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The 2021 government crisis was the second government crisis suffered by a Löfven cabinet. The vote was called on 17 June 2021 by the Sweden Democrats after the Swedish Left Party withdrew support for Löfven over rent control reform, which is an important issue for many voters. [6]
The second cabinet of Stefan Löfven (Swedish: regeringen Löfven II) was the government of Sweden from 21 January 2019 to 9 July 2021. It was a coalition, consisting of two parties: the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 21 January 2019, following the 2018 general election.
In the 2018 Swedish general election, no political group or party won an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The Red-Greens , led by Stefan Löfven 's Social Democrats (S) held 144 seats in the Riksdag , while the former centre-right Alliance led by Ulf Kristersson 's Moderate Party held 143.
22–28 March – 2021 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Stockholm. [6] 1 April – Kalix train station is opened. [7] 21 June – Swedish government crisis. [8] 29 June – Sweden men's national football team are knocked out of the UEFA Euro 2020 competition at the Round of 16 by Ukraine. [9]
Swedish start-up Northvolt opened its flagship production plant here in 2022, after signing multi-billion euro contracts with carmakers including BMV, Volkswagen and Nordic truck manufacturer Scania.
Kjell Stefan Löfven (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstěːfan lœˈveːn] ⓘ; officially Löfvén; born 21 July 1957) is a Swedish politician who has served as the President of European Socialists since October 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from October 2014 to November 2021 and leader of the Social Democratic Party from ...
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The agreement also affirmed that the socialist Left Party would not have any influence over Swedish politics during the next few years. [24] A government crisis ensued when in a vote of no-confidence, Löfven was ousted by parliament in June 2021. The Left Party, opposing a proposed reform that would allow for freely-set market-based rents on ...