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Ulf Kristersson

Prime Minister, Sweden

Search every verified Ulf Kristersson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Ulf Kristersson, Sweden's Prime Minister and leader of the Moderaterna party, cast his vote in the country's general election on September 13, 2026, in his hometown of Strängnäs. In remarks to media, he described the election as a choice between "two completely different views on fundamental justice issues," citing mortgage tax and volume discount policies as key differences between his blue-yellow bloc and the red-green opposition. He expressed confidence in his coalition's preparedness, noting that his government had negotiated for four years and confirmed eight consecutive budgets, and said he felt "very hopeful" about the outcome. He also commented on the parliamentary landscape, observing that with eight parties in the Riksdag and no party close to a majority, the ability to compromise is essential for governing. In the weeks before the election, Kristersson participated in a televised debate with Social Democratic challenger Magdalena Andersson, where he criticized her party's approach to crime and elder care, and was questioned in his hometown by SVT. He defended his government's record on immigration, stating there is "no deportation policy" but that Sweden had tightened "an overly extensive asylum immigration" while seeking to increase highly qualified labor immigration. In an interview with The Economist in May, he discussed Sweden's NATO membership, saying the country had historically relied heavily on the U.S. while formally neutral, and that joining NATO had deepened cooperation with neighboring allies. He also witnessed the signing of a €4.3 billion agreement with France in August for the acquisition of four frigates, which he described as a significant investment in Sweden's defense capabilities.

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“If the four parties on the other side in some kind of technical sense win they will need to be able to combine the center parties more or less libertarian economic policy with far left parties almost socialist economic policy. I say good luck.”

“I'm hopeful. I think we have great campaign all these six seven weeks but not least the last weeks has been fantastic. I think we have made enormous job together. I think there is a genuine enthusiasm continue our important work and looking ahead if you win or lose it will be a tight anyways which mean could be difficult to have a majority in parliament. How do you see it if we win my team win it will not be that com”

“You will surely also live in a nursing home one day. What would you choose to remove if you had to choose between three things? Would you be forced to shower only every ten to fourteen days? Stay in bed all day because there isn't enough staff to help you up? Or not go to the toilet as often as you need? That's not how one should have to choose in Sweden.”

“The thing is, you can't even afford to remove the sentence discount. If you spend 22 billion on foreign aid, you can't afford the 8 billion it costs to remove the sentence discount. You didn't even mention the word crime victim in your alternative proposal. It takes a government that is not soft on crime, that sees the victims, not the perpetrators, and that is prepared to do things even if it gets criticized for it.”

“The one is obviously to make an enormous investment in the Swedish defense. The reason is obvious, everyone knows it. It spells Russia and Ukraine. We have joined NATO, we have committed ourselves together with others to have a completely different European defense capability. These are really big investments that take a long time to implement but we are doing very well. So that's one thing we've done. The justice sy”

“The exact answer is that we have right now, if I remember the figure correctly, 52 children under 15 who are involved, who are suspected of murder or attempted murder. That is the concrete reason that we have really, really young people committing life-threatening crimes, and then you also have to protect other children and young people from these dangerous children and young people. And then we know from experience ”

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