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for those of us who don't speaky the lingo;
After the environmental party's decline in the parliamentary elections, there are now both hopes and fears about the forthcoming government's mining policy.
A handful of mining concerns are currently on the government board, one of which is the contested planned Kallak mine in Jokkmokk, and there the Social Democratic City Council believes that the chance of a mine becoming now increased.
- Yes, definitely. Our image is that the Environmental Party has created a political lock that has prevented the establishment of the iron ore mine in Kallak. And in our perspective, it is very unfortunate, we need more jobs, "says Robert Bernardsson, Social Democratic Council.
The planned Kallak mine in Jokkmokk has been waiting for more than five years to report whether it will receive a breach permit, known as a processing concession. The case has been bumped between authorities and affected by a changed practice for mining tests, and has been waiting for more than a year, waiting for the government to make a decision.
There it is doing company with four other mining projects in northern Sweden that the government will also take a stand for. Even the mining industry organization Swemin has hopes for a changed mining policy, although the industry organization does not want to identify which parties they would prefer to see in a future government.
"It's important that we get a government that can make decisions in mining issues. We can say that the Environment Party and Social Democrats have been in a government now and they have had difficulty agreeing to mining issues, "said Per Ahl, CEO of the mining industry organization Swemin.
At the same time, there is no one who sees a less expensive policy in the future.
"In Sweden there is a mineral strategy since 2013, which says that by 2030 we will triple the number of mines. And the mines and minerals industry has a very big and often negative impact on the environment, "says Johanna Sandahl, chairman of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
On the other hand, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation shares the view that the environmental party's decline from 25 to 16 mandates in the Riksdag could affect the fate of the Kallak mine in Jokkmokk, when the party clearly had previously opposed the mine.
"It is clear that there is a point in that a reduced voice for a specific measure also means less pressure. I think it would be a great pity if that kind of environmental issues are getting stuck on other issues, "says Johanna Sandahl, chairman of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.
https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=7047811
Meanwhile on AIM...
A glitch? Albeit the volume is significantly greater than usual... it's showing +13.85% now
0.753 now - Go the Wulf!
big buys coming through on netfonds bear no relationship to bids and offers available. Buys now in at 0.72 but offer is 0.66....They are losing it.....
Big smile from me....
as you predicted and good news.....
Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost the first round in his battle to remain in power as Sweden faces a protracted process to form a new government after a surge in nationalist support.
The Alliance on Monday used its majority with the Sweden Democrats to elect a member of the conservative Moderate Party as the new speaker. The new speaker, Anders Norlen, holds a key role and will decide on who will get the first try at forming a government and on the timing of a confidence vote in Lofven.
But the Alliance remains divided on whether to seek further support from the nationalists. The smaller Center and Liberal parties are against using the bloc of nationalist lawmakers to gain power, while the Moderates and Christian Democrats are open to passive support.
Both the Sweden Democrats and the Social Democrats are working to divide the Alliance, which could end in either a smaller right-wing government or a broader bipartisan coalition.
0.715sek - 10% up over yonder......
poor old lbjj - desperately trying to find some pennies behind the sofa.....
Yes, good find from Googlebot that the MP is now an Independent.
That said, it would appear that our main obstacle has been removed, namely the Green Party. But we will have to wait and see. We seem to do a lot of that with this process...
Hopefully not ‘business as usual’, as that would suggest large periods of political inactivity! It will be interesting to see how things unfold...
Morning Pocko. Yes....but not business as usual and we're all agog to see what unravels.
Parliament opens today, and then business commences tommir
not a big fan of the Right but I'm sick to death of the way the Left have treated this company. The Moderates were always likely to accept the help of the Sweden Democrats because they are politicians and they want power. Otherwise what's the point of being a politician?
All sounds good to me.... Can't see the Right feeling in any way beholden to The Sami....
Cheers for posting Juicy. Sounds like a complete shambles to me. Sums Sweden up in recent years. All in my opinion.
Don't know what it will mean for us but, in terms of the parliament, seems left bloc might struggle to for the government.
Further on in the article;
On the other side of the parliamentary aisle, Left party leader Jonas reacted against the SD decision.
“I think this was expected. The Sweden Democrats and the Moderates are getting closer to each other politically. The immigration policy of the Moderate party is very much like that of the Sweden Democrats,” Sjöstedt told TT.
“If we get a Moderate government, that government would be completely dependent on the Sweden Democrats politically, and it is clear that is what the Sweden Democrats want,” he added.
SD’s influence on the choice of speaker would give the far-right nationalist party “indirect influence over the formation of government,” Green Party spokesperson Isabella Lövin told TT.
Those two parties still have the option of voting for a ‘cross-bloc’ speaker, thereby changing the outcome of Monday’s vote, Lövin said.
“Everyone who voted for the Centre and Liberal parties and who believed the promise that influence will not be given to the Sweden Democrats has been betrayed by this,” she added.
The Social Democrat candidate for parliamentary speaker Åsa Lindestam, whose candidature was announced on Thursday, will lose the vote on Monday provided no unforeseen developments occur.
The Social Democrats last week called for discussion on presenting a 'cross-bloc' candidate for parliamentary speaker, but the centre-right Alliance parties were not positive about the idea of a jointly proposed speaker.
After the election, which reduced the centre-left bloc's lead to just one seat, it remains unclear what Sweden's next government will look like and how any cross-bloc collaboration might take form.
Thanks for posting that juicy. Unfortunately I have no idea what it all means in terms of our project. Do you or any one else know whether this news Is good or bad relating to the likelyhood of us getting our permit approved some time this millennium.
Any info would be appreciated.
from www.thelocal.se
The Sweden Democrats have stated they will vote for the candidate from the centre-right alliance bloc in Monday’s vote to confirm the new speaker of parliament.
The announcement means that Andreas Norlén of the Moderate party is expected to be chosen as parliamentary speaker.
“Of the two nominated candidates from the Social Democrats and Moderates, we have made the active choice to vote for the Moderate candidate. We believe the Moderates are the party best-placed to lead a government in any constellation, given the parliamentary situation,” Sweden Democrat (SD) leader Jimmie Åkesson said in a statement.
The SD leader said that attempts had been made “as far as possible in this situation” to follow the tradition of giving the speaker’s position to the largest party in government.
Usually, the speaker is a member of Sweden's largest political party or bloc, meaning that after the September 9th election, a Social Democrat candidate would have been expected.
The role is a key one, as it is the speaker who puts a proposal for the new prime minister to parliament.
Suzy is right he has stood up for us in the past.
I think Jokkmokk's local MP is now an Independent fighting for a better Health Service. Now where's the money going to come from for that?
No, we don't have a difference of opinion....I'm right and you're wrong; I'm posting verifiable facts and you have made a mistake.
It's very good news the MP (Green) have lost 10 seats but I don't know where they've lost them...they had a representative in Jokkmokk I think. Mr Bernhardssen is a Social Democrat.
Afternoon. Well now, we have a difference of opinion. So, we have made good use of the BB, it could be argued. all the best.
Well, Aug,, you're quite wrong about that.....Mr Bernhardssen has been very vocal in support of the mine for at least two years and has made some very strong political comments about the authorities who are obstructing the process, he's worked hard to support us.
Robert Bernhardsson, the turncoat! He should have put his mug in front of the camera, when Kurt Budge/we needed him most, when the application process was being “circumvented, politicised and hijacked” by the CAB. Only now, when it’s all hands to the pump in trying to secure a coalition slot that he wants to knife his former partners in crime, when they don’t figure too well in the reckoning. He didn’t call for an immediate decision I noted. Politics at its worst. Imo only. atb