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The party programme explicitly establishes that arms exports shall be limited to democratic states and surrounded by careful control, and that exports must not go to states where human rights are systematically violated. A general exemption from licensing requirements for all alliance member states would disable that scrutiny. The counter-proposal's requirement not to lower the standards for democracy and international law therefore follows from the plan, even though NATO commitments and a domestic defence industry pull in the opposite direction.

»Vapenexporten ska begränsas till demokratiska stater och omgärdas av noggrann kontroll.« — arms exports only to democracies“Arms exports shall be limited to democratic states and surrounded by careful control.”

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The plan explicitly states that in the political system one must listen to and consider the views of young people when decisions are made, especially those without voting rights, and that children's and youth associations are a channel for gathering these views. The counter-proposal's requirement for reference groups, consultation lists and impact analyses that include children and young people is a direct application. The best interests of the child must also come first.

»I det politiska systemet måste man lyssna på och beakta ungdomars synpunkter när beslut« — young people's views in decision-making“In the political system, one must listen to and consider young people's views when decisions”

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The plan is explicit: weapons exports shall be limited to democratic states and may not go to countries waging offensive warfare or to states where systematic violations of human rights occur. The counter-proposal's demand to not export to states that violate the genocide convention is a direct application of that commitment. The plan also wants to strengthen international courts and compliance with international law.

»eller till stater där det förekommer systematiska kränkningar av mänskliga rättigheter.« — export ban on human rights violations“or to states where systematic violations of human rights occur.”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that the financing principle must be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities, and that the state should support municipalities without sufficient tax base. A regulated teaching time is precisely such a new task, and the counter-proposal's requirement that municipalities of different sizes can actually implement the reform follows directly from these commitments. The equalization system should, according to the plan, balance differences in tax revenue and geography.

»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger kommunerna nya uppgifter.« — the financing principle“The financing principle must be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities.”

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The party programme binds arms exports to democratic states under careful control and explicitly forbids export to offensively warring states and states with systematic violations of human rights. An agreement that risks circumventing the democracy criterion through parties with weaker regulations undermines that commitment. The plan also requires that Swedish decisions are made independently, although European defence cooperation in itself is welcomed.

»Vapenexporten ska begränsas till demokratiska stater och omgärdas av noggrann kontroll.« — the democracy criterion“Arms exports shall be limited to democratic states and surrounded by careful control.”

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The plan requires that the entire asylum process is designed to guarantee legal certainty to the individual and that the child's perspective is always present in migration matters, and it wants a joint and generous refugee policy where humanitarian grounds carry weight. The counter-proposal's demands for legal certainty, proportionality, the best interests of the child and that implementation does not restrict fundamental rights more than EU law requires align with these commitments, whilst a restriction of the right to state-funded counsel removes a legal certainty guarantee. The election manifesto's demand for strict migration policy speaks for tightening in substance, but says nothing about limiting legal certainty guarantees.

»För den som söker asyl i Sverige måste hela processen vara utformad så att rättssäkerhet« — secure asylum process“For those seeking asylum in Sweden, the entire process must be designed to ensure legal certainty”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that women's situation shall be prioritised in development cooperation and that gender equality is both a goal and a means in aid, as well as that the gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas. The counter-proposal's requirement for a restored gender equality perspective with support to women's organizations and participation follows directly from these commitments. The requirement for open accounting is supported by the plan's requirement for independent evaluations.

»Därför ska kvinnors situation prioriteras i utvecklingssamarbetet.« — women prioritised in development aid“Therefore, women's situation shall be prioritised in development cooperation.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to ensure continuous competence development for staff within home care and elderly care facilities, improved conditions for staff and increased medical expertise in elderly care. The counter-proposal's demand for a strengthened competence initiative and better working conditions to meet the requirement of nursing assistant as a fixed care contact is precisely these commitments. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« — continuous competence development“Ensure that staff within home care and elderly care facilities have the opportunity for continuous competence development.”

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The party programme explicitly states that the municipal equalisation system shall be state and designed so that differences in tax capacity, population structure and geographical distances are equalised, and that the goal is for all Sweden to be inhabited with basic services provided. The counter-proposal's demand for an updated equalisation system and measures against market failures that threaten services are exactly this. The plan therefore supports the demand.

»Systemet för kommunal utjämning ska vara statligt och så utformat att konsekvenserna av skillnader i skattekraft, befolkningsstruktur, geografiska avstånd, klimat och sociala omständigheter utjämnas.« — municipal equalisation for distance and tax capacity“The system for municipal equalisation shall be state and so designed that the consequences of differences in tax capacity, population structure, geographical distances, climate and social circumstances are equalised.”

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The party programme is explicit: a statutory right to tenancy protection shall exist and there should be some form of rent regulation that protects residents against unreasonable rent increases. The counter-proposal wants to reject precisely the parts that expand the possibility to contract away tenancy protection and that risk market rents for second-hand tenants. The plan thus supports the counter-proposal's demands in substance.

»Ett lagstadgat besittningsskydd ska finnas.« — statutory tenancy protection“A statutory right to tenancy protection shall exist.”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that effective handling of cases of violence in intimate relationships presupposes well-educated staff in the police, prosecution, social services and healthcare and good inter-agency cooperation. The counter-proposal's requirement for educational material to municipalities, regions and the judiciary and additional police training is precisely this. The plan therefore directly supports the requirement.

»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis, åklagare, socialtjänst och hälso- och sjukvård samt ett väl fungerande samarbete mellan myndigheterna.« — well-educated legal chain“Effective handling of cases concerning violence in intimate relationships presupposes well-educated staff in the police, prosecution, social services and health and medical care and a well-functioning cooperation between authorities.”

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The plan explicitly requires that the financing principle is respected when the state places new tasks on municipalities, and that municipal self-governance is strong. New tasks around evacuation, accommodation and protected spaces are exactly such requirements. The counter-proposal's demand for a thoroughly worked-out impact analysis of costs and responsibility division therefore follows from the plan, which also wants impact assessments to be made before planning decisions.

»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger« — the financing principle“The financing principle must be respected when the state imposes”

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The plan states that it should be self-evident that public institutions and facilities are designed with high accessibility requirements, with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a guiding star, and that the legislative instrument may be used to facilitate for persons with disabilities. Sharper accessibility requirements on protective shelters follow from this. The total defence shall furthermore have resources to provide the population with good protection.

»Det ska vara självklart att offentliga inrättningar, anläggningar« — high accessibility requirements“It should be self-evident that public institutions, facilities”

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The plan requires extended producer responsibility to reduce waste and establishes that waste management should primarily aim at preventing waste, then reuse and material recycling. The counter-proposal's requirement for additional measures for goal achievement and an investigation of stricter financial producer responsibility is a direct application of this. The principle that the polluter pays points in the same direction.

»ett utökat producentansvar.« — extended producer responsibility“extended producer responsibility.”

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The plan gives peaceful methods such as discussion and negotiation priority over the use of weapons and establishes that no one has the right to passively abandon people subjected to armed conflict. It also wants Sweden to participate in operations following decisions by the UN Security Council or based on internationally law-acceptable criteria. The counter-proposal's demands for diplomacy, protection of civilians and peace-keeping operations with international law mandate thus align with the plan's own line.

»Vid konflikter har fredliga metoder, såsom diskussion och förhandling, företräde framför« — peaceful methods first“In conflicts, peaceful methods, such as discussion and negotiation, have priority over”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises fixed doctor contact with a named doctor and a cap on the number of patients to enable relationship-building between patient and doctor. The counter-proposal's demand that fixed doctor contact be prioritized higher is thus the plan's own promise. The plan also emphasizes the patient's opportunity to receive information and influence their care and that care should be available nearby.

»Inför fast läkarkontakt med en namngiven läkare och tak för antal patienter för att möjliggöra relationsbyggande mellan patient och läkare.« — fixed doctor contact“Introduce fixed doctor contact with a named doctor and a cap on the number of patients to enable relationship-building between patient and doctor.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires more health centres in rural areas and that it become easier for individual doctors to start their own operations so that healthcare is close at hand, and expanded primary care and easier to start a local doctor's office. The counter-proposal's new care model with small rural clinics and a simplified rulebook is exactly this. The plan also requires equitable care throughout the country with strengthened state responsibility.

»Fler vårdcentraler på landsbygden och enklare för enskilda läkare att starta egen verksamhet - så att vården finns nära till hands.« — health centres in rural areas“More health centres in rural areas and easier for individual doctors to start their own operations - so that healthcare is close at hand.”

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The plan places special emphasis on quick and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental illness, and the election manifesto promises a significantly strengthened school health service with integrated children and youth health care. The election manifesto's overarching health care promise is also that one's place of residence shall not determine what care one receives, which carries the requirement for equitable cancer care. The counter-proposal's requirement thus lies within the plan's own commitments.

»snabb och tillgänglig kompetens för barn och ungdom med psykisk ohälsa.« — quick care for mental illness“quick and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental illness.”

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The plan states that there should be a rights law that creates preconditions for good living conditions for people with disabilities and that the traffic system should be characterized by accessibility so that it can be used also by people with disabilities. A new law on special transport services with a clearer rights perspective is precisely that instrument. The plan also believes that it is justified to use legislation to ease the situation for these people.

»Det bör finnas en rättighetslag som skapar förutsättningar för goda« — rights law for disabled people“There should be a rights law that creates preconditions for good”

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The plan assigns society the responsibility to help the convicted person achieve freedom from drugs, work, education and housing, and requires that the criminal and probation services are given sufficient resources. The counter-proposal's demands for relapse prevention health care, coordination around young offenders and entry into the labour market directly respond to these commitments. The election manifesto also promises a national exit programme and strengthened social measures against young people committing crimes.

»Samhället har ett ansvar att stödja den straffade med hjälp till drogfrihet, arbete, utbildning« — reintegration after serving sentence“Society has a responsibility to support the sentenced person with help to achieve freedom from drugs, work, education”

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The plan requires a long-term energy policy with fixed rules of the game and well-developed transmission capacity within Sweden, which is exactly what the counter-proposal's proactive network planning with margins aims at. The election manifesto also wants to extend the operation of existing reactors and expand nuclear power, which requires network capacity for these facilities. The requirement to review compensation for land encroachment is supported by the plan's requirement for full compensation for restrictions on property rights.

»Ett väl fungerande energisystem kräver att överföringskapaciteten inom Sverige och till« — expanded transmission capacity“A well-functioning energy system requires that the transmission capacity within Sweden and to”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands that the police mandate be clarified because the police today focus far too much on things other than crime-fighting. The counter-proposal's demand that transports and detentions are to a greater extent handled by other parties is exactly this commitment. The plan also defines the police's task as to prevent crime, maintain order and investigate and prosecute crimes.

»Renodla polisens uppdrag. Polisen fokuserar idag alldeles för mycket på annat än brottsbekämpning.« — clarify the police mandate“Clarify the police mandate. Today police focus far too much on things other than crime-fighting.”

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The plan establishes that it is justified to use the legislative instrument to facilitate the situation for people with disabilities and that increased accessibility is an important way to reduce the significance of disabilities. A review of legislation about bringing assistance and guide dogs is precisely such a measure. The plan also establishes that negative differential treatment of people with disabilities is discrimination that can never be tolerated.

»använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer med« — legislation for disability policy“use the legislative instrument to facilitate the situation for people with”

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The plan explicitly requires that technology development for energy storage is encouraged so that renewable sources can contribute with predictability and reliability, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demand for a strategy and technology-neutral support for energy storage. The plan also wants to secure self-sufficiency so that Sweden does not become dependent on electricity imports, which supports the demand for import-independent capacity reserves. That base power shall be protected is a limit to how far decentralisation can go.

»Teknikutvecklingen för lagring av energi ska uppmuntras för att förnybara« — energy storage shall be promoted“Technology development for storage of energy shall be encouraged so that renewable”

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The plan points out men's violence against women as the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality and requires that violence victims are given adequate support and protection through effective processing at police and prosecutor offices. A permanent method to identify violent high-risk men and reporting of police efforts against prostitution and human trafficking are means for this. The plan also requires that sexualized trafficking of women and children is combated with force.

»Kvinnor, män och barn som utsatts för våld i en nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd.« — protection for violence victims“Women, men and children who have been subjected to violence in a close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection.”

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The plan establishes that every child has the right to knowledge of its origin and that the child perspective shall be placed foremost in adoption, which directly supports the requirement for DNA testing and continued support for adoptees. The plan also wishes adoption to be facilitated with public measures. The requirement for a national DNA database must, however, be weighed against the plan's demands for confidentiality protection for tissue samples as genetic personal registers.

»Varje barn har rätt till kännedom om sitt« — right to know one's origin“Every child has the right to knowledge of its”

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The plan requires that forthcoming laws be tested from a small business perspective and that conditions do not disadvantage small and medium-sized enterprises, which bears the demand for simplified rules tailored to firm size. The plan also tasks the state through advice, support and supervision to actively work for improved working conditions, which is precisely the targeted initiatives for smaller companies that are demanded. The ambition for good working conditions shall meanwhile be high.

»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett« — small business perspective on rules“Forthcoming laws should be tested from a”

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The plan requires that the gender equality perspective permeate all policy areas and that proposals and decisions be analysed from a gender equality perspective to clarify the consequences for women and men. An assignment to examine the effects of integration measures from a gender equality perspective is precisely this analysis applied to integration policy. The plan also establishes that people's will and ability to support themselves shall be utilized, which makes the employment gap among foreign-born women relevant.

»beslut ska analyseras ur ett jämställdhetsperspektiv för att klarlägga möjliga konsekvenser« — gender equality analysis of decisions“decisions shall be analysed from a gender equality perspective to clarify possible consequences”

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The plan wants a generous refugee policy that takes account of people's protection needs and where humanitarian reasons weigh heavily, and requires that the child perspective is always present in migration cases. Lower requirements for residence permit of humanitarian reasons, especially for children, is precisely this commitment implemented in law. The election manifesto's demand for strict migration policy points in the opposite direction, but that concerns the extent of immigration and integration, not the review of compelling reasons in the individual case.

»som tar hänsyn till människors skyddsbehov och där humanitära skäl väger tungt.« — humanitarian reasons weigh heavily“which takes account of people's protection needs and where humanitarian reasons weigh heavily.”

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The plan explicitly requires that minority languages be secured a strong position through legislation and that minorities' needs and interests be considered in all parts of the country and at all levels in the public sector. Writing the monitoring and support task into the authorities' instructions and making it long-term is precisely such a permanent arrangement. According to the plan, the purpose is to strengthen the groups' self-confidence and cultural identity.

»att tillförsäkra minoritetsspråken en stark ställning genom lagstiftning« — minority languages in legislation“to secure minority languages a strong position through legislation”

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The election manifesto promises to train more staff for healthcare and improve conditions in shortage occupations, and for the state to take over responsibility for care with a common organization and a national care allocation that matches needs against capacity across the country. Actively driving forward a national plan for care's competence supply is exactly the national governance the plan requires. Continuous skills development for staff is also a stated commitment.

»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« — more trained in care“Train more staff for healthcare. Improved conditions in care's shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired staff.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to establish more state service offices so people shall feel security throughout the country, which is the direct opposite of closing 35 offices. The plan further places on the state responsibility that state service be accessible throughout Sweden and has as goal that the whole country shall live. The counter-proposal's requirement for expansion and regional perspective in location decisions follow directly from this.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor.« — more state service offices“More police with local presence, expanded primary care, easier to start local medical practices and establish more state service offices.”

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The plan requires that sport and physical activity are promoted and supported by the municipalities, that public support is primarily directed to children and youth activities and that culture and leisure activities are accessible to persons with disabilities. The counter-proposal's requirement for more measures so that all children have access regardless of distance, disability or family economy is the same commitment. The election manifesto moreover sees civil society as a protection against exclusion.

»Hälsa, motion och olika former av idrott ska främjas och stödjas av kommunerna.« — support for sport“Health, physical activity and various forms of sport shall be promoted and supported by the municipalities.”

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The plan lays down that the UN's position must be protected and strengthened, as must international courts and legal systems, and that common institutions are needed to streamline international cooperation. The counter-proposal's requirement that the rule-based world order and the multilateral system be defended jointly is precisely this commitment. Swedish security and foreign policy must, according to the plan, moreover be characterized by cooperation and promote peace, democracy and human rights.

»Därför måste FN:s ställning skyddas och stärkas, liksom olika« — strengthened UN and international law“Therefore, the UN's position must be protected and strengthened, as must various”

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The plan's most binding healthcare commitment is that the state shall take over responsibility for care with a joint organization instead of 21 different ones, precisely so that place of residence does not determine care. The counter-proposal's requirements for extended state responsibility and national coordination and sizing of healthcare education is the same line applied to competence provision. The plan also explicitly requires that more staff are trained for healthcare.

»Avskaffa regionernas ansvar för sjukvården. Låt staten ta över ansvaret för vården med en gemensam organisation i stället för 21 olika.« — state-controlled healthcare“Abolish the regions' responsibility for healthcare. Let the state take over responsibility for care with a joint organization instead of 21 different ones.”

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The election manifesto demands that sentences for sexual offences be increased substantially, and the party programme demands that respect for the laws be maintained firmly and that society makes clear that crime is followed by punishment. When courts despite raised minimum sentences rarely impose imprisonment, a review of how legislation is applied against these commitments is appropriate. The plan also stands on the side of the crime victim.

»Skärp straffen för sexualbrott kraftigt.« — increased sentences for sexual offences“Increase sentences for sexual offences substantially.”

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The plan explicitly requires strengthened social measures for children and young people who commit crimes and a national social intervention force so that the work becomes more equitable in the country, as well as a national exit programme. The counter-proposal's requirements for municipal obligations regarding schooling of detained children and a national resettlement programme are the same in substance. The plan also requires society to support the convicted with education and employment to prevent reoffending.

»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott. Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« — nationally equitable social measures“Strengthen social measures and social services' ability to take compulsory action against children and young people who commit crimes. Establish a national social intervention force, so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal in the country.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires a national exit programme and mentoring programme as a crime-prevention measure, and the party programme places a duty on society to support those leaving criminality with help to achieve drug-free living, employment, education and housing. A national programme for leaving extremist environments, as a complement to existing activities, is the same commitment. Voluntary organizations shall according to the plan be an active part in this work.

»Förebygg brott genom att stärka föreningslivet samt inrättande av mentorskapsprogram och nationellt avhopparprogram.« — national exit programme“Prevent crime by strengthening associational life and establishing mentoring programmes and a national exit programme.”

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The plan establishes that the financing principle must be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities, which carries the counter-proposal's demand that recurring routine work be included in permanent financing. That state funds also may be used to recruit staff that relieves elderly care is in line with the plan's demands for improved conditions and continuous skills development for care staff. Taken together, the plan supports the counter-proposal's demands.

»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger« — full funding of new tasks“The financing principle must be respected when the state imposes”

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The plan requires that forthcoming laws be tested from a small business perspective and that economic policy be conducted with general means that do not disadvantage small and medium-sized businesses. The counter-proposal's requirement for clearing out outdated rules, a strengthened Regulatory Council and regulations adapted to small businesses' conditions is the same commitment put into action. The plan also requires long-term and predictable rules for businesses.

»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett« — small business perspective on new laws“Forthcoming laws should be tested from”

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The plan makes human trafficking a priority area in crime prevention and requires EU cooperation to forcefully combat sexualized human trafficking of women and children. Strengthening prosecution, protection of victims and a child rights perspective follow directly from this, as does the requirement that society shall side with the victim of crime. That victims are apprehended and deported in violation of the rules on reflection periods violates the child's best interests and the crime victim principle.

»Handeln med droger och människor bör vara prioriterade« — prioritized effort against human trafficking“Human trafficking and drug trafficking should be priority”

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The plan explicitly forbids arms exports to countries engaged in offensive warfare and to states where systematic violations of human rights occur, which bears the counter-proposal's objection to continued arms trade. It also requires that international courts and legal systems within the UN system be protected and strengthened, which covers the demands for resources and protection of the criminal court. Human rights are a main aim of foreign policy.

»Export ska ej gå till offensivt krigförande länder« — restrictive arms exports“Exports shall not go to countries engaged in offensive warfare”

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The election manifesto promises a coherent child and youth health service with greatly strengthened school health with a comprehensive child and youth health service and parental support programmes for all parents, as well as elderly talks in all municipalities to break elderly isolation. The counter-proposal's trauma screening, home visits and elderly health care programmes are the same type of universal, early detection measures. The party programme furthermore demands adequate support and protection for those subjected to violence in close relationships.

»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« — universal child health care“Greatly strengthened school health with a comprehensive child and youth health service and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”

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The election manifesto requires a total review of confidentiality rules so that authorities can share information between themselves to prevent and solve crime. The counter-proposal's demand that the Enforcement Agency shall be able to obtain information directly from the police about persons linked to organized crime is exactly that measure. The plan also prioritizes fighting criminal economy and expanding the entire justice system.

»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« — authorities shall share information“Total review of confidentiality rules, so that authorities can share information between themselves to prevent and solve crime.”

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The plan places on the state the responsibility to maintain a system of national and regional airports and to also answer for regionally significant air traffic that does not come about on commercial grounds. The counter-proposal's demand for long-term sustainable operating conditions, guarantees and financed air traffic control at the non-state airports is precisely this commitment. The election manifesto moreover makes functioning community service outside the major cities a prioritization.

»betydelsefull flygtrafik som inte kommer till stånd på kommersiella grunder« — the state answers for non-commercial air traffic“significant air traffic that does not come about on commercial grounds”

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The plan establishes that adult education's unique and important task contributes to people's development and that folk high schools and study associations must be given freedom and opportunities to develop on their own terms, which is exactly what the counter-proposal values when appropriations decrease. Adult education is additionally given an indispensable role for a rich cultural life and a living democracy. The demand for a well-developed adult education supports that the supply does not shrink in sparsely populated areas and socioeconomically vulnerable areas.

»mycket värdefull utbildningstradition som måste ges frihet och möjligheter att utvecklas på egna villkor.« — folk high schools' freedom“very valuable educational tradition that must be given freedom and opportunities to develop on its own terms”

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The party programme explicitly identifies environmentally friendly procurement as a strategic instrument that shall be used, together with the substitution principle and the principle that the polluter pays. Tightened sustainability and circularity requirements in government procurement are precisely such a policy instrument. That the requirements shall be verifiable and coordinated with EU regulations does not contradict this.

»skattepolitik, miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling« — environmentally friendly procurement as a policy instrument“tax policy, environmental management systems and environmentally friendly procurement”

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The plan establishes that Sweden's position as a maritime nation should be strong through long-term and competitive conditions, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to achieve with a strategy against flag transfer. Economic defense is according to the plan an important part of total defense, which supports the argument about national self-sufficiency. The requirement that competitiveness must not be achieved through low environmental and labor conditions corresponds to the plan's demand for prioritized maritime safety and good working conditions.

»ställning som sjöfartsnation bör vara stark genom långsiktiga och konkurrenskraftiga villkor.« — strong maritime nation“position as a maritime nation should be strong through long-term and competitive conditions.”

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The plan establishes that Sweden in principle shall be able to provide the population's food and energy supply and maintain good preparedness for cutoff of foreign trade, which is exactly the higher self-sufficiency degree and longer planning horizon the counter-proposal requires. The election manifesto also wants to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency through rule changes and cost relief for agriculture, which addresses dependence on imported feed, seed and pesticides. The demand for adequate resources to the overall defense contributes to the proposal to militarily protect shipping lanes and harbors.

»kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels och energiförsörjning samt hålla en god beredskap« — national supply capacity“be able to provide the population's food and energy supply and maintain good preparedness”

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The election manifesto promises significantly strengthened student health with unified child and adolescent health care, which is precisely what the counter-proposal asks for when mental and psychosocial health shall be included in regular health visits and counselor and psychologist shall be available without unreasonable wait times. The party programme places particular emphasis on rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental ill-health. The plan also emphasizes students' engagement in physical exercise and sports activities, which supports that mental health is addressed within physical education and health.

»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« — significantly strengthened student health“Significantly strengthened student health with unified child and adolescent health care and parental support programs offered to all parents.”

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The plan states explicitly that municipal equalization shall be state-based and designed so that differences in, among other things, population structure and geographic distances are equalized, which is exactly the sparsity factor the counter-proposal wants to give greater weight to. The goal in the plan is that all Sweden shall live and that each municipality and region shall be a functioning society. The counter-proposal's demands for a reform that takes sparsity into account to a significantly greater degree are thereby directly borne by the plan.

»skillnader i skattekraft, befolkningsstruktur, geografiska avstånd, klimat och sociala omständigheter utjämnas.« — equalization for sparsity and distance“differences in tax revenue, population structure, geographic distances, climate and social circumstances are equalized.”

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The plan formulates the same starting point as the counter-proposal: the defence shall have such strength, composition, readiness and organization that it acts as a deterrent during security policy crises in the near region. It also explicitly requires that total defence maintains readiness to be able to handle disasters and other severe strains on society, which is precisely the societal robustness the counter-proposal wants to weigh in. The demand for sufficient resources for overall total defence supports balanced growth between military capability and robustness.

»gruppering att den kan verka krigsavhållande vid säkerhetspolitiska kriser i närområdet.« — deterrent capability“organization that it can act as a deterrent during security policy crises in the near region.”

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The plan explicitly advocates extended producer responsibility as a path to a circular economy development, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for textiles. It also specifies the waste hierarchy where reuse and material recycling follow after waste prevention, which carries the requirement for domestic infrastructure for sorting and fibre recycling instead of export and incineration. The requirement for knowledge base on textile flows is in line with the plan's requirement for more efficient resource use.

»För att minska avfallsmängden behövs en kretsloppsanpassad utveckling, bland annat genom ett utökat producentansvar.« — extended producer responsibility“In order to reduce waste quantities, circular economy development is needed, among other things through extended producer responsibility.”

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The plan states that schools shall be assured resources to meet students with special needs, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demand for review of the rules for special support and more resources to lower grades. It also gives schools responsibility that each student receives the support and stimulus corresponding to their needs. That students with special talents should be encouraged and given conditions to develop them bears the demand for stimulus even for high-achieving students.

»Skolorna ska tillförsäkras resurser« — resources for schools“Schools shall be assured resources”

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The party programme explicitly states that wildlife management is important to avoid diseases, traffic accidents and damage to agricultural crops and forests, alongside its role in preserving biodiversity. The counter-proposal wants to enshrine these exact purposes in the hunting law's preamble. The plan's emphasis on viable farming and forestry and the connection between land ownership and hunting rights points in the same direction.

»sjukdomar, trafikolyckor samt skador på jordbruksgrödor och skog« — wildlife management reduces wildlife damage“diseases, traffic accidents and damage to agricultural crops and forests”

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The election manifesto contains an explicit commitment to break elderly people's involuntary loneliness and isolation through elderly talks in all municipalities and community-promoting initiatives in care, as well as more secure and community housing. The party programme highlights meeting places and that everyone shall be able to age with dignity. The counter-proposal's requirement for concrete efforts on meeting places and outreach activities, and a function that monitors elderly people's rights, is in line with this.

»Bryt äldres ofrivilliga ensamhet och isolering genom äldresamtal i alla kommuner, gemenskapsfrämjande insatser i omsorgen samt digitala hjälpmedel.« — break elderly loneliness“Break elderly people's involuntary loneliness and isolation through elderly talks in all municipalities, community-promoting initiatives in care as well as digital aids.”

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The election manifesto contains an explicit commitment to a complete review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes. The party programme also states that the secrecy option shall be used restrictively and that all crimes shall be prosecuted. The counter-proposal's demand for a comprehensive review of secrecy legislation for cooperation against welfare crimes is the same thing in substance.

»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« — review of secrecy rules“Complete review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.”

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The election manifesto promises world-class elderly care and contains explicit commitments to increased medical expertise in elderly care and continuous professional development for staff in home care and elderly care facilities. The party programme also requires a well-developed elderly care system with home care and home nursing services. The counter-proposal's requirements for strengthened medical expertise, doctors and nurses around the clock and a plan for financing and renovation align with this.

»Ökad medicinsk kompetens inom äldreomsorgen.« — increased medical expertise“Increased medical expertise in elderly care.”

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The party programme establishes that public institutions and facilities must be designed with high requirements for accessibility, that ballot secrecy must be protected and that citizens must have the opportunity for participation not only at election time but continuously. The counter-proposal's requirement for adapted polling stations, ensured ballot secrecy and accessible premises also between elections are precisely these commitments applied. The constitution must moreover ensure that no one is discriminated against on the basis of functional variations.

»utformas med höga krav på tillgänglighet« — accessible public premises“designed with high requirements for accessibility”

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The party programme points to the EU as the most appropriate level for transnational environmental problems and establishes that the EU at the global level must work to solve the climate problem. It also requires action against carbon dioxide emissions and phase-out of fossil fuels. The counter-proposal's requirement that the EU sticks to its climate targets and takes greater international responsibility therefore follows directly from the plan, albeit with the election manifesto's requirement for efficiency.

»global nivå måste EU verka för en lösning av klimatproblemet« — the EU shall solve the climate problem“[at the] global level [the] EU must work for a solution to the climate problem”

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The election manifesto explicitly undertakes to establish more state service offices so that people can feel secure throughout the country, and the party programme places on the state the responsibility to ensure that state service is accessible throughout Sweden. The goal is that all Sweden shall live and that every municipality shall be a functioning society. The counter-proposal's demand for an equivalent and long-term state presence with monitoring is thereby the plan's own line.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor. Du ska känna dig trygg i hela landet.« — more state service offices“More police with local presence, expanded primary care, easier to start a local medical practice and establish more state service offices. You shall feel secure throughout the country.”

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The party programme explicitly warns that overly extensive fishing extraction will cause supplies to dwindle and the industry to die out in the long term, and requires that fishing be conducted according to the stewardship principle. The precautionary principle shall be applied when there is risk of irreversible damage. That pausing large-scale fishing until stocks have recovered and moving the trawl boundary is thereby what the plan's commitments lead to, also for the archipelago's sake.

»gynnar ingen utan resulterar endast i att tillgången sinar och att näringen på lång sikt dör ut.« — overfishing harms the industry“benefits no one but only results in supplies dwindling and the industry dying out in the long term.”

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The party programme establishes that the starting point for humanity's treatment of animals is to avoid stress, pain and harm as far as possible, and that humanity should address unnecessary suffering in animals. The relationship to animals should be characterized by stewardship. Seeking pain-free anaesthesia methods is precisely a way to fulfil this, and the plan wants Sweden to be at the forefront of research efforts.

»undvika stress, smärta och skador för djuren« — avoid pain in animals“avoid stress, pain and harm to animals”

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The party programme explicitly requires close EU cooperation against serious cross-border crime and smuggling, and that prosecutors and police authorities within the EU coordinate their activities. It also requires developed international cooperation across authority boundaries. The counter-proposal's requirements for customs cooperation against stolen goods export, a European expert centre, and coordinated procurement of control equipment are precisely such measures.

»Det krävs ett nära samarbete på EU-nivå för att motverka allvarlig gränsöverskridande« — EU cooperation against smuggling“Close cooperation at EU level is required to counteract serious cross-border”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that it is necessary in the long term for arable land to be used for food production, and that food production is a basic industry that must be nurtured. The election manifesto wants to increase self-sufficiency, and the plan requires that Sweden in principle can provide for the population's food supply. A national goal to preserve productive arable land is a direct expression of these commitments.

»Ur såväl ett globalt som nationellt perspektiv är det långsiktigt nödvändigt att åkermarken i« — arable land shall be used for food“From both a global and national perspective, it is necessary in the long term for arable land”

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The election manifesto states that hydropower is to be valued, both large-scale and small-scale, and the party programme counts hydropower among the base load that is to be valued while technology for energy storage is to be encouraged. The plan also requires that property rights be protected against restrictions. The counter-proposal's requirements for power increase, storage, and reform of water legislation with proportionate environmental measures thus follow from the plan.

»Värna vattenkraften, både den storskaliga och småskaliga.« — value hydropower“Value hydropower, both large-scale and small-scale.”

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The party programme assigns the state responsibility for a cultural infrastructure throughout the country and demands that the public not only guarantees cultural freedom but actively contributes to culture reaching citizens. Support shall primarily be directed toward children and youth activities. Actively lowering thresholds for children and youth and ensuring that funds reach the entire country is thus precisely what the plan requires.

»brukar benämnas en kulturell infrastruktur, i hela landet.« — cultural infrastructure throughout country“commonly called a cultural infrastructure, throughout the country.”

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The party programme explicitly states that it is important to protect artistic freedom and demands strong protection for freedom of expression. The subsidiarity principle means that cultural activities should be supported by the public but not controlled, which is the meaning of arm's length distance. Therefore, basing cultural policy more clearly in artistic freedom and protecting arm's length distance even within cultural cooperation follows directly from the plan.

»det viktigt att slå vakt om den konstnärliga friheten.« — artistic freedom“it is important to protect artistic freedom.”

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The party programme requires that all good fossil-free power sources are given conditions to compete on an equal electricity market, and that energy policy rests on fossil-freedom, supply security and competitiveness with long-term and fixed rules. It also requires well-developed transmission capacity. The counter-proposal's demands for broad electrification, faster grid expansion and a cross-party preparation for long-term commitment are exactly what the plan advocates.

»Därför behöver alla goda fossilfria kraftslag ges förutsättningar att« — all fossil-free power sources“Therefore all good fossil-free power sources need to be given conditions to”

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The party programme explicitly requires that long-distance animal transports are avoided to the greatest possible extent and that strict rules exist for how animals are treated during transport, and that stress, pain and injuries are avoided and that animals are allowed to live as natural a life as possible. It also requires that the EU's agricultural policy guarantees good animal husbandry and that the sector is given equivalent competitive conditions. The counter-proposal's demands for stricter EU rules are thereby the plan's own line.

»Långväga djurtransporter ska undvikas i största möjliga utsträckning. Strikta regler för hur« — limited animal transports“Long-distance animal transports shall be avoided to the greatest possible extent. Strict rules for how”

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The party programme explicitly says that Sweden in principle shall be able to provide for the population's food supply and maintain good preparedness for cutting off foreign trade, and counts economic defence as part of total defence. The election manifesto also wants to increase self-sufficiency through regulatory changes for agriculture. The counter-proposal's requirement to accelerate readiness stocks, including input goods, is precisely what these commitments point towards.

»kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels och energiförsörjning samt hålla en god beredskap« — food preparedness for trade cutoff“be able to provide for the population's food and energy supply and maintain good preparedness”

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The party programme requires a constitutional rule that guarantees fair compensation for various forms of restrictions on property rights and that taxation must not erode property rights. Tax-free compensation for area protection is precisely that: compensation that is not eroded by taxation when the landowner is deprived of the right of use. A longer amortization period that matches the duration of nature conservation agreements responds to the requirement for long-term rules of the game for forestry. The counter-proposal is supported.

»Rätten till egendom är en mänsklig rättighet och därför ska en regel finnas i grundlagen som garanterar fullgod ersättning vid olika former av inskränkningar i äganderätten.« — fair compensation for restrictions“The right to property is a human right and therefore there shall be a rule in the constitution that guarantees fair compensation for various forms of restrictions on property rights.”

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The party programme explicitly states that coastal protection should not be applied generally but used in areas where there is reason for it, and that coastal protection rules must not create unnecessary obstacles to housing construction and to people's opportunity to use their property. The subsidiarity principle and municipal self-government argue that municipalities designate the areas worthy of protection. The counter-proposal's demands are therefore exactly what the plan advocates.

»tillämpas generellt utan användas i områden där det finns skäl för det.« — no general coastal protection“applied generally but used in areas where there is reason for it.”

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The party programme establishes that bureaucracy and unnecessary rules must not stand in the way of individuals' opportunities to develop their housing and that the planning process must be characterized by efficiency and good service spirit towards those who want to build. The counter-proposal's requirement for prioritized regulatory simplifications in the planning and building law to address housing shortage is the same commitment. That the simplifications must not result in lower standard is encompassed in the plan's requirement for choice between dwellings with varying standards.

»Krångel och onödiga regler får inte stå i vägen för en kommun att leva upp till sitt ansvar eller för enskildas möjligheter att utveckla sitt boende.« — away with bureaucratic building rules“Bureaucracy and unnecessary rules must not stand in the way of a municipality fulfilling its responsibility or for individuals' opportunities to develop their housing.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises strengthened dental care for the elderly including by lowering the cost-protection ceiling for dental care, and the party programme requires that conditions for dental care increasingly resemble those for health and medical care and that all shall have access to good dental care. The counter-proposal's gradually developed cost-protection ceiling starting with the elderly is exactly this. The targeted municipal support for patients outside major cities responds to the plan's ambition that care be available close at hand throughout the country.

»Stärkt tandvård för äldre bland annat genom att sänka högkostnadsskyddet för tandvård.« — lowered cost-protection ceiling for elderly's dental care“Strengthened dental care for the elderly including by lowering the cost-protection ceiling for dental care.”

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The party programme states that the goal of drug policy shall be a drug-free society and that all non-medical possession and use of drugs shall be prohibited. The counter-proposal's demand that the goal stands firm and that legalization or decriminalization is rejected is the exact same commitment. The plan furthermore emphasizes that drug-free environments shall be promoted and that abuse care shall aim for a drug-free lifestyle.

»Målet med narkotikapolitiken ska vara ett narkotikafritt samhälle.« — drug-free society“The goal of drug policy shall be a drug-free society.”

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The party programme combines precisely the two parts the counter-proposal requests: the goal of a drug-free society with prohibition of all non-medical use, and substance abuse and addiction treatment of high quality that is available throughout the country and aimed at a drug-free lifestyle. To promptly present draft legislation that combines continued restriction with better treatment and fewer poisoning deaths follows directly from these commitments. The demand is supported.

»Missbruks och beroendevård ska inriktas på att bryta beroendet och ge förutsättningar för en ny drogfri livsstil.« — treatment for drug-free living“Substance abuse and addiction treatment shall be aimed at breaking dependency and providing conditions for a new drug-free lifestyle.”

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The party programme explicitly states that it is important that adults with intellectual disability be given the opportunity for education and further development, and that no one should have to forgo studies for financial reasons. The counter-proposal points precisely at the fact that many in this group forgo studies because the allowances are difficult to combine. Investigating the financing of adapted education within comvux is therefore precisely what the plan requires.

»Det är också angeläget att vuxna med intellektuell funktionsnedsättning ges möjlighet till utbildning och vidareutveckling.« — education for adults with disability“It is also important that adults with intellectual disability be given the opportunity for education and further development.”

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The election manifesto wishes to abolish the regions' responsibility for healthcare and let the state take over with one common organization instead of 21 different, precisely to provide equitable healthcare on equal terms. The counter-proposal's demand to move procurement, financing and distribution of vaccines to national level is the same thing applied to vaccinations, and responds to the fact that where in the country you live shall not determine what healthcare you get. The demand is supported.

»Avskaffa regionernas ansvar för sjukvården. Låt staten ta över ansvaret för vården med en gemensam organisation i stället för 21 olika. Det ger en högkvalitativ, effektiv och jämlik vård på lika villkor till hela befolkningen.« — state main responsibility for healthcare“Abolish the regions' responsibility for healthcare. Let the state take over responsibility for healthcare with one common organization instead of 21 different. This gives high-quality, efficient and equitable healthcare on equal terms to the entire population.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises rule changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness, and the party programme requires that EU's agricultural policy provides conditions for competitive and environmentally sustainable agriculture with equal competitive conditions. The counter-proposal's requirements for sustainable EU reform with protected competitiveness, review of regulatory complexity and controls as well as usable conditions for irrigation dams are the same commitments in substance. The requirement is supported.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — regulatory relief for agriculture“Rule changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The party programme explicitly points out vocational colleges as the way to qualified practical training and requires that a developed apprenticeship system exists and that adult education is well-developed. The counter-proposal's demand for further expansion with specialization training, digital courses, career colleges and apprenticeship training are the same commitments in substance. The demand is supported.

»Med kvalificerade praktiska utbildningar på exempelvis yrkeshögskola ökar förutsättningarna för detta.« — vocational college develops practical abilities“With qualified practical training at for example vocational college, the conditions for this improve.”

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The party programme speaks directly about Swedish language instruction for immigrants: it shall be guaranteed, be individualized and combined with practical training at workplaces. The counter-proposal's line on quality, individualization and the possibility to combine Swedish for immigrants with work instead of strict time limits is the same commitment. That adult education shall be well developed also supports that more, even those who have been long in the country, shall be able to participate. The requirement is supported.

»Studierna bör vara individanpassade och kombineras med praktik på arbetsplatser för att öka möjligheten till integration i samhällsgemenskapen.« — individualized Swedish for immigrants with practical training“Studies should be individualized and combined with practical training at workplaces to increase the possibility for integration in society.”

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The plan explicitly requires that environmental policy is flexible enough that each country and region can adapt measures to its unique circumstances, and that the EU's tasks are limited to prevent unwanted centralization. The counter-proposal's demand for increased scope for national and regional adaptation of rules affecting forests is exactly this. The plan also requires a mechanism for the subsidiarity principle in the decision-making process.

»flexibel att varje land och region kan anpassa åtgärder efter sina unika förhållanden.« — national adaptation of environmental policy“flexible so that each country and region can adapt measures to its unique circumstances.”

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The plan demands comprehensive long-term and sustainable rules for forestry that promote both production and environmental goals, and establishes that the goals shall have equal priority and dignity. The counter-proposal's demand for stable, long-term conditions for forest owners and that active use be combined with conservation is in substance the same commitment. The plan also emphasizes forestry's importance for a living countryside and protects the right to own forest.

»övergripande långsiktiga och hållbara spelregler som främjar såväl produktions som« — long-term rules for forestry“comprehensive long-term and sustainable rules that promote both production and”

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The plan establishes that the most important way to combat crime is through preventive measures and that social services, police and schools should have close cooperation to at an early stage prevent crime among children and young people. The election manifesto adds a national social action force and significantly strengthened student welfare. The counter-proposal's demands for early, coordinated measures and better support for schools to detect children at risk are therefore precisely what the plan asks for.

»Socialtjänsten, polisen och skolan har en stor uppgift i« — cooperation school, social services and police“Social services, police and schools have a large task in”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises rule changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness, and lifts agriculture as a prioritized area. The party programme requires that these industries be given equal competitive conditions compared to other countries. Halved employer contributions for the agricultural and food sector are such a cost reduction and are therefore supported by the plan.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — cost reductions for agriculture“Rule changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The plan establishes that a solidarity-funded social insurance system shall provide economic security and that benefits shall be designed so that the individual is encouraged to take measures leading to good health and return to work. The counter-proposal's suggested aim — security during illness and effective support for regaining work ability — is in substance the same commitment. The plan provides no support for other ambitions than the individual's needs to govern the insurance.

»Ett solidariskt finansierat socialförsäkringssystem ska finnas för att ge ekonomisk trygghet« — economic security during illness“A solidarity-funded social insurance system shall exist to provide economic security”

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The plan establishes that new types of threats create an expanded security concept and that Sweden must be able to meet attacks including cyber warfare, and that the country in principle must be able to provide for the population's food and energy supply. The counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened cyber defence and redundancy in vital social functions is precisely this commitment. The plan also requires that total defence has sufficient resources.

»Sverige måste kunna möta angrepp från internationell kriminalitet, terrorism,« — meet cyber attacks“Sweden must be able to meet attacks from international crime, terrorism,”

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The plan requires that the financing principle be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities, and that the state supports municipalities that lack the tax base for their statutory obligations. A new cyber security act that places costly requirements on municipalities and regions activates precisely this. The counter-proposal's requirement for a deepened impact analysis with secured financing is therefore supported by the plan, which also requires that the consequences of decisions be considered.

»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger« — the financing principle“The financing principle must be respected when the state imposes”

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The plan explicitly states that society has a responsibility to support the convicted with help to drug freedom, work, education and housing so that relapse into crime is avoided, and that individual prevention requires a variety of measures. The election manifesto adds a national exit programme. The counter-proposal's requirement for better integration of previously convicted is therefore precisely what the plan requires.

»Samhället har ett ansvar att stödja den straffade med hjälp till drogfrihet, arbete, utbildning« — support after serving sentence“Society has a responsibility to support the convicted with help to drug freedom, work, education”

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The party programme requires that conditions for dental care to a greater extent shall resemble those for health and medical care otherwise and that everyone shall have access to good dental care. To include dental care in the cost protection for health and medical care is precisely such an approximation. The election manifesto furthermore wants to lower the cost protection for dental care, and the plan establishes that access to necessary care must never become an economic question.

»efterlikna de för hälso- och sjukvården i övrigt. Alla ska ha tillgång till god tandvård.« — dental care on healthcare's terms“resemble those for health and medical care otherwise. Everyone shall have access to good dental care”

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The party programme explicitly says that an important part of the public service remit is to meet minorities' needs and wishes and to make the offering accessible to persons with disabilities, and that minority languages shall be given a strong position. The counter-proposal's requirement for higher ambitions for broadcasts in national minority languages and sign language follows directly from these commitments.

»En viktig del av uppdraget är att göra utbudet tillgängligt för personer med funktionsnedsättning och möta minoriteters behov och önskemål.« — public service meets minorities' needs“An important part of the remit is to make the offering accessible to persons with disabilities and meet minorities' needs and wishes.”

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The party programme explicitly states that wetlands need to be preserved and where necessary restored, which is exactly what the counter-proposal seeks to intensify. The stewardship principle furthermore requires that we do not irresponsibly consume natural values and that future generations have access to them, which supports the demand for increased environmental and climate consideration in wetland exploitation. The precautionary principle applies when there is suspicion of irreversible damage.

»Våtmarker behöver bevaras och vid behov återställas,« — restoration of wetlands“Wetlands need to be preserved and where necessary restored,”

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The plan establishes that the child perspective shall always be included in migration matters and that the best interests of the child shall come first, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to write in as a guarantee when visiting detention. According to the plan, children have the right to contact with both their parents, not least daily contact, which supports the requirement for physical contact and child-friendly spaces. The exception for compelling reasons corresponds to the plan's own reservation in migration policy.

»Barnperspektivet ska alltid finnas med i migrations« — child perspective in migration matters“The child perspective shall always be included in migration”

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The party programme speaks directly on this very question: export should not go to aggressively warring countries or to states with systematic violations of human rights, and arms exports should be limited to democratic states under careful control. This is materially what the counter-proposal requires with its absolute export ban to dictatorships and serious rights violators. The plan says nothing about corresponding regulation of imports, which is the part of the requirement not covered.

»Export ska ej gå till offensivt krigförande länder« — export ban to warring states“Export shall not go to aggressively warring countries”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness. The counter-proposal's requirement for more flexible rules for water extraction and biotope protection is precisely such a regulatory change that must make it possible to continue producing food during drought and heavy rain. The party programme moreover makes the stewardship principle the foundation for secure food supply. Loosened biotope protection stands in some tension with nature consideration, but the agriculture commitment weighs more heavily.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — regulatory relief for agriculture“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness - precisely what the counter-proposal seeks. The party programme establishes that Sweden should in principle be able to provide for the population's food supply, which supports the requirement for measurable goals for production and supply capacity. The need for more flexible water management is also encompassed in the plan's view of wetlands and food production as a basic industry.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — regulatory relief for agriculture“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The election manifesto promises greatly strengthened school health with a comprehensive child and youth health service, which is precisely what the counter-proposal demands in substance. The party programme places particular emphasis on swift and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental ill-health, which supports the requirement for psychosocial assessments and access to counsellor and psychologist. Staffing cap is a detailed instrument that the plan does not specify, but the direction is the same.

»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« — greatly strengthened school health“Greatly strengthened school health with a comprehensive child and youth health service and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”

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The party programme states that the Swedish fishing industry must be given conditions to be viable and lifts its regional political significance, especially for those in the archipelago who depend on the industry. That is exactly the small-scale coastal fishing the counter-proposal wants to value and develop. Fishing shall at the same time be conducted according to the stewardship principle, which accords with the argument that more careful methods shall be rewarded.

»Den svenska fiskerinäringen måste ges förutsättningar att även i framtiden vara livskraftig. Den regionalpolitiska betydelsen av svenskt fiske är stor.« — viable fishing industry“The Swedish fishing industry must be given conditions so that in future it remains viable. The regional political significance of Swedish fishing is large.”

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The plan makes freedom of thought a prerequisite for successful knowledge-seeking and requires that universities and colleges enjoy a large measure of self-determination in relation to the state. It also establishes that the pursuit of knowledge is a human right that must be protected. A clear protection of research freedom, nationally and internationally, therefore follows directly from the plan.

»Tankens frihet är en förutsättning för framgångsrikt kunskapssökande. Universitet och högskolor ska åtnjuta stort mått av självbestämmande i förhållande till staten.« — academic independence“Freedom of thought is a prerequisite for successful knowledge-seeking. Universities and colleges shall enjoy a large measure of self-determination in relation to the state.”

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The party programme explicitly places state responsibility for maintaining a system of national and regional airports and regionally significant air traffic that does not arise on commercial grounds. That is exactly the kind of national coordination the counter-proposal seeks for sparsely populated areas with large distances. The plan also requires active regional policy regardless of place of residence.

»Staten har ett ansvar att upprätthålla ett system av nationella och regionala flygplatser liksom regionalt betydelsefull flygtrafik som inte kommer till stånd på kommersiella grunder.« — state responsibility for airport system“The state has a responsibility to maintain a system of national and regional airports as well as regionally significant air traffic that does not come about on commercial grounds.”

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The plan explicitly states that the child's best interest shall be guiding in all decisions concerning children, not just in certain types of interventions. It also requires that children's and young people's viewpoints be considered when decisions are made, which carries the requirement that the child's position be clarified. The counter-proposal's requirement thus lies straight in line with the plan.

»Barnets bästa ska vara styrande i all familjepolitik och vid alla beslut som rör barn.« — the child's best interest in all decisions“The child's best interest shall be guiding in all family policy and in all decisions concerning children.”

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The party programme explicitly states that a shoreline protection zone should not be applied generally but used in areas where there is reason for it, and that shoreline protection zone rules must not create unnecessary obstacles to housing construction. The counter-proposal's demand to abolish general protection and instead let local decision-makers identify areas worthy of protection responds to this and to the subsidiarity principle. The plan simultaneously holds fast to the fact that shoreline and habitat protection is needed where there is reason.

»Ett strandskydd bör inte tillämpas generellt utan användas i områden där det finns skäl för det.« — no general shoreline protection“A shoreline protection zone should not be applied generally but used in areas where there is reason for it.”

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The party programme establishes that all city districts and residential areas should have varied tenure forms to achieve a natural mix of people, and that ethnic, social and economic segregation is thereby counteracted. The counter-proposal's requirements for mixed development, more housing for different groups and concrete measures against segregation are exactly this. The plan also wants housing area planning to create spaces for people to meet.

»Strävan bör vara att det i alla stadsdelar och bostadsområden ska finnas varierande upplåtelseformer, för att därigenom få till stånd en naturlig blandning av åldrar och människor med olika bakgrund och ekonomiska förutsättningar. Därigenom motverkas etnisk, social och ekonomisk segregation.« — mixed tenure forms against segregation“The aim should be that in all city districts and residential areas there should be varied tenure forms, to thereby achieve a natural mix of ages and people with different backgrounds and economic conditions. Thereby ethnic, social and economic segregation is counteracted.”

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The party programme explicitly requires that bullying and other abusive treatment are powerfully countered and that the school's working environment is characterised by security, order and good discipline. A national anti-bullying plan with zero tolerance, strengthened teacher authority and more inspections of unsafe schools are direct means for that commitment. The school shall according to the plan also educate pupils together with parents, which supports teachers' ability to act.

»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt motverkas.« — bullying must be countered powerfully“Bullying and other abusive treatment must be powerfully countered.”

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The election manifesto promises a comprehensive review of confidentiality rules so that authorities can share information between themselves to prevent and solve crimes, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for information sharing, data matching and enhanced supervision of the rental market. The party programme furthermore requires that all crimes be dealt with effectively and without exception. The plan's requirement for caution with personal data qualifies how data matching should be designed.

»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« — authorities shall share information“Comprehensive review of confidentiality rules, so that authorities can share information between themselves to prevent and solve crimes.”

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The party programme requires that the gender equality perspective permeates all policy areas and that proposals and decisions are analyzed based on consequences for women and men, and that women's situation is prioritized in development cooperation. A comprehensive action plan that covers security, trade and development with stated goals and follow-up is precisely such an integration. The plan moreover requires clear instruments for steering and follow-up of aid.

»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden. Det innebär att förslag och beslut ska analyseras ur ett jämställdhetsperspektiv för att klarlägga möjliga konsekvenser för kvinnor och män.« — gender equality in all policy areas“The gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas. It means that proposals and decisions shall be analyzed from a gender equality perspective to clarify possible consequences for women and men.”

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The party programme points out unjustified wage differences between women and men as a sign of lack of equality and establishes that the principle of equal pay for work of equal value shall be maintained. The counter-proposal's requirements for measures for equal economics and strengthened self-determination for women in working life directly respond to this. The plan also requires that female-dominated occupational areas be valued equally highly and that women and men have equivalent conditions.

»Ett tecken på bristande jämställdhet är osakligt motiverade löneskillnader mellan kvinnor och män.« — unjustified wage differences must go“A sign of lack of equality is unjustified wage differences between women and men.”

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The plan stipulates that from both a global and national perspective it is long-term necessary that agricultural land in Sweden can be used for food production, and that food production is a basic industry that must be cared for. The election manifesto additionally wants to increase Sweden's food self-sufficiency. A national goal to preserve fertile agricultural land as exploitation increases follows directly from these commitments.

»det långsiktigt nödvändigt att åkermarken i Sverige« — agricultural land for food production“it is long-term necessary that agricultural land in Sweden”

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The plan explicitly requires that wetlands be preserved and, if necessary, restored and points out access to clean water as one of the renewable resources that is threatened. Stewardship means that action shall be grounded in the precautionary principle, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement for tightened protection of surface and groundwater sources and more reserve water sources. The plan simultaneously warns that the national interest system creates unnecessary obstacles, which qualifies support for an overarching national interest.

»Våtmarker behöver bevaras och vid behov återställas,« — preserve and restore wetlands“Wetlands need to be preserved and if necessary restored,”

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The plan explicitly establishes that society has a responsibility to support those punished with, among other things, education so that after serving their sentence they can re-enter society and not relapse into crime. The counter-proposal's demand for guaranteed primary and secondary education and more vocational training for prisoners is precisely this commitment put into practice. The plan also describes individual crime prevention as a diversity of measures from society's side.

»straffade med hjälp till drogfrihet, arbete, utbildning« — education for the imprisoned“the punished with help to drug freedom, work, education”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires more police with local presence across the country and more police in general, and the plan establishes that close and trusting contact between police and the public shall form the basis for good policing. The counter-proposal's requirement for more community police and better opportunities to report crimes or get help on site is precisely this commitment. The plan moreover emphasizes a locally anchored justice system.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor.« — more police with local presence“More police with local presence, expanded primary healthcare, easier to start local medical clinics and establish more state service offices.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands a substantially expanded criminal care as a consequence of an expanded justice system, which directly answers the counter-proposal's demand for swift measures against lack of places and overcrowding. The plan moreover demands that criminal care can provide support to those sentenced during and after service so that recidivism is prevented, which becomes difficult when employment and recidivism prevention work are squeezed out. Prison quality is thus a plan matter, not just a resource question.

»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut. Fler poliser kräver fler åklagare, domstolar på fler platser i landet och en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård.« — substantially expanded criminal care“The entire justice system needs to be expanded. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and a substantially expanded criminal care.”

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The plan establishes that culture and leisure activities must be accessible to persons with disabilities and that high requirements for accessibility shall be set on facilities. It also requires that the municipalities promote and support health, exercise and sport, and that children with disabilities receive special attention. Measures against barriers to participation in exercise and sport follow directly from this.

»att offentliga inrättningar, anläggningar och informationssystem utformas med höga krav på tillgänglighet. Likaså måste kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter vara« — accessible leisure activities“that public institutions, facilities and information systems are designed with high requirements for accessibility. Similarly, culture and leisure activities must be”

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The plan explicitly requires that the child perspective always be included in migration matters and that the child's best interest come first according to the child convention. It also requires that the entire asylum process be designed to guarantee legal security for the individual. That the child's situation be assessed individually, that children be heard and that children's investigations be prioritized follows directly from this, even though the election manifesto's requirement for strict immigration policy argues against expanded protection grounds.

»Barnperspektivet ska alltid finnas med i migrations« — child perspective in migration matters“The child perspective shall always be included in migration”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to ensure that staff in home care and care homes receive continuous professional development and that conditions in healthcare shortage occupations are improved. This supports both the career service initiative for nursing assistants and the programme for older employees. The plan also particularly wants to facilitate the possibility for older people who wish to and can continue working.

»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« — continuous professional development“Ensure that staff in home care and care homes have the opportunity for continuous professional development.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to train more healthcare personnel, improve conditions in healthcare's shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired personnel. That is precisely what a national plan for healthcare's competence supply shall achieve. The plan makes healthcare one of four prioritised areas and establishes that solidaristically financed healthcare is the core of welfare.

»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« — more and better conditions in healthcare“Train more personnel for healthcare. Improved conditions in healthcare's shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired personnel.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to establish more state service offices as part of security throughout the country. The party programme places on the state the responsibility that state service be accessible throughout Sweden and that the whole country shall live. Continuing expansion and not reducing grants follow directly from these commitments.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor.« — more state service offices“More police with local presence, expanded primary care, easier to start local medical practices and establish more state service offices.”

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The plan explicitly states that referendums shall be able to be used both nationally and locally and that a strong opinion shall be able to be heard for wishes for referendums at the municipal level; a lower threshold for citizen initiatives is precisely this. The plan also wants other forms of resident influence to be developed and that citizens get participation continuously, not only at election time. Municipal self-government, however, urges caution with a state portal.

»Folkomröstningar ska kunna användas både på nationell och lokal nivå.« — referendums at all levels“Referendums shall be able to be used on both national and local levels.”

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The plan establishes that the right to property is a human right and that a rule in the constitution shall guarantee full compensation for restrictions on property rights; an explicit proportionality requirement for intervention points in the same direction as strengthened constitutional property protection. Expropriation is described as a violation of property rights that may only occur in exceptional cases, and the plan wants an effective right of constitutional review.

»därför ska en regel finnas i grundlagen som garanterar« — constitutional protection with compensation“therefore a rule in the constitution shall guarantee”

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The plan explicitly requires that the Constitution ensures that no one is discriminated against on the grounds of, among other things, political or other opinion. That is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to investigate. The plan also counts freedom of opinion among the rights the Constitution must always protect and wants effective constitutional review that checks that laws follow the Constitution.

»neras på grund av kön, ålder, funktionsvariationer, etniskt ursprung, religion, sexuell identitet, politisk eller« — constitutional protection against discrimination“on the grounds of sex, age, functional variations, ethnic origin, religion, sexual identity, political or”

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The plan explicitly states that long-distance animal transport should be avoided to the greatest extent possible, that unnecessary suffering should not occur and that animal husbandry should account for animals' physiological and behavioural needs, which entails requirements for shorter transport times and against cage housing. The plan also wants the EU's agricultural policy to guarantee good animal husbandry and that the industry receives equivalent competitive conditions, which is the counter-proposal's second rationale.

»Långväga djurtransporter ska undvikas i största möjliga utsträckning.« — avoid long animal transport“Long-distance animal transport shall be avoided to the greatest extent possible.”

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The plan explicitly states that planning shall be aimed at designing communities so that security is promoted and crimes are prevented, which is precisely crime-prevention design as a formal part of the process. It also wants residents themselves to take an active part in decision-making about their immediate surroundings and other forms of resident participation to be developed. The counter-proposal's demands thereby coincide with the plan's own commitments.

»inriktas på att bygga och utforma samhällena så att trygghet främjas samtidigt som brott förebyggs och försvåras.« — crime-prevention planning“aimed at building and designing communities so that security is promoted while crimes are prevented and made difficult.”

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The plan places small and medium-sized family businesses at the centre of business policy, requires that new laws be tested from a small business perspective, that the state's rules are long-term and that administrative processes are characterized by efficiency and good service spirit towards those who want to build and develop. For the state to be tasked with facilitating smaller businesses' contacts with authorities with reasonable processing times is thus the plan's own approach.

»De små och medelstora företagen, som ofta är familjeföretag« — small businesses at the centre“Small and medium-sized businesses, which are often family businesses”

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The plan requires a constitutional rule on full compensation for restrictions on property rights and describes property rights as a human right, while the election manifesto warns that property rights over forests are threatened. Forest policy's production and environmental goals shall have the same dignity. The counter-proposal's requirement for just compensation for restricted logging rights and for better scrutiny of species protection responds directly to this.

»fullgod ersättning vid olika former av inskränkningar i« — full compensation for restrictions“full compensation for various forms of restrictions on”

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The election manifesto explicitly wants to strengthen social services' ability to take coercive measures against children and young people committing crimes and strike at what recruits young people into gang crime. The party programme requires that all non-medical possession and use of drugs is prohibited and that the authorities react quickly to crimes by young people. Increased powers at HVB, dot marking, youth crime committees and criminalization of drug purchases by children are in line with this.

»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« — coercive measures against young offenders“Strengthen social services and social services' ability to take coercive measures towards children and young people committing crimes.”

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The plan explicitly requires that incoming laws be tested from a small business perspective, that bureaucracy and complicated rules are opposed and that the state's rules for businesses are long-term, with small and medium-sized enterprises at the centre of business policy. A strengthened and independent Regulatory Board with a stop function in cases of insufficient impact assessments is a means for precisely this.

»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« — new laws tested for small business“Incoming laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”

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The plan requires that victims of violence are given adequate support and protection and that volunteer support to these victims is encouraged, whilst charitable activities shall be prioritized over commercial interests. The election manifesto also highlights the power of gangs in vulnerable areas. Resources for more social secretaries, protected non-profit women's shelters and sheltered housing for women subjected to gang violence respond to these commitments.

»nära relation ska ges adekvat stöd och skydd« — adequate support and protection“close relationship shall be given adequate support and protection”

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The election manifesto wants to strengthen social initiatives and the social services' possibilities for compulsory measures against young people who commit crimes and establish a national social task force so that preventive work becomes more uniform, and make parental support mandatory in all municipalities. The party programme makes prevention the most important weapon against crime and requires close cooperation between social services, police and school. The counter-proposal's requirements align with this.

»Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« — national social task force“Establish a national social task force, so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more uniform across the country.”

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The plan establishes that support from voluntary organizations to violence victims shall be encouraged, that voluntary activities shall be prioritized over commercial interests and that state and municipality shall give different groups freedom to take responsibility for activities they themselves bear. Voluntary organizations are furthermore independent from the public. To develop women's shelters' activities and clarify cooperation with the municipalities meets this directly.

»stöd till dessa utsatta våldsoffer« — volunteers' support to violence victims“support to these vulnerable violence victims”

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The election manifesto makes parental support mandatory in all municipalities and promises parental support programmes to all parents, exactly the kind of intervention the counter-proposal wants to introduce against honour-based oppression. The party programme establishes that religious freedom must never be used to violate others and that oppression can never be tolerated within the family. The demands for case reporting and national guidelines follow from this.

»Förebygg brott genom att stärka familjerna och föräldraansvaret och göra det obligatoriskt med föräldrastöd i alla Sverige kommuner.« — mandatory parental support“Prevent crime by strengthening families and parental responsibility and make it mandatory with parental support in all Swedish municipalities.”

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The plan establishes that effective handling of violence in intimate relations requires well-trained staff at police, prosecutor, social services and healthcare and well-functioning cooperation between authorities, and that those exposed to violence shall be given adequate support and protection. Men's violence against women is described as the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality. To investigate how the state can support and coordinate municipalities' efforts is thus the plan's own line.

»Effektiv handläggning av ärenden som rör våld i nära relationer förutsätter välutbildade medarbetare hos polis,« — effective and coordinated handling“Effective handling of cases concerning violence in intimate relations requires well-trained staff at police,”

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The plan explicitly states that the system for municipal equalization shall be state-run and designed so that differences in tax capacity, population structure, geographic distances, climate and social circumstances are equalized, and that the state shall support municipalities with insufficient tax base. The goal is that all of Sweden shall thrive and that taxes shall stimulate work and enterprise. The counter-proposal's demand for equalization that guarantees basic services, takes sparsity into account and creates growth incentives is thus the plan's own line.

»Systemet för kommunal utjämning ska vara statligt« — state-run municipal equalization“The system for municipal equalization shall be state-run”

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The plan demands a dignified death with good care at the end of life and a holistic view aimed at advanced care and pain relief, with staff aware of existential questions. The election manifesto moreover promises increased medical expertise in elderly care. Introducing national responsibility and knowledge support for person-centred palliative care in elderly care is therefore the plan's own line.

»istället krävs en helhetssyn som syftar till en avancerad omvårdnad och smärtlindring« — good care at the end of life“instead requires a holistic view aimed at advanced care and pain relief”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises improved conditions for staff in elderly care with eliminated split shifts and continuous skills development for staff in home care and care homes. It also identifies shortage professions' conditions and reduced need for expensive hired staff. The counter-proposal's demand for secure employment, better working conditions and higher status for the profession is therefore precisely what the plan has committed to.

»Förbättrade villkor för personalen i äldreomsorgen - bort med delade turer.« — better conditions in elderly care“Improved conditions for staff in elderly care - no more split shifts.”

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The plan stipulates that the design of support to the elderly shall be characterized by choice, that elderly care shall be conducted in both private and public sectors and that the individual themselves should be able to choose provider within the framework of granted assistance. The counter-proposal's demand to investigate how elderly people's choice of residence and home care can be improved is thus precisely what the plan commits to.

»av det stöd som ges präglas av valfrihet« — choice in care“of the support that is given shall be characterized by choice”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to establish more state service offices, with the reasoning that people should feel safe throughout the country, and the party programme states that the state has a responsibility to ensure that state services are available throughout Sweden. The goal of regional policy is furthermore that all of Sweden shall thrive and that everyone regardless of place of residence shall have access to society's fundamental rights. The counter-proposal's demand for more service offices and continuous evaluation of the state's presence therefore follows directly from the plan.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor.« — more state service offices“More police with local presence, expanded primary care, easier to start a local medical practice and establish more state service offices.”

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The party programme identifies legislation with prohibitions and limit values as a strategic instrument in environmental policy and requires that action be based on the precautionary principle when there is suspicion of threat or irreversible damage. The substitution principle and concern for access to clean water point the same way. The counter-proposal's requirements for limit values for more foodstuffs, clearer recommendations and better support for sampling thus follow from the plan.

»Lagstiftning med förbud och gränsvärden, en ekologiskt« — limit values as instrument“Legislation with prohibitions and limit values, an ecologically”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises regulatory changes and cost reductions for farming to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency, and the party programme makes stewardship the guiding principle for secure food supply and requires that total defence can handle serious strains in society. The counter-proposal's demand for an inquiry into supply capacity, stockpiles and investments in drinking water infrastructure follows directly from these commitments. The plan also prioritises farming as the producer of food.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — increased self-sufficiency“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish farming to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen farming's competitiveness.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to save local shops and that all of Sweden must function with service even outside the major cities. The party programme also requires effective competition policy that prevents restrictions on competition and that all of Sweden must thrive. The counter-proposal's requirement to restrict anti-competitive agreements, review planning and building legislation and direct EU funds to rural services thus align with the plan.

»Rädda lanthandeln genom att bredda driftstödet till dagligvarubutiker.« — save local shops“Save local shops by expanding operational support for grocery stores.”

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The party programme establishes that freer world trade with fairer rules is a prerequisite for global inequality to decrease, and requires trade liberalisations for products that poorer countries are best at producing. The EU's task according to the plan is to simplify rules and improve competition and break up closed markets. The counter-proposal's demand that the EU actively works for more free trade agreements, considering environment, health and animal welfare, thus aligns with the plan.

»En friare världshandel med rättvisare spelregler är en förutsättning för att klyftorna ska kunna minska.« — freer world trade“Freer world trade with fairer rules is a prerequisite for inequality to be able to decrease.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires a comprehensive review of the secrecy rules so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes. The counter-proposal's requirement that crime-fighting authorities shall be able and be obliged to share information with municipalities that procure for example care homes or housing is precisely such an arrangement. The party programme's requirement for cooperation across agency boundaries and children's right to a safe growing-up environment point in the same direction.

»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« — authorities shall share information“Comprehensive review of the secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.”

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The party programme establishes that it is justified to use the legislative instrument to ease the situation for persons with disabilities, that a rights law should create conditions for good living conditions and that increased accessibility in society is an important way to reduce the significance of disability. The traffic system shall moreover be characterized by accessibility so that it can be used by persons with disabilities. The counter-proposal's requirement for legislative proposal and a door-to-door perspective in mobility services thereby follows from the plan.

»Det är befogat att använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer« — legislation for disabled people“It is justified to use the legislative instrument to ease the situation for persons”

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The party programme establishes that agricultural policy should be designed so that it creates conditions for closeness between producer and consumer, which reduces the need for long-distance transport, and that Sweden should take advantage of its good conditions for environmentally friendly and safe food production. The election manifesto also wants to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency. National guidelines and a campaign on the benefits of locally produced food are thus in line with the plan, which also requires well-developed consumer information.

»skapar förutsättningar för närhet mellan producent och« — closeness between producer and consumer“creates conditions for closeness between producer and”

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The party programme requires effective competition policy that counters oligopoly, monopoly and unfair competition, and establishes that competition restrictions may only occur exceptionally. The plan also places small and medium-sized family businesses at the centre of business policy and sustainable family farms as the basis in Swedish agriculture, which are precisely the producers pressed by wholesalers' dominance. The counter-proposal's requirement for stricter rules against improper trading practices and a review of ownership concentration therefore follows from the plan.

»effektiv konkurrenspolitik motverkar oligopol, monopol och illojal konkurrens.« — effective competition policy“effective competition policy counters oligopoly, monopoly and unfair competition.”

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The party programme binds trade policy to international solidarity: freer world trade with fairer rules should reduce global inequalities, and protection of human rights should be a main goal of foreign policy. The programme also wants to strengthen global ethical codes for business and let trade and development aid cooperate for sustainable integration of poorer countries. The counter-proposal's requirement that trade policy considers environment, climate and human rights thus follows from the plan.

»En friare världshandel med rättvisare spelregler är en förutsättning för att klyftorna ska kunna minska.« — freer trade against global inequalities“Freer world trade with fairer rules is a precondition for inequalities to be reduced.”

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The party programme explicitly requires that preschool activities be characterized by choice and equal and high quality in the form of small child groups and staff with both pedagogical and care competence, and that group sizes must not be larger than that every child gets their needs met. The counter-proposal's requirement for guaranteed choice, quality and equivalence with a focus on child group and staff ratio is thus the plan's own line.

»i form av små barngrupper och personal med både pedagogisk och omvårdande kompetens.« — small child groups and competence“in the form of small child groups and staff with both pedagogical and care competence.”

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The plan explicitly establishes that illness related to psychosocial factors and stress are serious problems that require measures from healthcare, fellow citizens, employers and other societal actors, and that health-promoting work shall be stimulated. It also emphasizes the importance of the local environment and green spaces for health. An investigation into the causes of stress and a strategy with measures in these areas thus aligns with the plan's own direction.

»Ohälsa relaterad till psykosociala faktorer och« — stress a serious health problem“Illness related to psychosocial factors and”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands a comprehensive review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes. The party programme requires close cooperation between social services, police and schools and that the secrecy option is used restrictively. The counter-proposal's demand for a fundamental secrecy review and amended freedom of information and secrecy law is thus the plan's own line.

»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« — comprehensive review of secrecy rules“Comprehensive review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.”

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The plan explicitly requires that comprehensive defence maintains preparedness to participate in managing disasters and other severe strains in society and in preventive measures, and that Sweden must be able to participate in operations also outside Europe. It also requires that comprehensive defence has sufficient resources to provide the population with good protection. The two goals that the counter-proposal wants to retain are thus the plan's own commitments.

»delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och andra svåra påfrestningar i samhället samt att delta i förebyggande åtgärder för att begränsa riskerna för sådana.« — preparedness for peacetime crises“participate in managing disasters and other severe strains in society and to participate in preventive measures to limit the risks of such.”

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The plan explicitly states that a solidarily financed social insurance system must provide economic security and that benefit levels must be structured so that individuals are encouraged to participate in measures leading to good health and return to working life. The goal of social policy is self-sufficiency. The counter-proposal's goal of security in illness combined with effective support for return to work is therefore precisely the plan's formulation.

»olika skeenden. Nivåerna på ersättningarna ska utformas så att den enskilde stimuleras att delta i åtgärder« — benefits that promote return“different stages. Benefit levels must be structured so that individuals are encouraged to participate in measures”

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The party programme explicitly states that Sweden should be able to participate following a decision in the UN Security Council or on the basis of internationally law-compliant criteria, even outside Europe, and that Sweden should, to the extent of its capability, be involved in solving security problems. This is precisely the counter-proposal's requirement for continued support within the UN, EU, NATO, and OSCE with clear international law mandate. The plan also states an obligation to stand up for disadvantaged fellow humans when states fail.

»Dessutom bör Sverige kunna delta, efter beslut i FN:s säkerhetsråd eller utifrån folkrättsligt godtagbara kriterier, även utanför Europa.« — participation with international law mandate“Furthermore, Sweden should be able to participate, following a decision in the UN Security Council or on the basis of internationally law-compliant criteria, even outside Europe.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness, and the party programme wants new rules to be tested from a small business perspective and sustainable family farms to remain the basis. A new reporting requirement for phosphorus use instead increases the regulatory burden. To instead pay greater attention to agriculture's regulatory burden and choose other paths towards preventing nutrient leakage is thus in line with the plan.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — reduced regulatory burden for agriculture“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises a national birth plan, more birth clinics, increased staffing and midwife teams throughout the healthcare chain, and parental support programmes offered to all parents. The plan also wishes to transfer responsibility for healthcare from regions to the state for equal care throughout the country. A government mandate for improved conditions for maternal and birth care and parental support for all is therefore exactly what the plan requires.

»En nationell förlossningsplan och öppna fler förlossningskliniker, ökad bemanning och ett barnmorsketeam genom hela vårdkedjan« — national birth plan“A national birth plan and open more birth clinics, increased staffing and a midwife team throughout the entire healthcare chain”

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The election manifesto promises greatly strengthened student health with coordinated child and youth healthcare, which is exactly the coordination between student health, school, social services and child and youth psychiatry that the counter-proposal requires. The party programme additionally requires rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental ill-health and care and dignity guarantees that specify what the individual can demand. National flow programmes with specified interventions and timeframes realize these commitments.

»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« — coordinated child healthcare“Greatly strengthened student health with coordinated child and youth healthcare and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises fixed doctor contact with a named doctor and patient cap, more health centres in rural areas and expanded primary care, and that the state takes over stewardship to provide equal healthcare. This is what the counter-proposal demands in substance: long-term financing of primary care, plans for more fixed doctor contacts and strengthened preventive work. The party programme also establishes that health-promoting work should be stimulated. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

»Inför fast läkarkontakt med en namngiven läkare och tak för antal patienter för att möjliggöra relationsbyggande mellan patient och läkare.« — fixed named doctor contact“Introduce fixed doctor contact with a named doctor and cap on number of patients to enable relationship building between patient and doctor.”

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The party programme says explicitly that the gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas and that proposals and decisions shall be analysed from a gender equality perspective to clarify the consequences for women and men. The counter-proposal requires precisely such a gender equality and distribution analysis of the tapering rules. The programme additionally requires distribution policy measures directed towards those with the greatest need, and the election manifesto campaigns on real gender equality. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

»Det innebär att förslag och beslut ska analyseras ur ett jämställdhetsperspektiv« — gender equality analysis of proposals“It means that proposals and decisions shall be analysed from a gender equality perspective”

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The party programme explicitly states that gifts to non-profit organisations should be tax-exempt, and the election manifesto goes to the polls on a strengthened civil society. A raised ceiling and a broadening of which public-benefit purposes are covered moves in that direction, and the plan's requirement for rules as simple as possible speaks against the administratively burdensome model. Therefore the demand is supported.

»Gåvor till ideella organisationer bör vara skattebefriade.« — tax exemption for gifts“Gifts to non-profit organisations should be tax-exempt.”

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The election manifesto explicitly prioritises agriculture and promises regulatory changes and cost reductions to strengthen competitiveness and self-sufficiency, and the party programme makes food production a basic industry that should be given equivalent competitive conditions. The counter-proposal's demand for policy on vibrant rural areas with a competitive and sustainable agriculture is precisely this. The demand is supported.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — competitiveness for agriculture“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The party programme explicitly places on the state a responsibility to maintain a system of national and regional airports and regionally significant air traffic that does not come about on commercial grounds. That is precisely what the counter-proposal requires regarding financing of air traffic control and compensation for regional airports. The election manifesto states that all of Sweden shall function.

»ett system av nationella och regionala flygplatser liksom regionalt betydelsefull flygtrafik som inte kommer till stånd på kommersiella grunder« — state responsibility for airports“a system of national and regional airports as well as regionally significant air traffic that does not come about on commercial grounds”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that capital punishment is not compatible with the view of the inviolability of human life, and that human dignity is absolute from conception until the end of life. The Constitution shall ensure and protect human rights, primarily the right to life. An explicit reservation that capital punishment may not be imposed or carried out here follows directly from this.

»Dödsstraff är ej förenligt med synen på människolivets« — rejects capital punishment“Capital punishment is not compatible with the view of the inviolability of”

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The party programme establishes that the child perspective should always be present in migration matters and that the entire asylum process should be designed so that legal certainty is guaranteed to the individual, with sufficient resources for short processing times. The counter-proposal's requirements for child-adapted investigation units, the child's right to speak and shorter time to investigation are a direct implementation of these commitments.

»Barnperspektivet ska alltid finnas med i migrations« — child perspective in migration matters“The child perspective should always be present in migration”

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The party programme explicitly mentions environment-friendly procurement as a strategic instrument to be used, together with economic policy instruments, and requires that environmental considerations permeate all policy areas. The counter-proposal's requirements on sustainability requirements in procurement and environmental vehicles in public operations follow directly from this. The plan's preference for general means in business policy qualifies.

»miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling är exempel på strategiska instrument som ska användas« — environment-friendly procurement as policy instrument“environmental management systems and environment-friendly procurement are examples of strategic instruments to be used”

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The election manifesto explicitly states that the need for expensive hired staff should decrease and that conditions in care shortage occupations should improve, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requires. The plan also wants to consolidate stewardship with the state instead of 21 regions, which directly addresses regions competing for staff. Healthcare should according to the party programme be cost-effective.

»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« — reduce expensive hired staff“Educate more staff for healthcare. Improved conditions in care shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired staff.”

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The election manifesto promises a significantly strengthened student health with integrated child and youth healthcare, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demand for coordinated responsibility, national guidance and shared medical records between student health and healthcare. The plan also wants national standards for digital healthcare information. Special emphasis is placed on rapid and accessible expertise for children and young people with mental health problems.

»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« — integrated student health“Significantly strengthened student health with integrated child and youth healthcare and parental support programmes offered to all parents.”

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The election manifesto explicitly states that the wolf population shall be reduced to 170 individuals, which requires a licensed hunt that functions effectively in practice. The party programme wants defensive hunting to be possible to protect life and property and for predator policy to be designed in consultation with the affected rural population, that is, with the livestock holders the counter-proposal highlights. Avoiding stress and injury to domestic animals follows from the plan's animal welfare perspective.

»Den svenska vargstammen ska minskas till 170 individer.« — reduced wolf population“The Swedish wolf population shall be reduced to 170 individuals.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to establish more state service offices as part of making the whole country function. The party programme places on the state the responsibility that state services are available throughout Sweden and sets the goal that every municipality and region should be a functioning society. The counter-proposal's requirement is therefore the same as the plan's own commitment.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor. Du ska känna dig trygg i hela landet.« — more state service offices“More police officers with local presence, expanded primary care, easier to start local doctor's surgery and establish more state service offices. You should feel safe throughout the country.”

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The party programme explicitly states that one way to support minorities is to ensure minority languages a strong position through legislation, which is precisely what an investigation of a Sami language law aims at. Sami people are mentioned first among the groups whose language and ethnic rights shall be recognized. According to the plan, supporting minorities' own efforts is a central public task, which also supports the requirement for close dialogue with Sami representatives.

»Ett sätt att göra detta är att tillförsäkra minoritetsspråken en stark ställning genom lagstiftning.« — legislation for minority languages“One way to do this is to ensure minority languages a strong position through legislation.”

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The party programme points out jobs, the Swedish language and civil society as the important keys to integration and explicitly says that voluntary organizations are important in the introduction of refugees. To investigate how a larger part of integration work can take place in cooperation with civil society thereby lies directly in the plan's line. The openness to pluralism is described as the only path to real integration.

»Jobb, kunskap i svenska språket och det civila samhället är viktiga nycklar till integration.« — civil society key to integration“Jobs, knowledge of the Swedish language and civil society are important keys to integration.”

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The party programme explicitly states that the social services, police and schools shall have close cooperation to prevent crime in children and young people at an early stage, and that preventive measures are the most important way to combat crime. The election manifesto promises mandatory parental support in all municipalities and greatly strengthened, integrated children's and youth healthcare. The counter-proposal's requirement for early social prevention measures in cooperation is thus the plan's own line.

»Socialtjänsten, polisen och skolan har en stor uppgift i detta avseende och ska ha en nära samverkan med varandra för att på ett tidigt stadium förhindra kriminalitet hos barn och ungdomar.« — early cooperation against youth crime“The social services, police and schools have a major task in this respect and shall have close cooperation with each other to prevent crime in children and young people at an early stage.”

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The election manifesto requires national standards and technical specifications for all digital healthcare information, with the justification that information about the patient increases the possibilities for good healthcare, which is the core of the counter-proposal's demand for healthcare data. The manifesto also wants to abolish the fragmented regional organization in favor of unified responsibility, which speaks for healthcare hygiene responsibility to be centralized in one authority. The handling of personal data must meanwhile take place with great caution.

»Trygg patientsäkerheten med nationella standarder och tekniska specifikationer för all digital vårdinformation. Information om patienten ökar möjligheterna för en god vård.« — national digital healthcare information“Ensure patient safety with national standards and technical specifications for all digital healthcare information. Information about the patient increases the possibilities for good healthcare.”

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The party programme requires that immigrants' studies in Swedish be individually adapted and combined with workplace practice to increase integration in the community, which is the core of the counter-proposal's targeted measures against workplace and occupation-specific obstacles. Jobs and language skills are identified as the keys to integration. The plan furthermore wants people's will and ability to support themselves to be utilized.

»Invandrare ska garanteras goda möjligheter till undervisning i svenska språket och om det svenska samhället. Studierna bör vara individanpassade och kombineras med praktik på arbetsplatser för att öka möjligheten till integration i samhällsgemenskapen.« — individually adapted Swedish with workplace practice“Immigrants shall be guaranteed good opportunities for instruction in the Swedish language and about the Swedish society. Studies should be individually adapted and combined with workplace practice to increase the opportunity for integration in the community.”

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The plan makes work for human rights and freedoms a main goal for foreign policy and says that a human rights dialogue must also be conducted bilaterally with individual countries. Foreign policy must promote democracy and human rights, and strong protection of freedom of speech is according to the programme decisive for a living democracy. The counter-proposal's strengthened work through regional organizations and bilateral relations follows from these commitments.

»Människovärdet ska stå i fokus och arbetet för att skydda och värna mänskliga fri- och rättigheter ska vara ett huvudmål för utrikespolitiken.« — human rights as main goal of foreign policy“Human dignity must be in focus and work to protect and uphold human freedoms and rights must be a main goal of foreign policy.”

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The plan sets the EU's ultimate goal as being a guarantor for peace, security and dialogue and requires that the union has coordinated capacity to independently handle crises within and near its borders. According to the plan, European security is created through cross-border cooperation and solidarity, and protection of human freedoms and rights is a main objective for foreign policy. The counter-proposal's demand for a clearer democracy and rights orientation with more tools responds to this.

»Det yttersta målet för EU är att vara garant för fred, säkerhet och dialog mellan de europeiska folken.« — EU as peace guarantor“The EU's ultimate goal is to be a guarantor for peace, security and dialogue between the European peoples.”

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The plan makes it a central public task to support minorities' own efforts to maintain and further develop the cultural features they themselves consider important, which is precisely the counter-proposal's requirement that policy is implemented together with minorities. Civil society's activity shall according to the plan be supported but not directed. That the groups' needs are taken into account at all levels and that their linguistic and ethnic rights are recognised presupposes organisations with real conditions.

»Det är en central offentlig uppgift att stödja minoriteters egna insatser för att behålla och vidareutveckla de kulturella drag som de själva anser viktiga.« — support for minorities' own efforts“It is a central public task to support minorities' own efforts to maintain and further develop the cultural features that they themselves consider important.”

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The election manifesto promises a national care mediation that matches care needs with capacity throughout the country and not just in the region where you live, which is precisely the direction the counter-proposal wants to establish. That where you live should not determine what care you get is the manifesto's starting point, and the party programme gives citizens freedom to choose their own healthcare provider. That the system is also accessible to the patient himself follows from the fact that the patient should have information and be able to influence their care.

»Inför en nationell vårdförmedling som matchar vårdbehovet med den vårdkapacitet som finns i hela landet – och inte bara i regionen där personen bor.« — national care mediation“Introduce a national care mediation that matches care needs with the care capacity that exists in the whole country - and not just in the region where the person lives.”

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The party programme explicitly states that Sweden should give at least one per cent of GNI in international aid and that the level should apply in both low and high economic conditions. That is precisely the principle the counter-proposal wants to adhere to, and it speaks against decoupling the aid budget from GNI. The plan also highlights democracy and rights support as an effective way to stabilize weak new democracies.

»Sverige bör ge minst en procent av BNI i internationellt bistånd.« — one per cent of GNI for aid“Sweden should give at least one per cent of GNI in international aid.”

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The party programme establishes that alternative defence forms shall be a complement to military defence and an opportunity for those who without weapons wish to participate in the defence of Sweden. It also says that military training as far as possible shall be based on voluntariness and that those who for reasons of conscience refuse armed service shall be treated with respect and offered service with civilian duty. A resilience service with retained voluntariness to military defence is precisely the construction the plan favours.

»Civilmotstånd och andra alternativa försvarsformer ska vara ett komplement till det militära försvaret och vara en möjlighet till aktiva insatser för medborgare, som utan att bruka vapen vill delta i försvaret av Sverige.« — civil defence forms as a complement“Civil resistance and other alternative defence forms shall be a complement to military defence and be an opportunity for active efforts for citizens who without bearing arms wish to participate in the defence of Sweden.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises a cap on number of patients per doctor through fixed doctor contact, which is the same thing in substance as the counter-proposal's binding target for primary care. The manifesto also promises more health centres near people, more care at home and improved conditions in care's shortage professions. The plan thus sees queues as a result of insufficient nearby care and staffing, not as something solved by continued monitoring.

»Inför fast läkarkontakt med en namngiven läkare och tak för antal patienter för att möjliggöra relationsbyggande mellan patient och läkare.« — cap on number of patients per doctor“Introduce fixed doctor contact with a named doctor and a cap on the number of patients to enable relationship-building between patient and doctor.”

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The election manifesto wants to establish a national social intervention force precisely so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal across the country, which is the same as spreading functioning local cooperation to more municipalities. The party programme places a large task on social services, police and schools in close cooperation to prevent crime early. Mapping and evaluation are also important political tasks according to the plan.

»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott. Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« — equivalent prevention across the country“Strengthen social measures and the social services' possibilities for coercive measures against children and young people who commit crimes. Establish a national social intervention force so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal across the country.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands a complete review of secrecy rules so that authorities can share information with each other to prevent and solve crimes. The party programme places a major task on social services, police and schools in close cooperation to early prevent criminality among children and young people. The counter-proposal's demand for urgent review and new legislation aligns with this, with the plan's caveat about careful handling of personal data.

»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« — complete review of secrecy rules“Complete review of secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information with each other to prevent and solve crimes.”

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The party programme establishes that a shore protection zone should not be applied generally but used in areas where there is cause for it, and that shore protection rules must not create unnecessary obstacles to housing construction but shall be applied equally where conditions are equal. At the same time, the plan requires protection of biological diversity. The counter-proposal's combination of reliefs in rural areas and tightening in valuable areas is precisely the order the plan favours.

»Ett strandskydd bör inte tillämpas« — no general shore protection“A shore protection zone should not be applied”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises a national exit programme and a strengthened associational life with mentorship programmes, and strengthened social action and a national social action force so that the preventative work becomes more equal throughout the country. The party programme obliges social services, police and school to in close cooperation early prevent crime in children. The counter-proposal's demand for adapted exit activity for children follows directly from this.

»Förebygg brott genom att stärka föreningslivet samt inrättande av mentorskapsprogram och nationellt avhopparprogram.« — national exit programme“Prevent crime by strengthening associational life and establishing mentorship programmes and a national exit programme.”

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The party programme establishes that freedom of thought is a prerequisite for successful knowledge-seeking and that universities and colleges shall enjoy a large degree of self-determination in relation to the state, including the ability to shape their own admission criteria. State control over who can come into question for board positions and shortened mandate periods restricts that self-determination. The counter-proposal's demand to safeguard academic freedom follows directly from the plan.

»högskolor ska åtnjuta stort mått av självbestämmande i förhållande till staten« — institutions of higher education's self-determination“colleges shall enjoy a large degree of self-determination in relation to the state”

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The party programme explicitly lists psychological violence from a close person among offences that are completely unacceptable and requires that legislation marks violence against women as a serious crime. The election manifesto furthermore drives strong criminal law increases. Criminalizing psychological violence and controlling behaviour is therefore directly compatible with the plan.

»våld från en närstående eller för annan form av övergrepp och våld« — mark psychological violence in law“violence from a close person or for any other form of abuse and violence”

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The party programme states that opportunities for continued studies should not be limited to a certain age interval, that adult education should be well developed and that this increases the prerequisites for meeting the rapidly changing needs of the labour market. A more flexible supply with short courses and part-time courses for working professionals is precisely this commitment put into practice. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal.

»Möjligheterna till fortsatta studier ska inte vara begränsade till ett visst åldersintervall i yngre år« — lifelong learning“Opportunities for continued studies should not be limited to a certain age interval in younger years”

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The party programme establishes that wetlands need to be preserved and, if necessary, restored, which is precisely what the counter-proposal's requirement for investigated potential for wetland rewetting concerns. The plan also points out access to clean water as threatened and requires that action is grounded in the precautionary principle. Strengthened monitoring of drinking water and knowledge about PFAS therefore follow from the plan.

»Våtmarker behöver bevaras och vid behov återställas« — restore wetlands“Wetlands need to be preserved and, if necessary, restored”

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The party programme establishes that compensatory measures are necessary and that an important way to reduce the significance of disabilities is to increase accessibility in society, with high requirements for public institutions and information systems. It is according to the plan justified to use legislation to facilitate the situation for people with disabilities. Adapted university entrance tests and adapted examination are precisely such compensatory measures.

»Ett annat viktigt sätt att minska funktionsnedsättningens betydelse är att öka tillgängligheten i samhället.« — increased accessibility“Another important way to reduce the significance of disabilities is to increase accessibility in society.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires significantly expanded prison services as a consequence of more police, prosecutors and courts. A plan to meet growing capacity needs is the very implementation of that commitment, and the party programme requires that implementation is aimed at rehabilitation so that reoffending is avoided. The counter-proposal's rejection of privatization, however, lacks support in the plan, which wants absence of monopolies.

»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut. Fler poliser kräver fler åklagare, domstolar på fler platser i landet och en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård.« — significantly expanded prison services“The entire justice system needs to be expanded. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and significantly expanded prison services.”

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The plan places on the state the responsibility for cultural infrastructure throughout the country and requires that cultural and leisure activities are accessible to persons with disabilities. Culture is assigned an intrinsic value that shall be available to all citizens. The counter-proposal's requirement for free and accessible culture regardless of place of residence, disability or background responds to these commitments.

»en kulturell infrastruktur, i hela landet« — culture throughout the country“cultural infrastructure, throughout the country”

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The election manifesto makes preventive work through strengthened families and mandatory parental support in all municipalities a main line against crime, and demands significantly strengthened school health services with unified child and youth health care. The party programme places great responsibility on social services, police and schools working closely together to prevent crime early. The counter-proposal's demand for structured, knowledge-based early interventions coincides with this.

»Förebygg brott genom att stärka familjerna och föräldraansvaret och göra det obligatoriskt med föräldrastöd i alla Sverige kommuner.« — mandatory parental support“Prevent crime by strengthening families and parental responsibility and make parental support mandatory in all Swedish municipalities.”

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The election manifesto promises more police with local presence and a developed justice system with courts in more places in the country, and the party programme emphasizes a locally grounded justice system. The plan additionally establishes that effective handling of intimate partner violence requires well-trained staff at the police. The counter-proposal's requirement for intimate partner crime and volume crime investigators at local level throughout the country is precisely this and is supported by the plan.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor. Du ska känna dig trygg i hela landet.« — police with local presence“More police with local presence, developed primary care, easier to start local medical practice and establish more public service offices. You should feel safe throughout the country.”

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The election manifesto promises regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture and that fuel prices shall be cut significantly for all. A climate-neutral agricultural deduction and minimized excise tax on biofuel are precisely such cost reductions. The party programme further wants that domestic renewable fuels shall form an expanding base in energy supply, which argues for tax exemption for high-blended biofuels.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — cost reductions for agriculture“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The party programme explicitly requires that care shall be based on knowledge and proven experience, that is, evidence-based, which is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to increase. The election manifesto moreover promises increased medical competence in elderly care and continuous competence development for personnel in home care and in care homes. The programme's requirement for evaluation and quality control also carries the task of clarifying where knowledge needs to increase.

»Den solidariskt finansierade hälso- och sjukvården ska vara ändamålsenlig och kostnadseffektiv, säker för patienterna och baserad på kunskap och beprövad erfarenhet, det vill säga evidensbaserad.« — evidence-based care“The solidarity-financed health and medical care shall be appropriate and cost-effective, safe for patients and based on knowledge and proven experience, that is, evidence-based.”

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The party programme explicitly requires that total defense maintains readiness to handle disasters and other severe hardships and participates in preventive measures to limit the risks for such. Extreme weather, forest fires and threatened drinking water supply are precisely such civil disaster risks. Updating the climate adaptation strategy so that it includes total defense's crisis readiness thus follows directly from the plan.

»förmår upprätthålla beredskap för att kunna delta i hanteringen av katastrofer och andra svåra påfrestningar i samhället samt att delta i förebyggande åtgärder för att begränsa riskerna för sådana.« — total defense's disaster readiness“is capable of maintaining readiness to be able to participate in handling disasters and other severe hardships in society and to participate in preventive measures to limit the risks for such.”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that the equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas and that proposals and decisions shall be analysed from an equality perspective to clarify the consequences for women and men. This is exactly what the counter-proposal requires from business policy. The programme furthermore gives the state responsibility for ensuring that conditions do not disadvantage enterprise in female-dominated sectors.

»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden. Det innebär att förslag och beslut ska analyseras ur ett jämställdhetsperspektiv för att klarlägga möjliga konsekvenser för kvinnor och män.« — equality analysis of all decisions“The equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas. It means that proposals and decisions shall be analysed from an equality perspective to clarify possible consequences for women and men.”

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The party programme says explicitly that buildings' environmental burden from a life-cycle perspective shall be considered, which is exactly what a climate declaration for the entire life cycle means. The programme also counts legislation with prohibitions and limit values among the strategic tools that shall be used. Binding limit values for buildings' climate impact therefore follow from the plan, reinforced by the precaution principle.

»Bostäders belastning på miljön ur ett livscykelperspektiv ska beaktas.« — life-cycle perspective on buildings“Buildings' environmental burden from a life-cycle perspective shall be considered.”

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The party programme explicitly states that long-distance animal transport must be avoided to the greatest extent possible and that strict rules must apply to how animals are treated during transport. That is exactly what the counter-proposal requires with stricter and shorter transport times. The commitment rests on stewardship of animals and the requirement to avoid stress, pain and injury.

»Långväga djurtransporter ska undvikas i största möjliga utsträckning. Strikta regler för hur djuren ska behandlas vid transport ska finnas.« — short and regulated animal transport“Long-distance animal transport must be avoided to the greatest extent possible. Strict rules for how animals must be treated during transport must exist.”

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The party programme explicitly identifies information as one of the general and specific measures to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol, with the aim of low total consumption. The counter-proposal's requirements for a national information initiative on alcohol's health effects and a long-term action plan are thus precisely what the plan prescribes. The requirement is reinforced by the fact that health promotion work should be stimulated.

»generella och särskilda åtgärder som information« — information as an alcohol policy tool“general and specific measures such as information”

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The party programme explicitly establishes that the constitution shall ensure that no one is discriminated against, among other things on the basis of political or other opinion. That is precisely what the counter-proposal wants to investigate and establish in the constitution. The programme moreover wants the constitution to protect individuals' rights from violations and that an effective constitutional review power shall exist, which strengthens the conclusion.

»på grund av kön, ålder, funktionsvariationer, etniskt ursprung, religion, sexuell identitet, politisk eller annan åskådning, nationellt eller socialt ursprung« — constitutional protection against discrimination“on the basis of sex, age, functional variations, ethnic origin, religion, sexual identity, political or other opinion, national or social origin”

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The party programme explicitly identifies sales monopoly and restrictive legislation as tools to reduce alcohol's harmful effects and sets the goal of low total consumption. The counter-proposal wants to investigate restrictions against commercial intermediation that undermine the retail monopoly's legal standing, which is precisely the tool the plan defends. The plan also accepts monopoly when public health reasons justify it.

»försäljningsmonopol och en restriktiv lagstiftning« — sales monopoly as a tool“sales monopoly and restrictive legislation”

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The plan explicitly conditions support for faith communities: it shall go to communities whose activities are in accordance with fundamental principles about every person's absolute and inviolable worth. It also states that freedom of religion must never be used to infringe on others. A law on democracy conditions that makes it possible to demand repayment of support follows from this.

»Stöd ska därför utgå till de trossamfund som bedriver« — conditional support for faith communities“Support shall therefore go to faith communities that conduct”

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The plan establishes that activities conducted by civil society shall be supported by the public but not controlled, and that folk high schools must be given freedom to develop on their own terms. Adult education's task is highlighted as unique and democracy-vitalizing. A statement in support of arm's length distance thus lies directly in the plan's line.

»civila samhället ska stödjas av det offentliga, men inte« — support but not control“civil society shall be supported by the public, but not”

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The election manifesto demands regulatory changes and cost relief for agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness, and the plan establishes that Sweden in principle shall be able to meet the population's food supply in case of blockade. That arable land long-term must be usable for food production is also stated. The counter-proposal's requirements thus lie at the core of the plan.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — increased self-sufficiency“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The plan establishes that it shall be self-evident that public institutions and information systems are designed with high accessibility requirements, and that voting secrecy shall be protected. It furthermore wants every citizen to have real participation and that public documents are accessible. The counter-proposal's requirements for adapted polling places and easy-to-read information follow directly from this.

»att offentliga inrättningar, anläggningar och informationssystem utformas med höga krav på tillgänglighet.« — high accessibility in society“that public institutions, facilities and information systems are designed with high accessibility requirements.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to establish more state service centres, and the plan establishes that the state has responsibility for state services being accessible throughout Sweden. The counter-proposal's requirement that more municipalities get a service centre is thereby directly in line with the plan. The goal that all of Sweden shall thrive reinforces this conclusion.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor. Du ska känna dig trygg i hela landet.« — more state service centres“More police with local presence, expanded primary care, easier to start local medical clinics and establish more state service centres. You should feel safe throughout the country.”

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The plan explicitly raises that decisions concerning debt have greater consequences for children than for the decision-makers themselves, and requires that all political decisions are analysed for their consequences for families. The best interests of the child shall be paramount. A child impact analysis of the regulatory framework on over-indebtedness is therefore directly in line with the plan.

»Det kan till exempel gälla beslut rörande skuldsättning« — children affected by debt decisions“This can for example concern decisions regarding debt”

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The plan requires close cooperation at EU level against serious cross-border crime and smuggling, with drugs and human trafficking as priority areas, and wants European police cooperation to be well-developed. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened Europol cooperation is thus in line with the plan. The plan simultaneously requires clearly defined authority and a functioning subsidiarity review, which is the committee's objection.

»Det europeiska polissamarbetet ska vara väl utvecklat samtidigt som dess befogenheter ska vara tydligt avgränsade« — developed EU police cooperation“European police cooperation shall be well-developed while its authority shall be clearly defined”

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The plan establishes that freedom of thought is a prerequisite for successful knowledge seeking and that institutions of higher learning shall have a large degree of self-determination vis-à-vis the state. It also requires the ability to meet attacks such as cyberwarfare. The counter-proposal's requirement for valued research freedom without political pressure and simultaneously strengthened security work thus lies in the plan's line.

»högskolor ska åtnjuta stort mått av självbestämmande i förhållande till staten.« — institutions' self-determination“higher education institutions shall enjoy a large degree of self-determination in relation to the state.”

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The plan builds forest policy on individual property rights: individual ownership of forestland is identified as a guarantee for good and long-term stewardship, and the election manifesto warns that property rights over the forest are threatened. The counter-proposal's demand that forest policy be based on respect for the conditions of private ownership thus lies directly in line with the plan. The plan holds production and environmental goals as equivalent at the same time.

»för den enskilda äganderätten och generationers erfarenhet av enskilt ägande av skogs- och jordbruksmark« — individual ownership as a stewardship guarantee“for individual property rights and generations' experience of individual ownership of forest and agricultural land”

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The plan explicitly establishes that the system for municipal equalization should be national and designed so that differences in tax base, population structure, geographic distances and social circumstances are equalized, and that everyone regardless of residence should have access to society's basic rights. The counter-proposal's demand for work on an equalization system that to a greater extent promotes equivalent welfare throughout the country is precisely this.

»Systemet för kommunal utjämning ska vara statligt och så utformat att konsekvenserna av skillnader« — statlig kommunal utjämning“The system for municipal equalization should be national and designed so that the consequences of differences”

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The party programme makes forestry and its processing industry a Swedish base industry where production and environmental goals shall have the same priority, which is precisely the view of the forest that the counter-proposal expresses. The energy section further establishes that domestic renewable fuels shall form a growing base and that domestic production shall be stimulated, which supports the requirement for strengthened biofuel production and higher degree of processing. The election manifesto's line on reduced involvement of expensive biofuel concerns fuel price, not the forest industry's role in the bioeconomy.

»Skogsbruket och den därmed sammanhängande förädlingsindustrin är sedan länge en viktig svensk« — forestry as a base industry“Forestry and the associated processing industry have for a long time been an important Swedish”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires that the right to remain in employment be extended in two steps to age 75 and that it become easier for the elderly to continue working. The counter-proposal's demand for a proposal on a higher age limit is precisely this. The party programme furthermore states that the elderly constitute a major asset whose experience society should make use of.

»Gör det möjligt att arbeta längre och mer flexibelt för den som kan genom att förlänga rätten att arbeta (LAS-åldern) i två steg till 75 års ålder, med ömsesidig rätt att minska arbetstiden till 50%.« — raised LAS age to 75“Make it possible to work longer and more flexibly for those who can through extending the right to work (LAS age) in two steps to age 75, with mutual right to reduce working hours to 50%.”

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The plan explicitly requires that there is a diversity of players acting as employment intermediaries, which is the counter-proposal's demand that independent mediators to a greater extent match and equip job seekers. The election manifesto also wants to strengthen local public services, among other things through more state service centres, and the plan assigns the state to make state services accessible throughout Sweden. Long-term unemployment shall be combated forcefully.

»bör finnas en mångfald av aktörer som agerar arbetsförmedlare« — diversity of employment intermediaries“there should be a diversity of players acting as employment intermediaries”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires that the penalty for weapons offences be increased to at least five years' imprisonment, which is precisely the minimum sentence the counter-proposal wants instead of four years. The plan drives increased penalties also in other areas and requires swift, predictable reactions to crime. The committee's assessment that the scales are already well-balanced lacks support in the plan.

»Skärp straffet för vapenbrott till lägst fem års fängelse.« — five years' minimum sentence for weapons offences“Increase the penalty for weapons offences to at least five years' imprisonment.”

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The plan formulates social insurance's task as providing economic security during different stages of life and that replacement levels shall be designed so that individuals are stimulated to take measures leading to good health and return to working life. This is substantively the same goal formulation that the counter-proposal wants to introduce, instead of a goal to push down sick leave rates. The plan moreover wants to introduce security compensation for those who have worn out their bodies.

»Nivåerna på ersättningarna ska utformas så att den enskilde stimuleras att delta i åtgärder« — return to working life“Replacement levels shall be designed so that individuals are stimulated to participate in measures”

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The election manifesto wants to break elderly people's involuntary loneliness through community-promoting initiatives in care and digital aids, which is exactly the use of freed time the counter-proposal demands. The plan simultaneously requires increased medical expertise and continuous competence development for staff, thus that technology complements and does not replace staffing and competence. Care shall meanwhile be characterised by respect for the individual's integrity and self-determination.

»Bryt äldres ofrivilliga ensamhet och isolering genom äldresamtal i alla kommuner, gemenskapsfrämjande insatser i omsorgen samt digitala hjälpmedel.« — community and digital aids“Break elderly people's involuntary loneliness and isolation through elderly talks in all municipalities, community-promoting initiatives in care and digital aids.”

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The party programme explicitly requires that all crimes be prosecuted effectively and without exception, including those that can be dismissed as minor crimes and offenses, which is precisely the volume crime work the review criticizes. The election manifesto also wants to streamline the police's mission so that focus is placed on crime-fighting. The plan thus speaks for the government ensuring that the recommendations are followed.

»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« — volume crime shall be prosecuted“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception prosecuted”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency, and prioritizes agriculture that produces our food. The plan makes stewardship a guide for secure food supply. Using the food strategy actively to strengthen production and thereby preparedness follows directly from this.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — increased self-sufficiency“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The plan establishes that social services, police and school shall have close cooperation to early prevent crime, and the manifesto requires significantly strengthened student health with a coherent child and youth health care and a national social task force for more equal preventive work. The counter-proposal's demand for cooperation between youth detention, social services, student health and primary care is exactly this.

»Socialtjänsten, polisen och skolan har en stor uppgift i detta avseende« — cooperation around children“Social services, police and school have a great task in this respect”

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The manifesto explicitly demands strengthened social interventions and strengthened opportunities for social services to take compulsory measures against children and young people who commit crimes, as well as a national social intervention force. The counter-proposal's demand for youth crime committees and early interventions even against parents' will is exactly this. The plan's respect for the family's sphere is a boundary but does not override the commitment.

»Stärk sociala insatser och socialtjänstens möjligheter till tvingande åtgärder gentemot barn och unga som begår brott.« — compulsory measures“Strengthen social interventions and social services' opportunities for compulsory measures against children and young people who commit crimes.”

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The plan explicitly establishes that unnecessary suffering shall not occur and that animal testing shall only be permitted in the most exceptional cases. A national plan to phase out animal testing in favour of alternative methods is a direct implementation of that commitment. The plan simultaneously emphasizes that research shall have sufficient resources and high quality.

»Onödigt lidande ska inte förekomma, och djurförsök ska endast få« — animal testing in exceptional cases“Unnecessary suffering shall not occur, and animal testing shall only be”

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The plan requires regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness, and highlights agriculture as a prioritized area. It also requires that green industries are given equal competitive conditions compared to other countries. A permanent reduction phased into an agricultural deduction for all fuels is precisely such a long-term cost reduction.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — cost reductions for agriculture“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The plan explicitly requires that it shall be forbidden to drive under the influence of alcohol or other drugs on land, water and in the air, which directly addresses the demand for more sobriety tests of flight personnel. It also demands a zero vision for fatalities and serious injuries in traffic and capability to meet attacks from terrorism. Work against hijackings and attacks and safer direct flights thus lie in line with the plan.

»vara förbjudet på land, på vatten och i luften.« — sobriety also in the air“be forbidden on land, water and in the air.”

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The plan requires that renewable fuels be favoured tax-wise and that domestic production be stimulated, and that energy supply be secured with domestic renewable sources as a growing base. It also requires economic instruments and support that create incentives to act environmentally and increased self-sufficiency. Instruments now for increased domestic production of biofuels follow from this, although the election manifesto at the same time wants to reduce the expensive biofuel blending in fuels.

»Inhemsk produktion ska stimuleras.« — stimulated domestic production“Domestic production shall be stimulated.”

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The plan makes the subsidiarity principle the guide for the state's relationship to culture: cultural activities in civil society shall be supported but not controlled, and decisions are made at the appropriate level. It also stands guard over artistic freedom and culture's intrinsic value. The counter-proposal's demands for strengthened legal protection for a free culture, arm's length distance even with private co-financing and a more decentralized cultural policy follow directly from these commitments.

»civila samhället ska stödjas av det offentliga, men inte« — support but do not control culture“civil society shall be supported by the public, but not”

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The plan establishes that forestry and the associated processing industry are an important Swedish basic industry and that production goals and environmental goals shall have the same priority and dignity in forest policy. It also requires a viable agriculture and forestry for a living countryside. Explicitly valuing an active, climate-smart and sustainable forestry as the basis for a growing bioeconomy is precisely the balance the plan requires.

»Skogsbruket och den därmed sammanhängande förädlingsindustrin är sedan länge en viktig svensk« — forestry as a basic industry“Forestry and the associated processing industry have long been an important Swedish”

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The plan explicitly requires special protection rules for mountain forests and that forests be protected as reserves in sufficient scope to preserve biological diversity. This strikes at the counter-proposal's core: that value cores and mountain natural forests shall be protected with high priority. The demand for secured compensation funds responds to the plan's requirement for full compensation for restrictions on property rights, although the election manifesto's concern about threatened property rights pulls in the opposite direction when protection occurs through logging prohibition.

»strand- och biotopskydd samt särskilda skyddsregler för« — protection rules for mountain forests“beach and habitat protection and special protection rules for”

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The plan demands that universities and colleges enjoy a great degree of self-determination in relation to the state and that they themselves shall be able to design admission criteria, and that freedom of thought is a prerequisite for successful knowledge seeking. The counter-proposal's demands for increased teaching freedom, abolished quotas, meritocratic admissions and collegially characterized governance follow from these commitments. The plan likewise gives schools great freedom to design their own teaching.

»högskolor ska åtnjuta stort mått av självbestämmande i förhållande till staten.« — educational institutions' self-determination“colleges shall enjoy great degree of self-determination in relation to the state.”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires that employee ownership and generation transfers be facilitated so that more companies can be continued by employees when the owner wants to retire, which is the core of the counter-proposal's investigation requirement. The party programme also wants work effort to entitle influence and cooperatives to be given equal conditions as other operational forms. The plan's rejection of direct company subsidies sets the framework for which support forms can become relevant.

»Underlätta personalägande och generationsskifte av företag - så att fler företag kan drivas vidare av personalen om ägaren vill sluta.« — facilitate employee ownership“Facilitate employee ownership and generation transfer of companies - so that more companies can be continued by employees if the owner wants to retire.”

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The plan explicitly requires that healthcare consciously takes account of differences between women and men and that medicine and healthcare research are directed at both sexes. Regions reporting on how equal healthcare is and ensuring sex-disaggregated statistics is the monitoring tool that makes this possible. The plan furthermore requires that the equality perspective permeates all policy areas and that healthcare is equitable.

»Vården måste medvetet beakta skillnader mellan« — healthcare shall consider gender differences“Healthcare must consciously take account of differences between”

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The election manifesto explicitly establishes that the Swedish wolf population should be reduced to 170 individuals, which is itself the requirement in the counter-proposal for a significant reduction towards the interval 170–270. The party programme complements this with predators being managed so that coexistence with other interests is possible and in consultation with the rural population. The requirement for maintained favorable conservation status is included in the plan's requirement for viable populations.

»Den svenska vargstammen ska minskas till 170 individer.« — minskad vargstam“The Swedish wolf population should be reduced to 170 individuals.”

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The plan explicitly requires that the Basic Law ensures that no one is discriminated against on grounds of political or other conviction, which is precisely the prohibition the counter-proposal wants to introduce into the Constitution. The Basic Law should according to the plan ensure and protect individuals' rights, where freedom of opinion is listed as one of the foremost. The plan moreover requires well-functioning laws against all discrimination in working life, which covers the employment situation.

»på grund av kön, ålder, funktionsvariationer, etniskt ursprung, religion, sexuell identitet, politisk eller« — constitutional protection against discrimination“on grounds of gender, age, disability, ethnic origin, religion, sexual identity, political or”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires a national departure programme as a crime prevention measure, which is exactly what the counter-proposal seeks to ensure is put in place. The plan also wants preventive work to become more equitable across the country through national structures. Supporting those who leave a criminal environment responds to the plan's commitment to reintegration to prevent continued criminality.

»Förebygg brott genom att stärka föreningslivet samt inrättande av mentorskapsprogram och nationellt avhopparprogram.« — national departure programme“Prevent crime by strengthening civil society as well as establishing mentorship programmes and a national departure programme.”

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The plan explicitly states that a system of national interests shall not create unnecessary obstacles for housing construction and people's ability to use their property. A review that reduces the number and size of national interest areas is precisely the measure that follows from that commitment. The plan additionally requires that unnecessary regulations shall not stand in the way and that the planning process is characterized by efficiency.

»men ett riksintressesystem och strandskyddsregler får« — national interests shall not hinder construction“but a system of national interests and shore protection regulations shall”

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The plan says explicitly that it is in the long term necessary that arable land in Sweden can be used for food production and that the stewardship principle shall guide a secure food supply. Strengthened protection of productive agricultural land with clearer requirements on decision basis follows directly from that, as does the election manifesto's goal of increased self-sufficiency. The plan at the same time does not want the regulatory system to create unnecessary obstacles to housing construction, which sets a limit on how the protection is designed.

»det långsiktigt nödvändigt att åkermarken i Sverige« — arable land for food production“it is in the long term necessary that arable land in Sweden”

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The party programme makes work to protect and safeguard human rights and freedoms a main goal of foreign policy and requires that the UN's position and international legal system be protected and strengthened. It also wants to see stronger civil societies and greater spread of power and resources. The counter-proposal's requirements for stronger institutions and protection mechanisms for human rights defenders, journalists and activists are therefore precisely the direction the plan indicates, and the election manifesto lifts international responsibility as its own area.

»arbetet för att skydda och värna mänskliga fri- och rättigheter« — human rights as main goal“work to protect and safeguard human rights and freedoms”

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The party programme requires that adoption be facilitated by state or other public measures, which directly entails the requirement for increased adoption allowance. It also requires that support for families with children be organized so that it can be used flexibly, which supports a review of the restriction on saved parental leave days. That children's and families' needs are the starting point and that the benefit and social security systems should account for family situation also supports an examination of the compensation level in parental benefits.

»Adoption bör underlättas med olika statliga eller andra offentliga åtgärder.« — facilitate adoption“Adoption should be facilitated by various state or other public measures.”

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The party programme notes that the advantages of a cycle-promoting infrastructure are several, including environmental and health benefits, and that alternatives to road transport should be developed, not least for commuting. This corresponds to the counter-proposal's reasons for reduced environmental impact, less congestion, and better public health. The plan also wants movement and health to be promoted and working-market regions to be widened, which supports regional planning for cycle commuting between municipalities.

»Fördelarna med en cykelfrämjande infrastruktur är flera« — cycle-promoting infrastructure“The advantages of cycle-promoting infrastructure are several”

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The election manifesto requires a significantly strengthened student health service with integrated child and youth healthcare, which is exactly what the counter-proposal requests in the form of more counselors, school nurses and psychologists. The plan places special emphasis on fast and accessible expertise for children and youth with mental illness. Expanding student health digitally responds to commitments to equal access regardless of where one lives and national standards for digital healthcare information.

»Kraftigt stärkt elevhälsa med en sammanhållen barn- och ungdomshälsovård och föräldrastödsprogram som erbjuds alla föräldrar.« — significantly strengthened student health service“Significantly strengthened student health service with integrated child and youth healthcare and parent support programmes offered to all parents.”

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The party programme requires that schools are assured resources to be able to meet students with special needs and places the responsibility on the school for students to receive the support and stimulation that answers to the needs. It also emphasizes that shortcomings shall be detected and addressed as early as possible, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement. The election manifesto's promise of greatly strengthened student health points in the same direction.

»Skolorna ska tillförsäkras resurser för att kunna tillmötesgå elever med särskilda« — resources for students with special needs“Schools shall be assured resources to be able to meet students with special”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises more police with local presence throughout the country, and the party programme highlights a locally anchored justice system and close and trusting contacts between police and the public as the foundation for good police work. The counter-proposal's requirement for municipal and district police with increased presence in disadvantaged areas and sparsely populated areas is precisely the direction the plan indicates. The plan also requires more police, which makes increased local presence possible.

»Fler poliser med lokal närvaro, utbyggd primärvård, enklare starta lokal läkarmottagning och inrätta fler statliga servicekontor.« — local police presence throughout the country“More police with local presence, expanded primary health care, easier to start local doctor's surgery and establish more government service offices.”

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The election manifesto makes healthcare staffing a main issue: more personnel shall be trained, conditions in shortage occupations improved and the need for hired personnel reduced. The plan also wants to transfer responsibility for healthcare to the state in a common organization, which is the very definition of a coordinated national approach. Expanded primary healthcare and increased medical competence in elderly care support the demand for more specialist nurses where needs are greatest.

»Utbilda mer personal för sjukvården. Förbättrade villkor i vårdens bristyrken och minska behovet av dyr inhyrd personal.« — train more healthcare personnel“Train more personnel for healthcare. Improved conditions in healthcare's shortage occupations and reduce the need for expensive hired personnel.”

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The plan stipulates that civil resistance and alternative defence forms shall be a complement to military defence and an opportunity for those who without weapons wish to participate in Sweden's defence, and that those who for reasons of conscience do not wish to perform military service shall be given service with civil duty. A voluntary resilience service with a non-violent option and compensation corresponding to military service thus lies in line with the plan. Total defence shall moreover handle disasters and severe crises.

»Civilmotstånd och andra alternativa försvarsformer ska vara ett komplement till det militära försvaret« — civilian defence forms as complement“Civil resistance and other alternative defence forms shall be a complement to military defence”

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The party programme establishes that gender equality shall be promoted in the school environment and that differences between girls and boys must be noted and affect the school's methods. The gender equality perspective shall moreover permeate all areas of policy, and education shall aim to realize every individual student's full potential. The counter-proposal's requirement that the school do more to counteract traditional gender patterns thus follows directly from the plan's commitments.

»Solidaritet med svaga och utsatta, jämställdhet mellan könen« — gender equality shall characterize the school“Solidarity with the weak and vulnerable, gender equality”

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The plan establishes that a developed apprenticeship system should exist so that not least young people gain vocational and work experience, and that employment protection should provide security without unjustified barriers to the labour market. That investigating a new form of apprenticeship employment governed by the labour market's needs is thus the plan's own line, with more jobs as stated goal. The plan emphasizes simultaneously that conditions are shaped by the labour market parties.

»Ett utvecklat lärlingssystem bör finnas« — developed apprenticeship system“A developed apprenticeship system should exist”

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The plan explicitly promises more state service offices and local presence so that one can live and work throughout the country. The state shall moreover ensure that state services are available throughout Sweden and social planning is characterized by a striving towards a decentralized society. The counter-proposal's requirement for expanded state presence and decentralized government functions is thus the plan's own line.

»inrätta fler statliga servicekontor« — more state service offices“establish more state service offices”

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The plan explicitly states that school children should be given the opportunity for mother-tongue instruction, both for maintaining contact with their parents' cultural identity and to broaden the language competence in Sweden. It also wants to ensure minority languages a strong position through legislation. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened mother-tongue and minority language instruction is thus the plan's own line.

»Skolbarn ska ges möjlighet till modersmålsundervisning för att kunna bibehålla god kontakt med sina« — mother-tongue instruction for school children“School children should be given the opportunity for mother-tongue instruction in order to maintain good contact with their”

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The plan speaks directly about the VAT structure: the level should in principle be general, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for a review to increase harmonization of VAT rates. The plan also requires that tax rules are designed as simply as possible, which argues against the distinctions today's exceptions create. Retaining the reduced cultural VAT for now is compatible with the plan's own reservation that exceptions may need to be made and with culture reaching citizens.

»Nivån på mervärdesskatten bör i princip vara generell.« — general VAT level“The level of value added tax should in principle be general.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands a national exit programme, which is exactly what the counter-proposal wants to see quickly in place with additional political direction. The plan moreover demands that society support the convicted so that relapse is avoided and that voluntary organizations are encouraged in this work. The requirement thus directly corresponds to an explicit commitment.

»Förebygg brott genom att stärka föreningslivet samt inrättande av mentorskapsprogram och nationellt avhopparprogram.« — national exit programme“Prevent crime by strengthening civil society and establishing mentorship programmes and a national exit programme.”

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The election manifesto requires that the penalty for weapons crimes be increased to at least five years imprisonment, which is more than the doubling to four years the counter-proposal demands. The plan establishes that general prevention requires clear and predictable reactions and that the sentence shall provide insight into the damage. With a shooting every day according to the election manifesto's situation description, the plan clearly bears the requirement for increased penalties for serious weapons crimes.

»Skärp straffet för vapenbrott till lägst fem års fängelse.« — sharply increased weapons crime penalty“Increase the penalty for weapons crimes to at least five years imprisonment.”

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The election manifesto requires a comprehensive review of the secrecy rules so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes, which is precisely the counter-proposal's requirement. The plan requires social services, police and school to have close cooperation to early prevent crime among young people and wants the secrecy option to be used restrictively. The election manifesto also wants to strengthen social services' efforts against young people who commit crimes.

»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« — secrecy barriers shall be removed“Comprehensive review of the secrecy rules, so that authorities can share information between them to prevent and solve crimes.”

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The election manifesto explicitly demands a national social intervention force so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal throughout the country. It is in substance precisely the counter-proposal's demand for overarching responsibility for spreading social intervention groups to all vulnerable areas. The plan sees preventive measures as the most important way to combat crime and demands close cooperation between social services, police and school.

»Inrätta en nationell social insatsstyrka, så det förebyggande arbetet stärks och blir mer lika i landet.« — national social intervention force“Establish a national social intervention force, so that preventive work is strengthened and becomes more equal throughout the country.”

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The plan states directly about the equalization system: it should be state-run and designed so that differences in tax revenue, population structure and geographic distances are equalized. The counter-proposal's requirement for a review that provides more equivalent welfare throughout the country is precisely that system's task according to the plan. The goal that all of Sweden shall live and the state's responsibility for municipalities with weak tax base point in the same direction.

»Systemet för kommunal utjämning ska vara statligt och så utformat att konsekvenserna av skillnader« — state municipal equalization“The system for municipal equalization should be state-run and so designed that the consequences of differences”

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The plan establishes that marriage may only be entered with the free and full consent of the two parties, which excludes both forced marriage and child marriage. Support to religious communities is conditioned on activities being in accordance with human dignity principles, and religious freedom may never be used to violate others. Strengthened oversight and clearer demands on congregations and marriage celebrants follow directly from the plan.

»Giftermål får endast ingås med de två blivande makarnas« — free and full consent“Marriage may only be entered with the free and full consent of the two parties”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires a substantially expanded prison service as part of an expanded justice system, which directly supports the demand for rapid measures against overcrowding. The plan moreover presupposes that the prison service can conduct recidivism-prevention work and that the convicted person shall be able to return to society, something space shortage counteracts. Orderly and drug-free facilities presuppose adequate capacity.

»Hela rättsväsendet behöver byggas ut. Fler poliser kräver fler åklagare, domstolar på fler platser i landet och en kraftigt utbyggd kriminalvård.« — substantially expanded prison service“The entire justice system needs to be expanded. More police require more prosecutors, courts in more places in the country and a substantially expanded prison service.”

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The plan explicitly points out men's violence against women as the ultimate expression of lack of gender equality and requires that legislation mark that violence against women is a serious crime. It is precisely the direction the counter-proposal wants to give the zero vision. The plan simultaneously requires support and protection for women, men and children subjected to violence in close relationships, which the counter-proposal retains in prevention work.

»Mäns våld mot kvinnor är det yttersta uttrycket för« — men's violence against women in focus“Men's violence against women is the ultimate expression of”

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The plan requires that some form of rent regulation protects residents from unreasonable rent increases and that tenants' views are considered in renovations of apartment buildings. Residents shall have real opportunities to influence their housing costs. Slower phasing in of rent increases and stop for renovations aimed at changing out tenants follow from that, but the plan at the same time requires that the property owner can be paid for their investments.

»Någon form av hyresreglering som skyddar de boende från oskäliga hyreshöjningar bör finnas.« — protection against unreasonable rent increases“Some form of rent regulation that protects residents from unreasonable rent increases should exist”

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The plan requires that bureaucracy and complicated rules be countered, that new laws be tested from a small business perspective and that business policy be conducted with general means for good conditions for enterprise across the country. Tax rules should be as simple as possible to facilitate small business. To reduce regulatory red tape and improve conditions for enterprise is therefore what the plan requires.

»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« — rules from a small business perspective“New laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”

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The plan requires that business policy be conducted with general means for good conditions for enterprise throughout the country, that bureaucracy and complicated rules be opposed and that new laws be tested from a small business perspective. Authorities' handling shall be characterized by efficiency and good service spirit. Driving the simplification work forward based on established goals, with reasonable handling times and good service, is therefore what the plan requires.

»Näringspolitiken ska bedrivas med generella medel,« — general conditions for enterprise“Business policy shall be conducted with general means,”

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The plan requires that bureaucracy and complicated rules are counteracted and that new laws are tested from a small business perspective, which presupposes systematics, analysis tools and competence. All political decisions shall be analyzed for their consequences, and evaluation is an important political task. An active and systematic rule simplification work in cooperation with the business sector follows thus from the plan.

»Tillkommande lagar bör prövas ur ett småföretagarperspektiv.« — systematic rule testing“New laws should be tested from a small business perspective.”

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The plan states that planning should be directed at designing societies so that security is promoted while at the same time crime is prevented and made more difficult, which is the essence of crime-preventing urban planning. The election manifesto states that the power of gangs is great in several suburbs and wants more police with local presence and strengthened crime prevention work. A national action plan against insecurity in vulnerable areas thus follows from the plan.

»inriktas på att bygga och utforma samhällena så att trygghet främjas samtidigt som brott förebyggs och försvåras.« — crime-preventing planning“directed at building and designing societies so that security is promoted while at the same time crime is prevented and made more difficult.”

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The plan demands community building where residents themselves take an active part in the decision-making process and feel involved in their immediate surroundings, that affected residents are involved early in the planning process and that new forms of resident participation are developed. Cultural policy shall preserve material cultural heritage, including culturally historic buildings. New forms of citizen participation and a system for cultural planning therefore follow directly from the plan.

»planera för trygga och vackra miljöer där invånarna själva« — residents involved in decision-making“plan for safe and beautiful environments where residents themselves”

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The election manifesto commits the party to more housing for the elderly and community housing for the elderly and to breaking elderly people's involuntary loneliness through community-promoting measures. The plan moreover requires a varied supply of housing forms in elderly care and that particular consideration be given to the elderly in community development. Clarifying the regulatory framework for housing for the elderly and planning for social interaction therefore follows directly from the plan.

»Fler trygghetsboenden, gemenskapsboenden för äldre.« — more housing for the elderly“More housing for the elderly, community housing for the elderly.”

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The plan requires that a long-term sustainable predator policy is developed in consultation with affected rural populations and that what a smaller community can handle itself should also be decided there. Viable populations shall be managed so that coexistence with other interests is possible, and the election manifesto sets its own goal for the wolf population. Decentralizing wildlife management and strengthening delegations' local mandate thereby follow from the plan.

»måste utformas i samråd med den berörda landsbygdsbefolkningen.« — consultation with locally affected“must be developed in consultation with affected rural populations.”

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The plan requires that predator and wildlife policy be formulated in consultation with the affected rural population and is based on the subsidiarity principle's requirement for the right power in the right place. It also wants to limit the EU's tasks to prevent unwanted centralization, and the election manifesto sets its own national target for the wolf population. Moving influence over hunting and wildlife management closer to the affected regions thus follows directly from the plan.

»måste utformas i samråd med den berörda landsbygdsbefolkningen.« — consultation with the rural population“must be formulated in consultation with the affected rural population.”

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The plan explicitly states that Sweden should give at least one per cent of GNI in international aid and that the aid level should remain fixed in both economic downturns and upturns. Humanitarian aid is highlighted as an important part, especially in disasters and conflicts. Safeguarding the one per cent target is therefore precisely what the plan requires.

»Sverige bör ge minst en procent av BNI i internationellt bistånd.« — the one per cent target“Sweden should give at least one per cent of GNI in international aid.”

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The plan establishes that people's will and ability for self-sufficiency should be utilized and that poverty reduction is about promoting growth, trade and political independence. It requires clear instruments for steering and independent evaluations of aid, and sees human rights as both an end and a means. Support for democracy, free trade unions and free press also aligns with the plan.

»Människors vilja och förmåga till egenförsörjning ska« — self-sufficiency as goal“People's will and ability for self-sufficiency should”

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The election manifesto explicitly requires a complete review of confidentiality regulations so that authorities can share information to prevent and clear up crimes. An investigation with a comprehensive review of confidentiality legislation to combat benefit fraud and labour market crime is precisely this. The plan simultaneously maintains a strong protection of privacy and restrictive use of confidentiality.

»Total översyn av sekretessreglerna, så att myndigheter kan dela uppgifter mellan sig för att förebygga och klara upp brott.« — complete review of confidentiality regulations“Complete review of confidentiality regulations, so that authorities can share information to prevent and clear up crimes.”

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The plan explicitly points to sales monopoly and restrictive legislation as means to reduce alcohol damage through low total consumption, and competition restrictions can occur exceptionally for public health reasons. Not driving through rule changes that risk control over the retail monopoly thereby responds to the plan's commitment.

»aktiv prispolitik, försäljningsmonopol och en restriktiv lagstiftning« — sales monopoly as a tool“active price policy, sales monopoly and restrictive legislation”

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The election manifesto commits to rule changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to strengthen competitiveness, and the party programme requires that new laws be tested from a small business perspective and that industries be given equal competitive conditions. The plan also requires that rules be applied equally where conditions are equal. A broad simplification inquiry with continuous simplification mandates and equal supervision is precisely this.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning« — rule simplification for agriculture“Rule changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency”

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The plan explicitly states that reindeer herding shall be protected because it is an important part of Sámi culture and important for employment and habitation in the northern inland and mountain regions, and that reindeer herding is of central importance for a vital countryside. It also requires that the rights of the Sámi strengthen their cultural identity and that land use conflicts are handled in consultation with the affected rural population. Special investments in a viable reindeer herding industry follow from this.

»Rennäringen ska värnas eftersom den är en betydelsefull del av samisk kultur« — protect reindeer herding“Reindeer herding shall be protected because it is an important part of Sámi culture”

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The election manifesto promises regulatory changes to increase Sweden's self-supply, and the party programme states that Sweden in principle should be able to meet the population's food supply and maintain preparedness for severance of foreign trade. Food production is described as a basic industry that stewardship obligates us to care for. Making supply security a separate strategic area in food strategy follows directly from this.

»kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels- och energi« — own food supply“be able to meet the population's food and energy”

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The plan explicitly establishes that long-distance animal transport should be avoided to the greatest possible extent and that strict rules should apply during transport, and that animal health and their physiological and behavioral needs should guide animal husbandry. Protecting and developing animal welfare with stricter transport rules follows directly from this. The requirement for cost relief for agriculture is a counterweight but does not nullify the animal welfare commitment.

»Långväga djurtransporter ska undvikas i största möjliga utsträckning.« — limit long-distance animal transport“Long-distance animal transport should be avoided to the greatest possible extent.”

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The election manifesto promises increased medical competence within elder care, regular medical contact with a named doctor and continuous skills development for staff in elderly care and home help. The party programme demands that care and support are accessible and based on a holistic view of the individual. The counter-proposal's demands for permanent nurses and doctors, cooperation agreements and a medical responsible doctor directly respond to this.

»Ökad medicinsk kompetens inom äldreomsorgen.« — medical competence in elder care“Increased medical competence within elder care.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises elderly talks in all municipalities and community-building efforts in care to break involuntary loneliness. The party programme requires that society creates conditions for the elderly to stay healthy longer and that health-promoting work is stimulated. The counter-proposal's demand for an annual talk about the elderly's everyday situation is precisely this commitment.

»Bryt äldres ofrivilliga ensamhet och isolering genom äldresamtal i alla kommuner« — elderly talks in all municipalities“Break elderly's involuntary loneliness and isolation through elderly talks in all municipalities”

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The election manifesto promises to ensure that staff in home care and care facilities get continuous skills development, improved conditions for staff in elder care and increased medical expertise. Continued investment that gives staff the opportunity to train on paid work time is precisely this. The plan takes no position on the investment's form of financing.

»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« — continuous skills development“Ensure that staff in home care and care facilities have the opportunity for continuous skills development.”

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The party programme requires that women's situation be prioritized in development cooperation and that equality is both goal and means in that work, while efforts for reconciliation and stability in post-conflict areas are highlighted. The gender equality perspective shall permeate all policy areas. That Sweden drives for women's meaningful participation in reconstruction programs therefore follows from the plan.

»Därför ska kvinnors situation prioriteras i utvecklingssamarbetet.« — women's situation prioritized“Therefore, women's situation shall be prioritized in development cooperation.”

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The party programme establishes that negative discrimination against people with disabilities is discrimination that can never be tolerated and that there therefore needs to be legislation against discrimination, and that the legislative instrument is justified to improve their situation. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an important guiding star. Adding disability as a protected ground therefore follows from the plan.

»Därför behöver det finnas en lagstiftning mot diskriminering.« — legislation against discrimination“Therefore, there needs to be legislation against discrimination.”

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The party programme makes the substitution principle an important tool and requires extra caution when suspicion exists of irreversible damage, with legislation on bans and limit values among the instruments to be used. Chemicals in people's immediate environment are given special attention. An investigation that discovers dangerous products earlier and phases out dangerous substances in clothing and shoes thus follows from the plan.

»Substitutionsprincipen, som innebär att mindre farliga ämnen så långt möjligt ska ersätta farliga, är också ett viktigt verktyg.« — the substitution principle as a tool“The substitution principle, which means that less dangerous substances shall as far as possible replace dangerous ones, is also an important tool”

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The party programme lists legislation with prohibitions and limit values among the instruments to be used, requires extra caution when irreversible damage can be feared and makes the substitution principle an important tool. Legislation that protects people and environment from hormone-disrupting substances follows from this, although the plan sees the EU as often the most suitable level for transnational environmental problems.

»Lagstiftning med förbud och gränsvärden, en ekologiskt färgad skattepolitik, miljöledningssystem och miljövänlig upphandling är exempel på strategiska instrument som ska användas.« — legislation as environmental instrument“Legislation with prohibitions and limit values, an ecologically coloured tax policy, environmental management systems and environmentally friendly procurement are examples of strategic instruments to be used.”

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The party programme establishes that a system where emissions entail costs should exist and that international agreements are needed to limit emissions that lead to eutrophication. Economic instruments shall be used and the polluter shall pay. A dialogue with the Baltic countries on a trading system for nitrogen and phosphorus emission rights follows directly from these commitments.

»Ett system som innebär att utsläpp medför kostnader bör finnas inom EU.« — emissions shall entail costs“A system where emissions entail costs should exist within the EU.”

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The election manifesto promises regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to strengthen competitiveness, and the party programme requires that environmental policy is so flexible that each country and region can adapt measures to its conditions and that industries are given equal competitive conditions. The programme also wants tradeoffs to be made in consultation with the rural population. The counter-proposal's demand for exemptions, cost-effectiveness and local influence follows from this.

»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« — regulatory relief for agriculture“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises to facilitate generation changes in businesses and that Swedish agriculture shall receive regulatory changes and cost reductions to strengthen competitiveness. The party programme requires that rules be designed so that generation changes in businesses are facilitated. A broad investigation into how generation changes in agriculture can be facilitated, including land acquisition and lease legislation, is precisely what the plan calls for.

»Underlätta personalägande och generationsskifte av företag« — facilitate generation changes“Facilitate personal ownership and generation change of businesses”

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The party programme explicitly conditions support to faith communities: it should go to communities whose activities are in accordance with the principle of every human being's absolute and inviolable value, and religious freedom must never mean that others are harmed. Therefore, a swift clarified democracy condition follows from the plan, at the same time as the communities' freedom from state control should be protected.

»Stöd ska därför utgå till de trossamfund som bedriver verksamhet vars karaktär och ändamål står i överensstämmelse med grundläggande principer om att varje människa är unik och att alla människor har samma absoluta och okränkbara värde.« — support conditioned by human dignity“Support should therefore go to those faith communities that conduct activities whose character and purpose are in accordance with fundamental principles that every person is unique and that all people have the same absolute and inviolable value.”

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The party programme requires a constitutional rule guaranteeing full compensation when property rights are restricted and calls expropriation a violation of property rights that should be applied only in exceptional cases. It also wants good advance planning to reduce the need for forced purchase. The counter-proposal's requirement for higher compensation, annual indexing and a broad review of compensation rules thus follows directly from the plan.

»Rätten till egendom är en mänsklig rättighet och därför ska en regel finnas i grundlagen som garanterar fullgod ersättning vid olika former av inskränkningar i äganderätten.« — full compensation in constitution“The right to property is a human right and therefore a rule must exist in the constitution that guarantees full compensation in various forms of restrictions in property rights.”

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The election manifesto makes more hospital beds and improved conditions in care shortage occupations explicit commitments. The party programme requires well-functioning employee protection that takes account of both physical and mental health and that the state actively works for an improved work environment. The counter-proposal's demand for a prompt broad review of the work environment in care and of occupational health services, with continued reporting, therefore follows from the plan.

»Fler vårdplatser. Sverige har lägst antal vårdplatser per capita i Europa« — more hospital beds“More hospital beds. Sweden has the lowest number of hospital beds per capita in Europe”

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The party programme explicitly requires that culture and leisure activities are accessible to persons with disabilities and that accessibility in society increases, with the transport system specifically identified as something that shall be usable by persons with disabilities. The legislative instrument is justified to facilitate their situation. A review of the regulations so that parasport can be pursued follows directly from the plan.

»Likaså måste kultur- och fritidsaktiviteter vara tillgängliga för personer med funktionsnedsättning.« — accessible leisure for persons with disabilities“Likewise, culture and leisure activities must be accessible to persons with disabilities.”

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The party programme requires that in the political system one listens to and takes into account young people's views, especially those who lack the right to vote, and that young people have the right to good growing-up conditions. Public support shall primarily be directed toward youth activities. The counter-proposal's emphasis on young people's influence and participation therefore follows from the plan, which however points to associations and municipal bodies as channels.

»I det politiska systemet måste man lyssna på och beakta ungdomars synpunkter när beslut fattas.« — listen to young people's views“In the political system one must listen to and take into account young people's views when decisions are made.”

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The party programme wants initiatives that provide children and young people with meaningful leisure activities to be encouraged and supported, and that public support should be directed primarily at children and youth activities. The election manifesto makes crime prevention work through a strengthened voluntary sector an explicit point. Developing new proposals on open leisure activities for young people therefore lies in line with the plan.

»Frivilliga insatser från enskilda och organisationer som engagerar sig för att ge barn och ungdomar meningsfulla fritidsaktiviteter ska uppmuntras och stödjas.« — meaningful leisure for young people“Voluntary initiatives from individuals and organizations engaging to give children and young people meaningful leisure activities shall be encouraged and supported.”

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The party programme requires that bullying and other demeaning treatment be vigorously opposed and that children have the right to a safe upbringing environment, and it wants to vigorously combat sexual exploitation of women and children. The election manifesto wants to significantly increase penalties for sexual offences. Strengthened efforts against sexual offences and victimization directed at children and young people online therefore follow from the plan.

»Mobbning och annan kränkande behandling måste kraftfullt motverkas.« — oppose demeaning treatment“Bullying and other demeaning treatment must be vigorously opposed.”

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The party programme establishes that non-profit activities must be prioritized over commercial interests when the state and municipalities design leisure policy, and that a vital civil society is of great importance. The election manifesto calls for a stronger civil society. Investigating the right to association and allowing the favourable terms to also cover other public-benefit associations follows from this.

»Ideell verksamhet ska prioriteras framför kommersiella intressen vid utformningen av statens och kommunernas fritidspolitik.« — non-profit before commercial“Non-profit activities must be prioritized over commercial interests in the design of the state's and municipalities' leisure policy.”

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The plan requires that the gender equality perspective permeate all policy areas and highlights public transport as crucial for expanded labor market regions. It sees men's violence against women as the ultimate expression of inadequate gender equality and wants to stimulate security work within public transport. To actively promote more equal and secure public transportation thus follows from the plan.

»Jämställdhetsperspektivet ska genomsyra alla politikområden.« — gender equality in all policy“Gender equality perspective must permeate all policy areas.”

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The party programme states that all shall be able to choose the childcare form that best suits their own circumstances, that society's support to families with children must be usable flexibly and that preschool activities shall be flexible and meet the individual child's needs. The ability to influence the placement of working hours is highlighted. Childcare in evenings, nights and weekends for those who need it thus follows from the plan.

»Alla ska ha möjlighet att välja den barnomsorgsform som passar de egna förhållandena bäst.« — choice of childcare form“All shall have the opportunity to choose the childcare form that best suits their own circumstances.”

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The election manifesto makes a billion-kronor investment to upgrade neglected roads throughout the country a main point and states that all Sweden shall function. The party programme places on the state the responsibility for a long-term high investment level in roads and railways and that all regardless of place of residence shall be able to support themselves and develop their locality. Demands for secured standards for the fine-meshed road network and earmarked maintenance of local railways follow from this.

»Miljardsatsning för att rusta eftersatta vägar i hela landet - istället för att bygga dyra höghastighetståg.« — upgrade neglected roads“Billion-kronor investment to upgrade neglected roads throughout the country - instead of building costly high-speed trains.”

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The party programme explicitly states that the pension system shall be designed so that childcare and reduced employment during the small children years does not disadvantage one parent, and the election manifesto promises increased guaranteed pension. The counter-proposal's demand for strengthened pension rights for child-rearing years and higher pension contributions therefore follows the plan. The plan simultaneously wants to enable a longer working life, which qualifies but does not overturn the conclusion.

»Pensionssystemet ska utformas så att vård av eget barn och/eller minskat förvärvsarbetande under småbarnsåren inte missgynnar den ena föräldern.« — pension rights for child-rearing years“The pension system shall be designed so that childcare and/or reduced employment during the small children years does not disadvantage one parent.”

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The counter-proposal wants military and civil defence together to have such strength, readiness and endurance that others are prevented from attacking Swedish territory, and for the total defence to be strengthened as protection for democracy. The party programme explicitly requires that the armed forces can act as a deterrent during security policy crises in the near region, that defence is popularly rooted through universal defence obligation and that civil defence forms complement the military. The demand thus directly addresses the plan.

»kan verka krigsavhållande vid säkerhetspolitiska kriser« — deterrent capacity“can act as a deterrent during security policy crises”

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The counter-proposal wants to develop capacity for defensive and offensive cyber operations, link cyber defense to psychological defense and investigate disposition legislation and a separate defense branch. The party programme explicitly establishes that Sweden must be able to face attacks from, among other things, cyber warfare and that new threats require an expanded security concept, and that crises must be met with all of policy's preventive options. The plan therefore supports a further developed cyber defense capacity.

»möta angrepp från internationell kriminalitet, terrorism, cyberkrigföring, biologiska vapen, kemiska vapen« — capacity against cyber attacks“face attacks from international crime, terrorism, cyber warfare, biological weapons, chemical weapons”

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The counter-proposal argues that an expanded core assignment with rehabilitative measures requires corresponding increased resources to regions and municipalities. The party programme establishes that the financing principle must be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities and that it is a state task to support municipalities that do not meet their statutory obligations. The plan also points to the links between social insurance, health care and rehabilitation, which require coordinated resources.

»Finansieringsprincipen måste respekteras när staten ålägger kommunerna nya uppgifter.« — the financing principle“The financing principle must be respected when the state imposes new tasks on municipalities.”

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The counter-proposal wants the goal formulated as economic security during illness and effective support to regain working capacity and return to work. The party programme describes social insurance in precisely these terms: a solidarily financed system that provides economic security, with replacement levels that encourage participation in efforts for good health and return to working life. The election manifesto's security payment for the worn-out points in the same direction.

»Nivåerna på ersättningarna ska utformas så att den enskilde stimuleras att delta i åtgärder« — support for return to work“The levels of payments shall be designed so that the individual is encouraged to participate in efforts”

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The counter-proposal wants long-term budgeting so that asylum cases are decided within four months and an investigation into shorter processing times. The party programme explicitly requires that resources for investigation of asylum seekers' situation be sufficient for short processing times and legal certainty, and that the court system is organized so that decisions can be given within reasonable time. The election manifesto also wants to expand the court system with courts in more places.

»åstadkomma korta handläggningstider, rättssäkerhet« — short processing times“achieve short processing times, legal certainty”

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The election manifesto makes more care beds an explicit commitment and notes that Sweden has the lowest number of care beds per capita in Europe. The plan also wants to transfer main responsibility to the state, introduce national care placement coordination and improve conditions in healthcare's shortage occupations. The counter-proposal's demand for permanent state support, national goal and national plan for more care beds and better working conditions thus directly respond to the plan's commitments.

»Fler vårdplatser. Sverige har lägst antal vårdplatser per capita i Europa« — more care beds“More care beds. Sweden has the lowest number of care beds per capita in Europe”

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