Löfven

World

GOVERNMENT CRISIS

Sweden's Lofven resigns as prime minister

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/10/21

Lofven's resignation puts Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson one step closer to becoming the Nordic country's first female prime minister

World

SWEDEN

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven announces plan to resign in November

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/22/21

Lofven declared his intention to step down as leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, as well as from his prime ministerial post

World

SWEDEN

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven relies on tried-and-tested Cabinet

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/9/21

For Lofven, this is now the third government he has presided over

World

SWEDEN

Stefan Lofven elected Swedish prime minister again

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/7/21

The 63-year-old Lofven, a Social Democrat, had served as prime minister since 2014

World

SWEDEN

Swedish parliament to vote on Lofven's return as prime minister

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/7/21

Lofven resigned last week after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament a week earlier in a dispute with the Left Party over rent controls for new buildings

World

COALITION GOVERNMENT

Lofven nominated again as Swedish prime minister

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/5/21

Lofven said he had again been able to form a coalition government

World

GOVERNMENT CRISIS

Swedish conservatives give up on chance to form government

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/1/21

It is very likely that the leader of the Social Democrat Party Stefan Lofven will now be given the task of conducting exploratory talks.

World

NORDICS

Conservatives get exploratory mandate in bid for Swedish government

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/29/21

The leader of the Moderate Party - in reality a conservative party - now has three days to hold exploratory talks with other parties

World

SWEDEN

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven resigns following no-confidence vote

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/28/21

Lofven decided not to call new elections in light of the coronavirus pandemic

World

GOVERNMENT FALL

No discernible progress in Swedish government crisis

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/23/21

If Lofven decides to call a new election, it must take place within three months.

World

SWEDEN

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven loses no-confidence vote

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/21/21

Lofven now has two choices: he either resigns along with his government or calls new elections within a week.

World

NORDICS

Sweden's Lofven to face no-confidence vote with slim odds of victory

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/21/21

One opposition party after another has announced they would vote against the Prime Minister.

Coronavirus

REOPENING

Sweden initiates gradual relaxation of coronavirus measures

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/2/21

Restaurants are now allowed to stay open two hours longer than before.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Swedish Prime Minister caught visiting shopping mall amid pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/29/20

His government has been calling citizens to refrain from visiting such venues. Justice Minister Morgan Johansson came also under fire over a 26 December visit to a shopping mall in the…

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Sweden tightens restrictions as Covid-19 cases and deaths rise

The Nomad Today/dpa 12/19/20

"Unfortunately, the situation continues to be very serious with a high spread of infection," Prime Minister Lofven said.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Swedish premier to country: "More people getting infected, more dying"

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/20

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Sunday urged the country to act as a nation and stand together against the coronavirus.

Coronavirus

Swedish prime minister self-isolating over possible Covid-19 exposure

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/5/20

"We are fine and have no symptoms," he said, adding they were to take a test as soon as possible.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Swedish prime minister warns of 'very serious' coronavirus situation

The Nomad Today 11/3/20

He added that more patients were being treated in intensive care units for severe cases of Covid-19, and it was likely that fatalities would rise.

Finland

EU COUNCIL

PM Sanna Marin to represent Sweden at the EU summit

The Nomad Today 9/30/20

The Swedish head of government Stefan Löfven will not be present at the meeting of European leaders because he will attend his mother's funeral.

World

President Niinistö met Nordic Prime Ministers in Naantali

The Nomad Today 9/12/19

The topics of the informal meeting included current security issues.