FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

Social Democrats reject MP’s call for higher immigration

MP says Sweden can receive more people; S says no. Asylum and residence policy could become the hardest coalition conflict after September’s election.

Social Democratic election campaign signs on a street in Malmö.
Håkan Dahlström / CC BY 2.0

Sweden's main centre-left parties are asking voters to imagine a change of government while leaving one of their largest policy differences unresolved. Migration is not a detail they can postpone if election arithmetic makes them partners.

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