There is no re-shuffle in the Swedish government, announced the PM

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STOCKHOLM, 10 July, 2021 (TON): Swedish government involves no re-shuffle, announced Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Friday.

Lofven stated at a press conference, "It is a challenging and very important time for Sweden."

He became the first sitting Prime Minister ousted in a no-confidence vote in June, was reinstated earlier this week.

In the 14 remaining months until the next scheduled elections, Lofven's government will focus on four areas; jobs, security, climate and welfare.

He said, "We Social Democrats together with the Green Party want to take Sweden forward with a green, safe and equal social construction."

He noted, "Gang crime has been growing for decades and will not go away overnight. The government and society must be ruthless towards the gangs."

Moreover,  the prime minister said his government will present a proposal shortly to scrap the current system of leniency when sentencing 18-20-year-olds who have committed serious crimes.

 

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