Sweden’s public health chief: Latest coronavirus curbs may not be enough Proof of vaccination now required to attend large public events. https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-anders-tegnell-health-coronavirus/
Sweden gets a new female Prime Minister -- a lady who has criticized Sweden's early Covid "herd immunity" response. Sweden’s parliament elects Magdalena Andersson as first female PM Leader of the Social Democrat party confirmed as outgoing Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s successor. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021...elects-magdalena-andersson-as-first-female-pm
Well... the first woman Prime Minister of Sweden lasted a few mere hours... Sweden’s first female PM resigns just hours after being elected Andersson stood down after losing a vote in parliament https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sweden-female-pm-andersson-resigns-b1963748.html
A minority government needs someone to lead them that has strong support especially in this environment of a Pandemic that the Right does not want to provide any support to end the Pandemic. Hopefully, the next person to take her place will get the support for the social democratic government to continue keeping Sweden's Covid numbers in control since January even though they did poorly when the Pandemic started. Kudos to them for working with the Swedish Public Health Agency and Anders Tegnell (architect of Natural Herd Immunity) in encouraging their people to be vaccinated and to accept the strict restrictions as a way to do their civic duty to protect their country. Essentially, they're working together to try to defeat Covid / Pandemic regardless who will lead the social democratic government. wrbtrader
The leadership circus continues in Sweden. Let's see if she holds the position for more than a few hours this time. Magdalena Andersson chosen as Sweden’s first female PM... again https://www.euronews.com/2021/11/29...o-be-chosen-as-sweden-s-first-female-pm-again Magdalena Andersson, who resigned seven hours after being chosen as Sweden’s first female prime minister last week, has again been selected for the top job. She emerged triumphant after another vote in the Swedish parliament on Monday. It was a narrow affair. There were 173 votes against her, two more and she would have lost. Last week, just hours after being chosen, Andersson's budget proposal was defeated in parliament and she lost the support of the Green Party from her coalition. A government that had taken weeks of negotiations to form, was quickly toppled. The speaker of Sweden’s parliament (Riksdag), Andreas Norlén, said he “regretted” what happened on Wednesday, and after polling party leaders once again he concluded that the votes would be there once again to elect Andersson. The three parties that brought her to power earlier indicated they will again allow her to be elected. That turned out to be the case on Monday. The 54-year-old economist is now expected to be sworn in as head of government for good this time, succeeding Stefan Löfven. This time she will head up a single-party minority government, consisting just of her Social Democrats. Although she was elected for a few hours to this position last week with a single vote margin before finally having to resign, she had not officially taken office. This is traditionally done after the presentation of the government to the King, which should have taken place on Friday. What happened the first time around? Andersson, as leader of the Social Democrats, had managed to secure just enough support in a coalition agreement to secure the votes in parliament for her bid for prime minister. The last-minute agreement was thanks to an agreement with the Left Party to increase pensions. This however led the liberal Centre Party to reject her budget, without blocking her accession to power. That afternoon parliament approved a budget from the right-wing opposition, which was prepared for the first time with the far-right Sweden Democrats. The Social Democrats’ coalition partner, the Greens, refused to govern with a budget formed in partnership with the far-right, so her government effectively collapsed. "There is a constitutional practice that a coalition government resigns when a party leaves. I don't want to lead a government whose legitimacy is questioned," Andersson explained at a press conference. "This is a historic situation, but I expect Andersson to be re-elected prime minister on Monday," said Anders Sannerstedt, professor of political science at Lund University. "She will now lead a one-party government. So no more surprises. No more crisis, at least for now," he continues. The succession at the head of Sweden comes less than a year before the September 2022 parliamentary elections, which are expected to be close. With some 25% in the polls, the Social Democrat party is still the largest political party in Sweden, but is close to its historical lows. The ascension of Magdalena Andersson to the top job in politics marks a milestone in Sweden, which although has for decades been seen as one of the most progressive countries in Europe, has never had a female PM. In a speech to parliament, Center Party leader Annie Loof said a female prime minister “means a lot to many girls and women, to see this glass roof shattered. I am proud that (the Center Party) is involved and makes this possible.” Her party abstain from voting for or against Andersson, paving the way for her election.
Time to get your microchip... Facing COVID passport mandate, more Swedes get microchip implants Rise comes after Sweden required vaccination passport at all events with over 100 participants as of Dec. 1, local media reports https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/fac...te-more-swedes-get-microchip-implants/2436048 Following Sweden’s announcement that the coronavirus vaccine passport requirement will be put into practice, the number of people who got microchips inserted under their skin rose, according to local media. Swedish daily Aftonbladet reported on Sunday that a rise was recorded in the number of people who had microchips inserted in their hands following Sweden's announcement that a vaccination passport will be required at all events with over 100 participants as of Dec. 1. Citing a resident, Hannes Sjoblad, the daily reported that he had a microchip with his vaccination passport inserted to his left hand. Sjoblad noted that all his information about COVID-19 is reflected on his mobile phone when he takes his mobile phone in his left hand, adding that this is a new trend that has become popular among Swedes. Another resident, Olle Helkimo, said he also had a chip inserted in his left hand, making him feel healthier. According to digital cultures researcher Moa Petersen, around 6,000 people in Sweden have so far had a chip inserted in their hands. Petersen stressed that those with microchip implants have stopped carrying vaccine passports, keys, ID cards, and even train tickets with them, thanks to radio frequency identification technology, a wireless system comprising tags and readers. In 2017, the country's state-owned railway company announced that it started accepting microchip tickets with the rising number of people who had microchips implants.
"Another resident, Olle Helkimo, said he also had a chip inserted in his left hand, making him feel healthier." What a crackpot. I've no doubt you've got one hell of a boner over this microchip thing, don't you, GWB.
I am? What Govern Me Harder initiative am I pushing, may I ask? If you're talking about me posting memes on it about you, well that's because I'm making fun of you (which is so easy to do).
Half of Swedish adults have received a Covid-19 vaccine pass https://www.thelocal.se/20211203/half-of-swedish-adults-have-received-a-covid-19-vaccine-pass/ Eight million Covid vaccine passes have been issued to 4.5 million Swedish residents so far, the e-Health Agency reports. This means that around half of Sweden's adult population have accessed the service. (More at above url)