a new reporting requirement for phosphorus mostly increases administrative burden without real environmental benefit rests on the same commitment. The plan wants to reduce eutrophication, but specifies other paths than expanded reporting requirements as a means.

»Sverige behöver ett ännu mer konkurrenskraftigt jordbruk. En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« — regulatory simplifications for agriculture“Sweden needs an even more competitive agriculture. A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts, including a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that makes sustainable farming more profitable.”

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The counter-proposal wants to make modification permits the full main rule to streamline permit processes and accelerate the phase-in of new technology. The plan explicitly requires that the time for permits for green investments is halved and that the Environmental Code is reformed, and sets very tight time limits for review. The counter-proposal's requirement is thus precisely the streamlining the plan commits to driving.

»Klimatet kan inte vänta på dyra och krångliga regelverk. Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar och reformera miljöbalken så att ett projekts klimatnytta ges större vikt i miljöprövningen.« — halved permit times“The climate cannot wait for expensive and complicated regulations. It is time to halve the time it takes to get permission for green investments and to reform the Environmental Code so that a project's climate benefit is given greater weight in environmental review.”

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The plan explicitly states that Sweden should place stricter requirements for working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements. The counter-proposal's requirement for stronger binding commitments on sustainability and human rights in the EU's framework agreement with Chile is precisely this. The plan is at the same time clearly pro-free trade, so the support concerns sharpened conditions in the agreement, not stopping the agreement.

»Sverige klarar sig inte utan frihandel. Öppna upp fler marknader för svenska varor och tjänster. Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« — stricter requirements in trade agreements“Sweden cannot manage without free trade. Open up more markets for Swedish goods and services. Set stricter requirements for working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires that government authorities cooperate when land is taken for roads, rail and electricity and that compensation for taken land becomes significantly higher than today. A unified system for the authorities' handling and monitoring of compensation cost development is the order the plan presupposes. The party programme rejects arbitrary interference with property rights, which speaks against allowing handling to differ between authorities and area-based reviews.

»Statliga myndigheter måste samverka och arbeta marksnålt när man tar ny mark i anspråk för väg, tåg, el, etc. Likaså ska ersättning för ianspråktagen mark ersättas till avsevärt större belopp än idag.« — higher compensation for land encroachment“Government authorities must cooperate and work in a land-saving manner when taking new land for roads, rail, electricity, etc. Likewise, compensation for taken land shall be compensated at significantly larger amounts than today.”

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The election manifesto takes direct position for a particular organisation of maternity and childbirth care: the same midwife should follow the woman during pregnancy, childbirth and aftercare, and childbirth care should be accessible, safe and equal throughout the country. The plan also wants the state to give regions better and needs-adapted support. The counter-proposal's demand that the state investigates the regions' conditions and reviews care and support to women after childbirth thus follow the plan's own commitments.

»Förlossningsvården bör organiseras så att samma barnmorska kan följa kvinnan under graviditet, förlossning och eftervård.« — sammanhållen förlossningsvårdkedja“Childbirth care should be organised so that the same midwife can follow the woman during pregnancy, childbirth and aftercare.”

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The election manifesto requires that those seeking help for mental health are met with a simple and integrated pathway into care and that queues to child and adolescent psychiatric services are eliminated, and that collaboration between school health services and primary care psychiatry increases. National flow programmes that specify what interventions children should receive, within what timeframe and with coordination between child and adolescent psychiatric services, social services, school and school health services are exactly the integrated pathway the plan seeks. The requirement thus aligns with the party's own line.

»Stödet för personer med psykisk ohälsa måste förbättras, inte minst för unga. Den som söker hjälp ska ha en enkel och samlad väg in till vården. Köerna till BUP måste arbetas bort.« — integrated pathway and shortened child and adolescent psychiatric service queues“Support for people with mental health problems must improve, especially for young people. Those seeking help shall have a simple and integrated pathway into care. Queues to child and adolescent psychiatric services must be eliminated.”

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The election manifesto explicitly says no to preventive wiretapping and to reversed burden of proof and collective punishment, with reference to the fact that the rule of law and the individual's rights vis-à-vis the state must be defended. The party programme requires that all legislation is tested against its impact on personal integrity and that the restriction is proportionate to the purpose. The counter-proposal's demand to reject the government bill on secret room wiretapping and house searches for preventive purposes is therefore the plan's own position, even though the party elsewhere wants to tighten efforts against gangs.

»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to preventive wiretapping“The rule of law and the individual's rights vis-à-vis the state must be defended. We therefore say no to patrol zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises everyone the right to a fixed doctor and requires shorter queues and more care places through better government support to regions, adapted to their circumstances. The party programme moreover makes a preventive approach a prerequisite for sustainable welfare. The counter-proposal's demands for long-term financing of primary healthcare, regional plans for more fixed doctor contacts and strengthened preventive work hit these commitments. The plan simultaneously maintains choice and that responsibility stays with regions.

»Vi vill ge alla rätt till en fast läkarkontakt.« — right to fixed doctor“We want to give everyone the right to a fixed doctor.”

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The election manifesto requires increased food security and increased food production through agricultural deductions and a biofuel premium that makes sustainable farming profitable. The manifesto also wants to multiply the production of biofuels and biogas to strengthen energy independence, and work for more locally grown food and a living, sustainable agriculture. The counter-proposal's requirements for higher self-sufficiency and biofuels from agricultural biomass are thus in essence the party's own line. The committee's reference to ongoing preparedness work is not addressed by the plan.

»Sverige behöver ett ännu mer konkurrenskraftigt jordbruk. En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« — increased food supply“Sweden needs an even more competitive agriculture. A long-term sustainable food supply with increased food security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax reductions, including a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that makes sustainable farming more profitable.”

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The manifesto explicitly requires an even more competitive agriculture, increased food production, and living sustainable agriculture that contributes to biodiversity, and the party programme wants to strengthen Swedish agriculture's competitiveness. The counter-proposal's demand for policy for viable rural areas with competitive and environmentally sustainable agriculture is the same thing in substance. The plan also sees food supply as vital in crisis.

»Sverige behöver ett ännu mer konkurrenskraftigt jordbruk.« — competitive agriculture“Sweden needs an even more competitive agriculture.”

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The election manifesto promises that trade policy shall be used to cut fossil subsidies around the world and that stricter requirements for environment and climate shall be set in trade agreements. That is exactly what the counter-proposal requires: sharper requirements in foreign and trade policy and an international ban on fossil subsidies. The plan's line that fossil fuels shall be phased out and that science shall steer climate policy strengthens the support for stronger protection of the Arctic.

»Vi ska använda handelspolitiken för att kapa fossila subventioner runtom i världen och pressa stora utsläppare som Kina att stänga ner sina kolkraftverk.« — cut fossil subsidies“We shall use trade policy to cut fossil subsidies around the world and press big emitters like China to shut down their coal power plants.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires doing more to prevent, counter and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness and that rehabilitation be improved. It also wants to invest in research on stress-related mental illness and strengthen gender medical expertise, which meets the counter-proposal's focus on women's mental health. Suicide is also touched on in the plan's situation description, which supports a suicide-preventive perspective in sickness insurance work.

»Gör mer för att förebygga, motverka och rehabilitera stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa. Vi vill göra sjukskrivningen mer flexibel och förbättra rehabiliteringen.« — rehabilitation for mental illness“Do more to prevent, counter and rehabilitate stress-related mental illness. We want to make sick leave more flexible and improve rehabilitation.”

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The election manifesto explicitly establishes that the administrative burden in care must decrease and that working conditions for care staff shall be improved. That is precisely what the counter-proposal requires in substance: less administration for doctors and a focus on care staff's working environment. The plan furthermore points to more nurses and time for the core mission as the way there, which strengthens support for the requirement.

»Den administrativa bördan inom vården måste minska, bland annat med hjälp av digitala verktyg som är användbara och efterfrågade av medarbetarna.« — reduced administration in care“The administrative burden in care must decrease, including with the help of digital tools that are useful and requested by staff.”

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The plan explicitly states that public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country, and points out that authorities' reduced presence lowers trust. More local service offices and continued relocation of state activities are exactly what the plan is seeking, with consideration given to local conditions. The decentralization principle of decision-making and activities near people reaches the same conclusion.

»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet.« — close public service“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country.”

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The plan explicitly promises to strengthen minority protection and the status of minority languages. An investigation into a separate Sámi language law, developed in close dialogue with Sámi representatives, is a direct means for that commitment. The plan's general requirement to combat structures that discriminate against people and to do more against discrimination points in the same direction.

»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« — strengthened minority languages“We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the anti-discrimination rule, minority protection and the status of minority languages”

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The plan explicitly commits to strengthening the anti-discrimination rule and minority protection and that more must be done against discrimination. It also establishes that hate and threats against, among other things, religious congregations must cease and that protection for these shall be strengthened. That the government actively investigates how the rights of the Jewish community can be strengthened and Jewish life facilitated across the country is a direct application of these commitments.

»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« — strengthened minority protection“We want to strengthen, among other things, the right to property, the anti-discrimination rule, minority protection and the status of minority languages”

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The plan explicitly says that prevention work must start early and permeate society, and that the public shall lay the foundation already in preschool and school. The counter-proposal's requirement for early, socially preventive measures in close cooperation between healthcare, social services and preschool is exactly that commitment. The plan moreover wants to prevent recruitment to gangs, even though it simultaneously advocates stricter penalties.

»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället.« — early preventive work“Prevention work must start early and permeate society.”

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The plan demands that lakes, watercourses and seas be saved so that children can bathe without exposure to toxins, and that more is done to restore wetlands. Strengthened monitoring of drinking water and PFAS and an investigation of carbon storage through wetland rewetting therefore fall within the plan's commitments. The party programme makes clean water and a toxin-free environment a fundamental right.

»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav. Våra barn ska kunna bada utan att utsättas för gifter, nedskräpning eller algblomning.« — toxin-free water“Save Sweden's lakes, watercourses and seas. Our children shall be able to bathe without exposure to toxins, littering or algal blooms.”

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The plan states that academic freedom is a cornerstone and that policy should contribute to good conditions but keep an arm's length distance, and that free institutions of higher education must independently conduct research and education. The counter-proposal's criticism of shortened board terms and steered competence requirements is exactly an application of that principle. The plan explicitly wants to see a Sweden where academia is free.

»Den akademiska och konstnärliga friheten liksom den fria kulturen är grundbultar i ett vitalt civilsamhälle.« — academic freedom as cornerstone“Academic and artistic freedom as well as free culture are cornerstones of vital civil society.”

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The plan establishes that prevention work must begin early and permeate the entire society, with the foundation laid already in preschool and school. It also requires better measures to prevent recruitment into criminal environments and lifts prevention measures as part of the social contract. The counter-proposal's requirement for structured, knowledge-based crime prevention work with early measures for children and youth is precisely this commitment.

»Det förebyggande arbetet måste börja tidigt och genomsyra hela samhället.« — early prevention work“Prevention work must begin early and permeate the entire society.”

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The plan is explicitly the small business agenda: clean up in the regulatory thicket, lower taxes on work and business and improve capital supply with more efficient state risk capital and a broadened investor deduction. It also establishes that Sweden cannot manage without free trade and needs more open markets. The counter-proposal's requirements for a more market-liberal and trade-oriented industrial policy with reduced regulation thicket and functioning capital supply are the same thing in substance.

»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små. Vi vill införa en ny och förenklad företagsform för mikroföretag, så att fler ska våga testa att driva företag.« — reduced regulation thicket“Clean up in the regulatory thicket for entrepreneurs, large and small. We want to introduce a new and simplified company form for micro-enterprises, so that more shall dare to test running a business.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires stricter standards on working conditions, environment, and climate in trade agreements while opening more markets. That is essentially what the counter-proposal demands: a trade policy that combines free trade with consideration for environment, climate, and decent working conditions. The party programme establishes that ethical and environmental perspectives must be considered in trade.

»Sverige klarar sig inte utan frihandel. Öppna upp fler marknader för svenska varor och tjänster. Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« — stricter standards in trade agreements“Sweden cannot manage without free trade. Open up more markets for Swedish goods and services. Set stricter standards on working conditions, environment, and climate in trade agreements.”

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The election manifesto commits that everyone should be able to have their case examined and that access to legal representatives should be improved, and wants to specifically create compensation for legal representatives in administrative matters. The counter-proposal's demand for public legal aid for children regardless of age and for an independent children's representative is precisely this applied to the most vulnerable. The party programme furthermore puts the child's rights and perspective first.

»Alla som bor i Sverige ska kunna få sin sak prövad. Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« — improved access to legal representatives“Everyone living in Sweden should be able to have their case examined. Processing times for handling and exercise of public authority in courts and agencies must be shortened and access to legal representatives improved.”

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The election manifesto states that mental illness among children and young people is too high and that work must become more preventive with easy ways into care. The counter-proposal's demand for an investigation into how regions and municipalities can develop preventive work for young people at risk aligns directly with that line. The party programme also makes preventive work a prerequisite for sustainable welfare.

»Den psykiska ohälsan hos våra barn och unga är alldeles för hög och vi måste arbeta mer förebyggande och skapa enkla vägar till vården« — prevent mental illness in youth“Mental illness among our children and young people is far too high and we must work more preventively and create easy ways into care”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to strengthen minority protection and the status of minority languages, and that culture shall be provided throughout the country. The counter-proposal's requirement for visibility of Sápmi and the national minorities as well as a permanent centre for Torne Valley history and culture are applications of precisely these commitments. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

»Våra grundläggande rättigheter får inte tas för givna. Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning, och grundlagsskydda rätten till abort och reproduktiv hälsa.« — strengthened minority protection“Our fundamental rights must not be taken for granted. We want to strengthen among other things property rights, the prohibition on discrimination, minority protection and the status of minority languages, and constitutionally protect the right to abortion and reproductive health.”

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The election manifesto wants to establish an anti-corruption agency, tighten rules against corruption and introduce a lobbying register, and also promises strengthened protection for persons active in public administration. The counter-proposal's demand for a broad investigation into unlawful influence and corruption lies directly in line with these commitments. The plan sees transparency as a fundamental tool against corruption.

»Sverige ska bli ännu mer transparent. Vi vill inrätta en antikorruptionsmyndighet, skärpa regler mot korruption och införa ett lobbyregister.« — tightened anti-corruption rules“Sweden should become even more transparent. We want to establish an anti-corruption agency, tighten rules against corruption and introduce a lobbying register.”

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The plan explicitly establishes that public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country and that public service shall be there when needed, regardless of where one lives. It also points to reduced government presence as a cause of declining trust. The party programme places on the public sector the task of guaranteeing basic social services throughout the country. More government service offices in more municipalities is thus the plan's own line.

»Offentlig service ska vara nära och pålitlig i hela landet. Alla ska ha en trygg polisnärvaro, en likvärdig skola och en trygg och nära vård och omsorg — oavsett var de bor.« — close public service throughout the country“Public service shall be close and reliable throughout the country. Everyone shall have safe police presence, equivalent schooling and safe and close healthcare and care — regardless of where they live.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises a national research programme on women's diseases, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requests. The requirement for research on PFAS remediation is borne by the commitment to save lakes and waterways so that children can bathe without poisons. The plan thus advocates politically prioritised research investments, in contrast to the committee's line that funds are allocated solely on scientific grounds.

»Vi vill inrätta ett nationellt forskningsprogram om kvinnosjukdomar och stärka den genusmedicinska kompetensen i hela vårdkedjan.« — research programme on women's diseases“We want to establish a national research programme on women's diseases and strengthen gender medicine expertise throughout the healthcare chain.”

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The election manifesto establishes that forestry needs good conditions based on strong ownership rights, and the party programme makes ownership central and links ownership to responsibility for stewardship. The plan moreover wants to strengthen ownership rights as a fundamental right. The counter-proposal's demand that forest policy shall be based on respect for private ownership's conditions and less government detailed control is therefore the plan's own line.

»Skogsbruket behöver goda förutsättningar grundade i en stark äganderätt.« — strong ownership rights in forestry“Forestry needs good conditions based on strong ownership rights.”

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The party programme establishes that digitalisation challenges the traditional view of copyright and that copyright must develop for the new conditions that the technological revolution has created, while creative force is rewarded and creators' compensation is secured. The election manifesto protects artistic freedom. An investigation of copyright against the background of AI development is thus the plan's own line.

»Digitaliseringen utmanar den traditionella synen på upphovsrätten.« — copyright is challenged by technology“Digitalisation challenges the traditional view of copyright.”

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The party programme explicitly states that digitalisation challenges the traditional view of copyright and that it must develop according to the technological revolution's conditions, while creative force is rewarded. The party opposes increased regulation of the internet and considers freedom of expression self-evident. The counter-proposal's demand for modernised copyright with better balance against free debate is therefore the plan's own line.

»Digitaliseringen utmanar den traditionella synen på upphovsrätten.« — copyright must be modernised“Digitalisation challenges the traditional view of copyright.”

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The plan explicitly demands stricter requirements on working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements while expanding free trade, and the party programme states that attention must be paid to ethical and environmental perspectives in trade. This is in substance what the counter-proposal asks for when fair trade is to be included in trade policy goals. The plan moreover wants to use trade policy as a climate tool, but rejects protectionism, which sets a limit on how the demands may be formulated.

»Sverige klarar sig inte utan frihandel. Öppna upp fler marknader för svenska varor och tjänster. Ställ hårdare krav på arbetsvillkor, miljö och klimat i handelsavtal.« — requirements on working conditions in trade agreements“Sweden cannot get by without free trade. Open up more markets for Swedish goods and services. Set stricter requirements on working conditions, environment and climate in trade agreements.”

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The plan establishes that those affected by illness shall be guaranteed economic security and that sickness insurance shall help the individual recover and get the rehabilitation required to return to work. This is essentially the same goal formulation as the counter-proposal seeks to introduce. The plan additionally wants to improve rehabilitation and make sick leave more flexible, which further supports a need-driven goal instead of a goal of reducing sick rates.

»den enskilda att tillfriskna och få den rehabilitering som krävs för att kunna återgå i arbete« — rehabilitation and return to work“the individual to recover and get the rehabilitation required to return to work”

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The election manifesto explicitly says no to preventive surveillance, as part of defending the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state. The counter-proposal's objection to widening secret coercive measures in a preventive purpose on such an imprecise ground as gang membership lies directly in line with this. The party programme's requirement for proportionality between integrity restriction and the law's purpose reinforces the conclusion, despite the party's simultaneous requirement for strong action against gangs.

»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to preventive surveillance“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

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The plan explicitly commits to strengthening the discrimination prohibition and government agencies' work against discrimination, and to defending the individual's rights against the state. Extending discrimination protection to government agency actions, so that, for example, ethnic profiling can be investigated, is exactly such a strengthening. This weighs particularly heavily when agencies are at the same time given more far-reaching control powers.

»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning, och grundlagsskydda rätten till abort och reproduktiv hälsa.« — strengthen discrimination prohibition“We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the prohibition on discrimination, minority protection and the status of minority languages, and provide constitutional protection for the right to abortion and reproductive health.”

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The plan explicitly says no to stop-and-search zones and other invasive control measures and demands that the rule of law and the individual's rights against the state be defended. All legislation shall be tested against its impact on personal integrity and be proportionate. Body searches of people assumed to be foreigners without suspicion of crime, with obvious risk of ethnic profiling, conflict with these commitments.

»Rättsstaten och individens rättigheter gentemot staten måste försvaras. Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to stop-and-search zones“The rule of law and the individual's rights against the state must be defended. We therefore say no to stop-and-search zones, collective punishment, reverse burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive surveillance and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

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The plan sets a concrete near-term target: at least 50 TWh of emission-free electricity must begin to be built in the next parliamentary term, production must be doubled and permit processes shortened through a crisis commission. A complementary target of at least 60 TWh of new fossil-free electricity by 2030 with focus on near-term measures is the same kind of commitment. At the same time, the plan requires that the electricity grid is strengthened and expanded, which meets the system perspective.

»Minst 50 TWh utsläppsfri el måste börja byggas nästa mandatperiod.« — new electricity already in the next parliamentary term“At least 50 TWh of emission-free electricity must begin to be built in the next parliamentary term.”

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The plan states that academic freedom is a cornerstone and that policy should keep arm's length distance, and that free educational institutions should independently conduct research. It also requires that hate and threats against democratic activities cease and that protection for vulnerable professions is strengthened. The counter-proposal's demands for free choice of subject and method, prohibition of political pressure and measures against threats to researchers coincide with this.

»Den akademiska och konstnärliga friheten liksom den fria kulturen är grundbultar i ett vitalt civilsamhälle. Politiken ska bidra till goda förutsättningar men hålla armlängds avstånd.« — academic freedom and arm's length distance“Academic and artistic freedom as well as free culture are cornerstones in a vital civil society. Policy should contribute to good conditions but keep arm's length distance.”

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The election manifesto explicitly commits to strengthening minority protection and the status of minority languages. The counter-proposal's investigation into a Sami language law is precisely such a strengthening, and the Nordic library cooperation links to the plan's valuing of Nordic cooperation and to culture being provided throughout the country. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demands.

»Vi vill stärka bland annat äganderätten, diskrimineringsförbudet, minoritetsskyddet och minoritetsspråkens ställning« — strengthened minority languages“We want to strengthen, among other things, property rights, the prohibition on discrimination, minority protection, and the status of minority languages”

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The plan requires that cycling and public transport become smoother and more attractive, that it should be easy to go without a car and that access to cycle paths improves. Additional measures for increased and safe cycling, including planning that facilitates cycle commuting between municipalities, are therefore the plan's own line. The reasons about climate, reduced congestion and public health are found in the plan.

»Utsläppsfria transporter, cyklar, elbilar och kollektivtrafik ska bli smidigare och attraktivare.« — more attractive cycling“Emission-free transport, bicycles, electric cars and public transport should become smoother and more attractive.”

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The plan states that every man who hits was once a boy and that preventive measures must therefore permeate society with foundations laid already in preschool and school. It also points out that boys are harmed by restrictive gender roles and requires measures that prevent gang recruitment. An action plan aimed at boys and young men through school is exactly the kind of intervention the plan calls for.

»Varje man som slår var en gång en pojke. Därför är det viktigt att förebyggande insatser genomsyrar hela samhället och att det offentliga lägger grunden redan i förskolan och skolan.« — preventive measures for boys“Every man who hits was once a boy. Therefore it is important that preventive measures permeate society and that the public sector lays the foundation already in preschool and school.”

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The election manifesto makes it a core commitment to clear regulatory red tape so smaller enterprises can grow and create jobs, and to remove unnecessary rules and bureaucracy. The party programme promises reduced administrative burden for small and newly started enterprises and the plan requires shorter processing times. To continue simplification work based on established goals is thus the plan's own line.

»Rensa upp i regelträsket för entreprenörer, stora som små. Vi vill införa en ny och förenklad företagsform för mikroföretag, så att fler ska våga testa att driva företag.« — clear red tape“Clear out the regulatory red tape for entrepreneurs, large and small. We want to introduce a new and simplified business form for micro-enterprises, so more dare to try running a business.”

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The election manifesto states that those working in care and nursing should be able to further their education with maintained pay and gives all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development. That is precisely what investment in education on paid time accomplishes, so extending it is in line with the plan. The plan also links better working conditions in female-dominated welfare professions to both care quality and equality.

»vidareutbilda sig med bibehållen lön« — education on paid time“further their education with maintained pay”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires that gender and disability be added as hate crime grounds, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to do in the provisions on incitement against a group of people. The plan also wants to strengthen the non-discrimination clause and authorities' work against discrimination. That no one should be disadvantaged due to disability is an explicit goal.

»Mer måste göras mot diskriminering. Vi vill stärka myndigheternas arbete mot diskriminering och höja ersättningen till dem som utsatts, samt lägga till kön och funktionsnedsättning som hatbrottsgrunder.« — disability as hate crime ground“More must be done against discrimination. We want to strengthen the authorities' work against discrimination and increase compensation for those who have been subjected to it, and add gender and disability as hate crime grounds.”

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The election manifesto makes segregation a main priority for the parliamentary term and describes the divide between those born in Sweden and those born abroad as a systemic fault that must be reversed. The plan also explicitly links segregation and exclusion to honour-based culture and other oppressive structures that must be counteracted. The counter-proposal's demand for additional measures against segregation and for better integration therefore aligns with the plan's own commitments.

»Sverige är segregerat mellan dem med och utan jobb, mellan de som är födda här och i andra länder, mellan dem med och utan utbildning. Att vända detta måste vara en huvudprioritet inför nästa mandatperiod.« — segregation as main priority“Sweden is segregated between those with and without jobs, between those born here and in other countries, between those with and without education. Reversing this must be a main priority for the next parliamentary term.”

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The plan explicitly promises that more of the value from natural resources like wind power, hydropower and mines will stay local and that profits from local power production must increasingly stay in rural areas. The counter-proposal's requirement for mandatory production-based compensation for wind power and that hydropower municipalities keep more is precisely this commitment. The plan also links local anchoring to the transition succeeding.

»Mer av värdet som skapas från naturresurser — exempelvis vindkraft, vattenkraft och gruvor — ska stanna kvar lokalt.« — value stays local“More of the value created from natural resources — for example wind power, hydropower and mines — must stay local.”

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The plan's crucial commitment is that processing times for handling and administration in courts and authorities must be shortened. The counter-proposal requires precisely this for asylum cases, with long-term budgeting so that the target of four months is reached and an inquiry into shorter processing times. The plan also links the right to have one's case heard and the rule of law's protection of the individual to how authorities and courts function.

»Ledtiderna för handläggning och myndighetsutövning i domstolar och myndigheter måste kortas och tillgången till ombud förbättras.« — shortened processing times in court“Processing times for handling and administration in courts and authorities must be shortened and access to representation improved.”

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The party programme establishes that the constitutionally protected freedoms of expression, print and communication are self-evident and shall be guaranteed, and the election manifesto wants to make it harder to amend the constitution. Moreover, press freedom shall be protected and independent media monitoring shall be valued. New press and expression freedom crimes on insufficiently substantiated grounds contradict these commitments, so the plan supports that the pending constitutional proposal is rejected.

»För oss är de grundlagsskyddade fri- och rättigheterna, som exempelvis yttrande-, tryck- och meddelarfrihet, självklara och ska garanteras.« — press and expression freedom guaranteed“For us, the constitutionally protected freedoms and rights, such as freedoms of expression, print and communication, are self-evident and shall be guaranteed.”

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The election manifesto rejects preventive wiretapping as a method and the party programme demands that all legislation is tested for proportionality against personal integrity. Supplementary laws on preventive coercive measures and collection of communications data are directly affected by this commitment. When the foundation for the new criminalization is not well substantiated, integrity protection takes precedence, and the plan therefore supports rejection.

»Vi säger därför nej till visitationszoner, kollektiv bestraffning, omvänd bevisbörda, anonyma vittnen, preventiv avlyssning och inskränkningar av religionsfriheten.« — no to preventive coercive measures“We therefore say no to search zones, collective punishment, reversed burden of proof, anonymous witnesses, preventive wiretapping and restrictions on freedom of religion.”

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