# Can Sweden restore its welfare system amid higher defence spending?

https://mins.news/en/item/57427

- France 24, 2026-09-14 09:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260914-can-sweden-restore-welfare-system-amid-increased-defense-spending

> Sweden’s general election remains too close to call, but the centre-left opposition appears to have a chance to form a government after four years of right-wing coalition rule. Domestic economic issues, especially the future of the country’s once-generous welfare state, dominated the campaign. Increased defence commitments after joining NATO amid Russia’s war on Ukraine may constrain its options.

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