With less than a year to go until the election, the Social Democrats’ colleagues in the Green Party have made it clear that they will not participate in a government that builds new nuclear power.

It was together with the Green Party that the previous Social Democrat-led government dismantled Sweden’s previously stable electricity system with fully functioning nuclear reactors, which led to soaring electricity prices—something the current Tidö government is now trying to fix.

In an interview with public television, spokesperson Daniel Helldén (Green Party) said they will not be part of a government that supports new nuclear power.

“We cannot be part of a government that builds new nuclear power. That’s not our role,” he said.

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“Our mission is to achieve the transition for the climate.”

When confronted with the suggestion that this sounds like a government crisis, Helldén said he hopes the Social Democrats will change their position.

“We do not want to see new nuclear power.”

Wants to Invest in Renewables

According to Helldén, the government’s and the Sweden Democrats’ nuclear power plans are unrealistic and he believes their priorities are wrong in relation to tackling climate change.

“They’re trying to push forward something that no one believes in. Now Vattenfall has applied to get subsidies for nuclear power. Vattenfall doesn’t believe this is possible—they don’t think it works. It’s simply a misstep by the government.”

However, there is agreement on the red-green side that they want to invest in expanding renewable electricity in the short term.

The Green Party has previously also made it clear that they want to increase immigration again.

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