Communist Party of Sweden: What conclusions can we draw from the political deadlock in Sweden

The political deadlock following Sweden's September parliamentary elections exposes the fundamental similarities between the country's established political parties, according to an editorial published on October 9 in Riktpunkt, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP).

Entitled “What Conclusions Can We Draw from the Political Situation?”, the editorial argues that the ongoing negotiations over the formation of a new government conceal a deeper political reality: regardless of which parties assume office, the fundamental interests of Swedish capital will continue to determine government policy.

 

Swedish communists record best election result of the 2000s

The Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) says it has achieved its best result in a parliamentary election so far this century, according to preliminary figures from Sweden’s 2026 general election.

As Riktpunkt reports, with just over 60 percent of electoral districts counted, the SKP had already surpassed its 2022 result, which had fallen only one vote short of the party’s previous best parliamentary performance of the 2000s, recorded in 2002. The party said the final tally was still pending, but that the upward trend was already clear.

 

SKP leader exposes the limits of Swedish democracy: “A democracy for the establishment parties”

Photo: Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti 

With less than a month to go before Sweden’s 2026 general election, Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) chairman Andreas Sörensen has denounced what he described as a political system designed to protect the established parliamentary parties and marginalize forces that challenge capitalism.

Speaking in Stockholm on August 15, Sörensen argued that Sweden’s much-praised democracy rests on deeply unequal conditions. 

 

Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) steps up campaign ahead of September elections

Photo: Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti 

The Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti—SKP) is intensifying its preparations for Sweden’s parliamentary, regional and municipal elections on 13 September 2026, presenting its candidacy as the only consistent alternative to the parties administering capitalism. Early voting begins on 26 August.

The election campaign was formally launched with a nationwide digital meeting on 7 June, attended by party members and sympathisers. 

 

Sweden: Thousands marched in Helsingborg against NATO and militarization

More than 1,000 people participated in a major anti-NATO demonstration in the Swedish city of Helsingborg on May 16, ahead of NATO’s upcoming informal summit scheduled for May 21–22. 

Despite cold and rainy weather, protesters gathered under the banner of the “Stop NATO” network to oppose Sweden’s deepening integration into the military alliance and the country’s accelerating militarization.

Communist Party of Sweden to join anti-NATO protest on 16 May in Helsingborg: "NATO killers go home!"

In mid-May, Sweden will host its first major NATO meeting since joining the alliance two years ago. NATO’s foreign ministers will gather in Helsingborg for an informal meeting.

In response, a demonstration will take place on Saturday, May 16, in Helsingborg. The rally will assemble at 13:00 at Furutorpsplatsen.

The demonstration is organized by several organizations, including the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP). More information is available at stoppanato.nu.

Communist Party of Sweden: 30 years of revolutionary continuity

Thirty years ago, on 4–5 November 1995, Sweden’s communists took a decisive step that reaffirmed the revolutionary continuity of the workers’ movement in the country.

 

On those dates, the Party reclaimed the historic and principled name Communist Party of Sweden (Sveriges Kommunistiska Parti SKP) — a name long associated with the struggle for socialism and with the political force that represents the interests of the working class. 

 

39th Congress of the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP): Statements on Palestine and the Ukraine War

Photo: SKP

The 39th Congress of the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP), which was held on 30-31 May 2025 in Stockholm, adopted statements, among others in solidarity with the Palestinian people and concerning the imperialist war in Ukraine. 

The statements are as follows:

Solidarity with the Palestinian People

At the 39^th Congress of the Communist Party of Sweden, the following statement in solidarity with the Palestinian people was adopted:

Communist Party of Sweden's 39th Congress to be held on 30-31 May in Stockholm

The International Section of the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) has announced that the Party Congress will take place on 30-31 May 2025 in Stockholm:

The 39th Congress of the Communist Party of Sweden will be held in Stockholm on the dates of 30-31 May under the slogan "We Strengthen Our Party in the Struggle for Peace and Socialism”.

Communist Party of Sweden brings back the sickle and hammer on its logo

At an extraordinary Congress held on 19 October, the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) decided to replace its logo with a new one that depicts the sickle and hammer. A statement published in "Riktpunkt" reads:

Since the Communist Party in Sweden was re-established in 1977, our party has used a logo consisting of gears, wheat ears and our initials. The colors have consisted of the red color of socialism and the blue-yellow Swedish colors.

Communist Party of Sweden marks the best election results in 25 years against all odds

The Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) has recorded the best election results in a national election in 25 years. In almost all of the country's regions, the party has taken steps forward and has attracted new votes, which shows that the ideas of communism are not dead, but continues to find fertile ground to grow in.

However, the Swedish election system is designed to prevent this. Small parties are categorically discriminated against, as they have to pay for and distribute their own ballots, which put a financial as well as a logistical pressure on them. 

Communist Party of Sweden to participate in European Elections, presents list of candidates

In order to strengthen the Party even further and bring forward the communist alternative, the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) has decided to stand in June's European Parliament elections with its own ballot.

As SKP's Riktpunkt portal reports, “for the second time in the history of Sweden there is a revolutionary alternative in the European Parliament elections”, thus giving to the country's working people the opportunity to vote something different other than the system's parties. 

 

Communist Party of Sweden: The decision to join NATO is based in the interests of Swedish monopoly capital

Recently PCTE’s organ Nuevo Rumbo conducted an interviewed with the Communist Party of Sweden on the topic of Sweden, NATO and neutrality. 

 

Below is an English language version of the interview, which Nuevo Rumbo has already published in Spanish.

Nuevo Rumbo: First of all, we would like to thank the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) for your time and for having accepted to this interview in our newspaper. 

Communist Party of Turkey condemns Grand National Assembly's approval of Sweden NATO bid

In a statement, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Turkey (TKP) stresses out:

"The Grand National Assembly of Turkey has made another shameful decision. The issue of Sweden's membership to NATO was discussed in the General Assembly of the Parliament today and approved with a majority of votes. As it is known, after the start of the war in Ukraine, NATO's attempt to gain new members in Northern Europe gained great momentum and the membership of Sweden and Finland was immediately on the agenda. As a result of an extremely fast process, Finland became a member of NATO and the Turkish Parliament was one of the parliaments that signed this historic decision in March 2023. 

Communist Party of Sweden: Not a single American soldier on Swedish soil!

Recently the Swedish Minister of Defense signed an agreement on expanded military cooperation between Sweden and the USA. 

 

The agreement represents yet another step towards officially incorporating Sweden into the cooperation of Euro-Atlantic imperialism, with the aim to most effectively safeguard the interests of the capitalists of the region against their competitors.

Communist Party of Sweden: "Gang crime" is a problem of capitalism — No to the militarization of society

In a joint statement, the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) and its youth wing, SKU, comment on the recent rise of gang crime in the country and the government's plan to deploy the armed forces in order to deal with the situation. 

More specifically, the statement, which was published in the Party's official site "Riktpunkt", points out:

"Since the Swedish army fired upon and killed communist workers, who spearheaded the demonstration in Ådalen 1931, Swedish military has not been used for police purposes. This is about to change. Through a broad unity, ranging from the Social Democrats to the Sweden Democrats, the politicians now want the military to again patrol our streets.

Communist Party of Sweden slams NATO, Ukraine and Russia for the escalation of imperialist war

In a statement issued on Wednesday (here in Riktpunkt) the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) refers to the escalation of the imperialist conflict between the Euro-atlantic powers and Russia in Ukraine. On the occasion of NATO's nuclear weapons exercise that will take place this week, SKP points out:

“Russia was invaded Ukraine, annexed parts of Ukraine and bombed capital Kiev. All this happened without taking into account the increasingly tense threat of a global scale war. 

Sweden's Communist Party appeals against the results of September's elections

The Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) has decided to appeal against the results of the 11th September general election, stressing out that the electoral system has been designed in such an unjust way that the results are more or less predetermined.

In a statement published in “Riktpunkt”, the SKP points out that the entire process of the elections was marked by irregularities and distortions. According to the communists, the legal system favors the big parliamentary parties distributing to them large amounts of funds thus favoring them over other, smaller parties. 

Sweden's Communist Party condemns the extradition of Kurdish fighters to Turkey

In a statement published in its official gazette “Riktpunkt” (here in Swedish), the Communist Party of Sweden (SKP) condemns the extradition of Kurdish fighters from Sweden to Turkey. The SKP also reiterates its strong opposition to Sweden's accession in NATO.

“In their effort to join NATO, Sweden's bourgeoisie and its social democratic government reject everything related to human rights. Sweden's social democratic government entered into a deplorable agreement with Turkey to extradite Kurdish communists and other fighters who have lived in Sweden for years and received asylum to escape Turkey's oppression and death threats”, points out the SKP. 

Sweden Elections: SKP election campaign in full swing

The electoral campaign is underway in Sweden, with the comrades of the Communist Party (SKP) being in the streets and residential areas thus spreading the message of the class struggle.

According to Riktpunkt, the official newspaper of SKP, members and friends of the Party in various cities, such as Uppsala, Sveg and Burlov, distribute flyers and talk to the people in working class neighborhoods and places of labour.