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Ida Gabrielsson argued that the government formation should be based on the fact that S, V, MP, and C had campaigned for a change of power and had Magdalena Andersson as a common candidate for prime minister. She wrote that C could not count in parties that did not support Andersson and at the same time demand influence based on their mandates. According to Gabrielsson, voters had given C 7 percent and V 8.4 percent, and V would not accept C pursuing right-wing policies with the support of V's mandate. Gabrielsson stated that C could seek support from Ulf Kristersson or try to get KD and L to switch sides. If that did not happen, C needed to negotiate with S, V, and MP to get a majority behind Andersson, according to her. She wrote that V was willing to compromise, but that the parties supporting a prime minister candidate must also be able to accept each other as a government basis. She criticized C’s growth proposals, including continued privatization of the Employment Service and permanent tax subsidies to cleaning companies and large restaurant chains. Gabrielsson claimed that the Economic Institute, the Fiscal Policy Council, and others had assessed the proposals as ineffective, expensive, and ineffective in creating jobs. She also wrote that the proposals would be financed through cuts to unemployment benefits and sick pay as well as cuts in welfare. Gabrielsson asserted that the most voters preferred a red-green government, followed by the Tidö alternative, while C's centrist alternative lagged far behind. She wrote that more people had voted for S, V, and MP than for the previous Alliance if SD was excluded. Finally, she urged C to first clarify its political direction and implied that the party needed to choose a side if it could not find a centrist solution. #Regering #Sverige #Politik (translated)

Rami Kurimo commented on the government's decision and wrote that in the future, people would have better opportunities to find out what the state, welfare areas, and municipalities purchased, from whom, and for what amount. He referred to Helsingin Sanomat as a source. https://t.co/8ALlDU3Vbc #hallitus #oikeudet #läpinäkyvyys (translated)

Maria Rautanen wrote that a law was being prepared in Finland that would require the installation of solar panels on existing public buildings larger than 250 m² starting in 2031. She linked the preparation to the EU's Energy Efficiency Directive for Buildings and asked whether the effects of the directive were adequately assessed in Finnish conditions. Rautanen argued that Finland could not be compared to sunny Mediterranean countries that used a lot of fossil fuels. She noted that Finland's electricity consumption emission factor was only 26 g CO₂/kWh in 2025 and pointed out that solar panels produced energy mostly in the summer when the electricity system was already low-emission and energy consumption was lower. She wrote that the solar panel production chain was heavily concentrated in China and that a lot of coal-generated electricity was still used in their manufacturing. According to Rautanen, 78,000 MW of new coal power was commissioned in China in 2025. Rautanen asked who would pay for the new investments while municipalities were balancing their budgets and welfare areas were looking for savings. She demanded a calculation of the costs and financing of the investments, as well as how much the solar panels made in China would reduce Finland's CO₂ emissions over their entire lifespan. She also questioned whether the panels would offset their carbon footprint during production and assessed that the rationality of the directive in Finland could not be determined without a calculation based on Finnish conditions. https://t.co/ba6sqYwZ2l #Aurinkoenergia #Energiatehokkuus #Suomi (translated)

"Researchers have been able to establish connections between specific neural circuits in the brain and a variety of complex behaviors, ranging from parental caregiving and aggression to anxiety and fear," says Abdel El Manira, a professor of neuroscience at the Karolinska Institute and a member of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine, at the announcement. #Nobelpris #optogenetik #neurovetenskap (translated)

Johan Romin asked why the other user had been aggressive and unpleasant in their comment. He wrote that the people were not refugees but economic migrants seeking a better life, and claimed that they could have returned to Sweden. According to Romin, 200,000 of them did, and he referred to research on the matter. He also suggested that the other user might not want to read it. #migration #ekonomi #forskning (translated)

Dan Eriksson criticized Morgan Johansson (S) for claiming that the right-wing government forced the Army Museum to close. Eriksson wrote that Johansson should have directed his criticism instead at the fact that the state compensated the National Museum and the Historical Museum for increased rents, but not the Army Museum. According to Eriksson, the rents were set by the National Property Board, whose director general, Max Elger, had previously been the financial markets minister in Magdalena Andersson's government, responsible for the authority. He wrote that Elger had publicly defended the significantly increased museum rents in the spring and stated that the agency had no choice. Eriksson noted that market rents for state museums were introduced in 1993 and that the Social Democrats had been in power for twenty years since then without changing the model. He also wrote that the museum’s own management had decided on the closure. According to the chief curator, the rent increase triggered the decision, but was not decisive, as the museum wanted to move to larger premises anyway. Eriksson argued that Johansson's phrasing sounded like a campaign poster even three weeks after the election. He added that the Social Democrats could soon take over both the rent model and the director general, and wrote that it would then be interesting to see what the party cared about. #socialdemokraterna #musepolitik #högerregeringen (translated)

Daniel Schatz criticized that Sydsvenskan, according to him, had published an uncritical tribute report on the Palestinian movement just days before the anniversary of the massacre on October 7. He wrote that Pravda could hardly have done better. https://t.co/2hwJmVUPpO #Palestina #Pressfrihet #Mediakritik (translated)

Christian Sandström noted that business dealings between companies linked to politicians and the public sector amounted to 64 billion. He referred to Acta Publica's report "Elected Businesspeople – An Examination of Corruption and Infiltration Risks in Companies Linked to Politicians," where 2,584 companies that invoiced public entities could be linked to local politicians according to him. Sandström stated that 1,080 of the companies had done business with the municipality or region where the politician held their position. They billed these municipalities or regions a total of 3.7 billion kronor during 2022-2024, he wrote. He added that 50 companies had won contracts in the politicians' own municipalities or regions, with an estimated contract value of 4.6 billion kronor. He referred to Affärsvärlden for examples and a compilation of the parties' engagements. https://t.co/QNKGobpskk #korruption #politk #offentligsektor (translated)

What a relief that Sweden has investigative journalists at Sveriges Radio who truly examine the suspected electoral fraud in Borlänge. Another angle for the state radio could have been how the municipality could have missed what the police have seen? https://t.co/LQgQnVWunf #journalistik #valfusk #Sverige #SE (translated)

If Tidö had won the election, one could have now moved on to the next step in the constitutional amendment to then enact a law stating that citizenship can be revoked if granted on false grounds or in cases of serious crimes. It is now not possible due to the small parties on the right outside of parliament. I propose that we call the rule that all criminal immigrants retain their citizenship Lex Kasselstrand-Allard. #medborgarskap #grundlag #politik (translated)

The Prime Minister of Lithuania announces that there was indeed no information pointing to a Russian invasion of Europe. Macron, NATO, England... It was all just nonsense and propaganda. Who could have guessed that? 🤔 https://t.co/4qlHpj0Az1 #Lithuania #NATO #Propaganda (translated)