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Sweden’s ruling party +launches debate on NATO membership
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STOCKHOLM, 12 April 2022, (TON): Sweden’s ruling Social Democrat party, which has until now rejected membership in NATO, has said it is reviewing its international security policy in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Comprising the biggest party in parliament and forming a single-party, minority government, the Social -Democratic party has consistently rejected calls to join NATO, arguing that military non-alignment has served the country well.
But an increasingly belligerent Russia has forced a rethink across the political spectrum in both Sweden and neighbouring Finland, which is also outside the 30-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance.
The Social Democrats said in a statement “when Russia invaded Ukraine, Sweden’s security position changed fundamentally.”
Daily DN quoted Social Democrat Secretary-General Tobias Baudin saying the review would be complete before the summer.
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