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Sweden: Political Developments and Data in 2019
Author(s) -
WIDFELDT ANDERS
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of political research political data yearbook
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2047-8852
pISSN - 2047-8844
DOI - 10.1111/2047-8852.12280
Subject(s) - politics , political science , data science , computer science , law
Like its predecessor 2018, the political year of 2019 in Swedish politics was historic in several ways. The uniquely protracted government formation process was concluded in January. The Social Democrats/Socialdemokraterna (S)–Green Party/Miljöpartiet de gröna (MP) minority coalition continued in office, but only due to an agreement with the Centre Party/Centerpartiet (C) and Liberals/Liberalerna (L) which involved difficult concessions for the governing parties.This government constellation remained in office throughout the year, but its position was vulnerable with recurring threats of no-confidence votes. The economy showed signs of a slowdown although fiscal stability was maintained.