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29 April 2025 · 1 speech

Translated from Swedish by AI; the translation may contain errors. The Swedish text is the original.

Summary AI, written in advance

The debate concerned several issues regarding civil society, crime, and police matters. S voted for proposals on post-violence, investigation time for crimes against children, and the placement of police. MP voted for proposals on post-violence, strengthened work against racism, the police's safety-creating work, and sexual crimes. V voted for proposals on strengthened work against racism, the police's safety-creating work, and the limitation of violence pornography. C voted for proposals on support for civil society, investigation time for crimes against children, and the police's mountain rescue. SD voted for proposals on counteracting cheating as well as the committee's proposals regarding civil society, crime victims, racism, violence pornography, police safety, and sexual crimes.

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FÖRSTE VICE TALMANNEN

I would like to bid welcome to our friends from the parliament in Armenia who are here for two days visiting the Swedish Riksdag and participating in our working group of democracies project together with the Armenian parliament. Warmly welcome to the Swedish parliament and the ongoing voting! Thank you for coming!

Welcome greeting

(Applause)

KrU8 Civil society, religious communities and popular education

Point 1 (Support for civil society)

1. the committee

2. res. 2 (C)

Voting:

187 for the committee

20 for res. 2

78 abstained

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of votes by party:

For the committee: 87 S, 55 M, 18 V, 15 KD, 11 L, 1 -

For motion 2:20 C

Abstained: 62 SD, 15 MP, 1 -

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Point 3 (Counteracting fraud and incorrect misuse of grants as well as a central database)

1. the committee

2. res. 6 (S)

3. res. 7 (SD)

Preparatory vote:

88 for res. 6

63 for motion 7

134 abstained

64 absent

The Chamber adjourned at 15:06.

Helena Lindahl (C) reported that she intended to abstain from voting but was marked as having voted yes.

Main vote:

134 for the committee

88 for motion 6.

63 abstained

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of the votes by party:

For the committee: 55 M, 18 V, 20 C, 15 KD, 15 MP, 11 L

For prop. 6:87 S, 1 -

Abstained: 62 SD, 1 -

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Item 10 (The Folk Education Inquiry)

1. the committee

2. res. 12 (MP)

Voting:

270 for the committee

15 for res. 12

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of the votes by party:

For the committee: 87 S, 62 SD, 55 M, 18 V, 20 C, 15 KD, 11 L, 2 -

For motion 12:15 MP

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Other business

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

JuU11 Violent crime and crime victims

Point 2 (Follow-up violence)

1. the committee

2. res. 2 (S, MP)

Voting:

182 for the committee

103 for motion 2

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of the votes by party:

For the committee: 62 SD, 55 M, 18 V, 20 C, 15 KD, 11 L, 1 -

For motion 2:87 S, 15 MP, 1 -

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Point 5 (Strengthened work against racism and hate crimes throughout the entire justice chain)

1. the committee

2. res. 4 (V, MP)

Voting:

251 for the committee

34 for res. 4

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of votes by party:

For the committee: 87 S, 62 SD, 55 M, 20 C, 15 KD, 11 L, 1 -

For res. 4:18 V, 15 MP, 1 -

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Item 7 (Investigation time when children have been subjected to crime)

1. the committee

2. res. 6 (S, C)

Voting:

177 for the committee

108 for motion 6

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of votes by party:

For the committee: 62 SD, 55 M, 18 V, 15 KD, 15 MP, 11 L, 1 -

For prop. 6:87 S, 20 C, 1 -

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Point 9 (Limitation of violence pornography)

1. the committee

2. res. 8 (V)

Voting:

267 for the committee

18 for res. 8

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of votes by party:

For the committee: 87 S, 62 SD, 55 M, 20 C, 15 KD, 15 MP, 11 L, 2 -

For motion 8:18 V

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Other business

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

JuU15 Police Issues

Item 1 (The Police's safety-creating and crime-preventing work)

1. the committee

2. res. 2 (V, MP)

Voting:

144 for the committee

33 for motion 2

108 abstained

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of votes by party:

For the committee: 62 SD, 55 M, 15 KD, 11 L, 1 -

For motion 2:18 V, 15 MP

Abstained: 87 S, 20 C, 1 -

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Point 2 (The police's placement)

1. the committee

2. res. 4 (S)

Voting:

197 for the committee

88 for res. 4

64 absent

The Chamber adopted the committee's proposal.

Distribution of votes by party:

For the committee: 62 SD, 55 M, 18 V, 20 C, 15 KD, 15 MP, 11 L, 1 -

For prop. 4:87 S, 1 -

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Item 6 (Police mountain rescue)

1. the committee

2. res. 5 (C)

Voting:

265 for the committee

20 for res. 5

64 absent

The Chamber adopted the committee's proposal.

Distribution of votes by party:

For the committee: 87 S, 62 SD, 55 M, 18 V, 15 KD, 15 MP, 11 L, 2 -

For motion 5:20 C

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Item 12 (Sexual offences)

1. the committee

2. res. 8 (MP)

Voting:

270 for the committee

15 for res. 8

64 absent

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

Distribution of votes by party:

For the committee: 87 S, 62 SD, 55 M, 18 V, 20 C, 15 KD, 11 L, 2 -

For motion 8:15 MP

Absent: 19 S, 10 SD, 13 M, 6 V, 4 C, 4 KD, 3 MP, 5 L

Other business

The Chamber approved the committee's proposal.

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