A Swedish commentator argues that recent conduct issues involving Riksdag member Katja Nyberg reveal double standards among political elites, and proposes amending legislation to allow Parliament to demand repayment of benefits for members convicted of crimes or those lacking proper conduct.
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View all signals →It was heated when the issue of the set-off system in the Riksdag was raised in SVT's party leader debate. Jimmie Åkesson (SD) accuses the Green Party of having "bought" the voices of the savages. An accusation that both MP and the savages themselves throw away. "It is completely wrong," says former Sweden Democrat Katja Nyberg.
Renowned Swedish interior and furniture designer Åke Axelsson, who created over 200 chairs for major public institutions including the Riksdag Library and Academy of Fine Arts, has died at age 94.