Andersson on Left Party candidate furore, political independents in parliament, stricter rules for citizenship, National Day tomorrow

About this episode

This episode provides a round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 5th, 2026.

A round-up of the main headlines in Sweden on June 5th 2026. You can hear more reports on our homepage www.radiosweden.se, or in the app Sveriges Radio. Presenter/producer: Kris Boswell.

People in this episode

Host: Kris Boswell

Topics covered

• politics
• citizenship
• elections
• independents
• news

Keywords

• Andersson
• Left Party
• political independents
• citizenship rules
• National Day

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Left Party

Places: Sweden

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