Welcome greeting
Translated from Swedish by AI; the translation may contain errors. The Swedish text is the original.
Summary AI, written in advance
The debate is a party leader debate that takes place in the evening so that more voters will have the opportunity to follow the arguments 1. The purpose of the timing is that more people have the opportunity to follow the debate in the evening than during the day 1. The party leaders may speak on any topics they wish and there is a speaking list with predetermined speaking times so that they do not need to fight to get the floor 1.
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TALMANNEN
The time is 18:00 and the chamber's meeting has resumed. It is time for the party leaders' debate.
It is, as is known, the first time that a party leadership debate in the Riksdag takes place in the evening. The idea was originally raised by my predecessor Urban Ahlin and was then taken forward by me. After discussions between me, the deputy speakers and the group leaders, the result was that the first party leadership debate of the election year shall be held at 18:00 instead of in the morning.
The purpose is, of course, to give more voters the opportunity to take part in the party leaders' arguments because we believe that more people have the opportunity to follow the debate in the evening than during the day. I would therefore like to welcome all viewers and listeners, regardless of whether you are following the debate on the Riksdag's website, on SVT, or on Sveriges Radio. You who are sitting here in the gallery, including representatives from the diplomatic corps, are of course also very welcome to the Swedish Parliament.
The Riksdag's party debates differ from other party debates, among other things, by the fact that the party spokespersons are allowed to speak about whatever topics they wish and that there is a speaking list and predetermined speaking times, so they do not need to fight to get the floor.
Source: The Swedish Parliament. The speeches come from the open data of the Riksdag, translated into English by AI, which may contain errors.