Advertisement

Moderate MP calls for moratorium on Swedish citizenship grants

The Local Sweden
The Local Sweden - [email protected]
Moderate MP calls for moratorium on Swedish citizenship grants
Fredrik Kärrholm is one of this year's new Moderate Party MPs. Photo: Fredrik Kärrholm campaign page

An MP for the right-wing Moderate party has called for a moratorium on Swedish citizenship until new tougher rules planned by the incoming right-wing government are in place.

Advertisement

Fredrik Kärrholm, a former police officer newly elected as a Moderate MP, floated the idea of the moratorium in a tweet on Thursday. 

"The Christian Democrats, Liberals, Sweden Democrats and Moderates all want to tighten citizenship requirements," he wrote. 

"Right now 96,411 applications are being processed. While new legislation is being hammered out, a moratorium on new citizenships should be considered." 

Advertisement

The proposal seems to come from Kärrholm himself, and does not necessarily reflect Moderate Party policy, but it may indicate the thinking of some in the party over tightening citizenship, a subject which is bound to be a significant part of the ongoing discussions on the next government's programme.  

Kärrholm caused controversy in the election campaign for posing in campaign literature dressed in police uniform, despite having left the police force in 2021. 

Sweden's national police said at the time that it was inappropriate for former or serving police officers to use police uniform or symbols in political campaigns. 

"This is about preserving the confidence of the public and keeping political roles separate from roles as a public official," police spokesperson Irene Sokolow told the Aftonbladet newspaper

More

Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.

Please log in to leave a comment.

See Also