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Jul 2021
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Radio Sweden Weekly: the search for a ne...

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About this episode

After resigning on Monday, acting Prime Minister Stefan Löfven will again get a chance to form Sweden's next government.

Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.

Listen in to hear an analysis of the political situation from Sofie Blombäck, a political scientist at Mid-Sweden University.

And, on Thursday, the country rolled back a series of Covid-19 restrictions, letting more people attend events and easing rules for restaurants. We hear from an eatery on the island of Öland, a popular destination for summer tourists, about what changes that could bring.

Plus, what does the Swedish wildfire season look like so far and how does one get the EU's digital Covid certificate in Sweden.

Frank Radosevich - producer/presenter
frank.radosevich_ii@sverigesradio.se

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