Sweden's government topples as prime minister loses no-confidence vote

Yahoo News ^ | Mon, June 21, 2021, 4:59 AM | Richard Orange

[deport]

Sweden's prime minister, Stefan Lofven, on Monday morning became the first leader in Sweden's history to lose a no-confidence vote in parliament, leaving him just one week to decide whether to hold snap elections or resign.

Of the parliament's 349 members, 181 supported the vote, 109 opposed it and 51 abstained, with Lofven's red-green coalition voted down by an unusual combination of the former Communist Left Party, the far-Right Sweden Democrats, and the right-wing Moderate and Christian Democrat parties.

The Left Party has linked up arms with the right-wing conservative bloc and used that to create an unholy alliance to fell the government," Annelie Karlsson, the Social Democrat's parliamentary leader, told parliament before the vote.

[deport]

Around the world it is ups and downs.

[BobL]

Well, the Swedes will at least get a chance to work on taking back their country...but it sure doesn’t seem like they’re up to the effort now required.

[Yo-Yo]

The Left Party has linked up arms with the right-wing conservative bloc and used that to create an unholy alliance to fell the government," Annelie Karlsson, the Social Democrat's parliamentary leader, told parliament before the vote.

Choose the left or the right. Go down the middle and you get run over.

[ClearCase_guy]

With a little luck, Joe Biden might win the new election for PM and just get out of our hair.

[BenLurkin]

Far enough left or far enough right it’s the same thing.

Two sides of the same putrid coin

[SaxxonWoods]

Sweden produces about the same GDP as the state of Washington.

#Follow me for more exciting random data!

[Gene Eric]

About 20% abstained...

20% unwilling to make such a critical statement/vote — that’s beyond lame.

[SamAdams76]

I used to like their candy fish!

[Nextrush]

The Left Party in Sweden is the former Communist Party and the Social Democrats need them and parties to the “Right” in order to keep the “Far-Right” Sweden Democrats out of government.

The patchwork fell apart over rent controls the Left wanting them the parties on the “Right” not wanting them.

They either patch up the division or there are new elections.

[Political Junkie Too]

Bernie Sanders is greatly disappointed.

-PJ

[ASOC]

any want to bet the core issues (not reported) centers around immigration and the lack of willingness to become ‘Swedes’?

[shanover]

They had a great bikini team. I don’t know if that’s a thing anymore.

[entropy12]

That is quite possible if Dominion vote counting machines are used in Sweden.

[Scrambler Bob]

Sweden’s government topples as prime minister loses no-confidence vote
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Sweden’s government topless is more attractive.

[wildcard_redneck]

"They had a great bikini team. I don’t know if that’s a thing anymore."

Sweden still has a bikini team but I think you'll want to pass on it. Here is a recent photo;

[ScaniaBoy]

Abstaining in this vote is basically to vote for the government, since the vote can only result in removal of the government if more than half of the Parliament votes for the motion.

Most of the abstainers belong to the two centrist parties (the Liberals, and the Centre party). Those two parties broke ranks with the other non-socialist parties in 2018 and joined the Social Democrats and the Greens (and the former Communists) in a left-wing alliance.

They did not want to be ssen to actively vote for the Social Democrat PM. They fear that could be used against them in a possibly upcoming election. The fact that they spent the last two and half years supporting the socialist government has of course no importance what so ever!

Politicians and their media friends must belong to the least intelligent beings ever.

[ScaniaBoy]

Swedish socialist and feminist (sic!) ministers visit Teheran:

[SaxxonWoods]

They are exposing their feet!!!

Off with their heads!!!

[catnipman]

“any want to bet the core issues (not reported) centers around immigration and the lack of willingness to become ‘Swedes’?”

my first thought as well ...

[Joe Boucher]

Hey, just import a bunch more mooselimbs who refuse to assimilate there and debase your ladies there former Vikings.