Sweden’s parliament has narrowly elected conservative leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister, leading the country’s first government to be shored up by the far-right Sweden Democrats.
“I am thankful and glad for the trust I have received from parliament and also considerably humble before the tasks ahead of us,” Kristersson told a news conference following Monday’s vote.The Sweden Democrats were the big winners in the closely fought September 11 general election.
It promises significant crackdowns on crime and immigration and the construction of new nuclear reactors.Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Akesson told parliament that while his party would have preferred to be in government and holding cabinet posts, the policies the coalition pursued were most important.Akesson accused past governments, on both left and right, of mismanaging the country.
In its roadmap, the incoming government said it aimed to cut the number of refugees resettled in Sweden through the UNHCR from 6,400 last year to just 900 per year during its four-year mandate, introduce incentives to encourage immigrants to return home, and explore the feasibility of deporting foreigners based on “misconduct”.
While the quartet has presented a united front, its constituent parties have traditionally differed on a number of key policy areas.A major theme of the election campaign was Sweden’s struggle to combat soaring gang shootings.The roadmap said there should be body searches in some disadvantaged areas, harsher sentences for repeat offenders, double sentences for certain crimes, and anonymous witnesses.
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