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    <description><![CDATA[A weekly podcast with the news and voices shaping Sweden today. <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=program_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a> Ansvarig utgivare: Klas Wolf-Watz]]></description>
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      <title>Election fraud allegations — here&amp;apos;s everything we know</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>All eyes have been on the central Swedish town of Borlänge this week, where police are investigating alleged voter fraud connected to Sweden's election.</p><p> <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a></p> <p>Nobody's been formally named as a suspect, however two Left Party politicians are reportedly at the centre of the probe, and voter fraud linked to the party has also been alleged in Stockholm.</p><p>Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael Walsh<br>Producer: Kris Boswell</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Sweden has voted — now comes the hard part</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Sweden has voted in national, regional and local elections.</p><p> <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a></p> <p>We look at the election result, the possible government coalitions and what the vote tells us about Swedish politics.<br>We also take a closer look at the results of the local elections in Stockholm, Malmö and Gothenburg.</p><p>Presenters: Dave Russell and Babak Parham<br>Producer: Kris Boswell</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Will undecided voters decide the Swedish election?</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>It's Election Day on Sunday and it's looking like a real nail biter going by the latest opinion polls.</p><p> <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a></p> <p>Will it be the Moderates, Christian Democrats and Liberals who manage to hold on to power to form a new four-party right-wing government with the Sweden Democrats?</p><p>Or will the centre-left opposition block, headed by the Social Democrats secure enough votes to gain a majority?</p><p>Radio Sweden Weekly takes an in-depth look at the Swedish elections taking place on Sunday, with analysis and interviews.</p><p>Presented by Ulla Engberg and Dave Russell</p><p>Producer: Kris Boswell</p><p>Reporters: Michael Walsh and Sujay Dutt.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Swedish election race tightens as polling day draws near</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>With just over a week till election day in Sweden the political parties are putting in an extra gear in their campaigning.</p><p> <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a></p> <p>We shadow Centre Party politician Birgitta Olsson on the campaign trail, and speak to the Moderate Party in Stockholm, who are trying out new ways to meet voters online. <br><br>We also meet Tove Lifvendahl, the political editor-in-chief of the independent conservative newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, and Leonidas Aretakis, editor-in-chief of the independent socialist newspaper Flamman to hear their perspectives on this year's election campaign so far.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Fagersta school attack — two in police custody</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>One week has now passed since the deadly sword attack at a senior high school in Fagersta in central Sweden.</p><p> <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a></p> <p>We go to Fagersta to hear about the support being offered to students and staff at Brinellskolan, and learn more about TCC, the online subculture the attacker appears to be linked to.</p><p>And: New polling shows the gap shortening between the opposition and Sweden's governing parties, just a little over two weeks out from the election.</p><p>Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael Walsh<br>Producer: Kris Boswell</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What you need to know about the measles outbreak in Sweden</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>This week, a measles outbreak spread to several parts of Sweden. We look at what happened, who is most at risk, and what to do if you're unsure whether you've been vaccinated.</p><p> <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a></p> <p>And: we look at what the latest opinion polls can tell us as Sweden’s election campaign gets underway, and we catch up with one of Swedish Radio’s US correspondents after his first year reporting from Austin, Texas.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Brexit deportations land Sweden in the headlines</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Two more British citizens who've lived in Sweden for decades are facing deportation, as a result of changed residency requirements after Brexit.</p><p> <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a></p> <p>We hear from Joyce Thomas, 78, one of those who's been told to leave Sweden, as well as Carl Mason whose elderly father George is also facing deportation — despite needing round-the-clock dementia care.</p><p>Also: Sweden's new citizenship test on civic knowledge will be taken for the first time this weekend, but while anyone who fails will get another go, failing future versions of the test will mean having your citizenship application refused.</p><p>Plus: We round off Radio Sweden's series of interviews in English with the leaders of Sweden's eight parliamentary parties, focused on three key issues: immigration, labour migration and employment. <br><br>And welcome to Radio Sweden Weekly's new pod feed!<br><br>Presenters: Dave Russell and Michael Walsh<br>Reporter: Ulla Engberg<br>Producer: Kris Boswell</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Subscribe to Radio Sweden Weekly</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>From the end of August this is where you will find Radio Sweden's weekly in-depth programme every Friday, bringing you news and views from Sweden.</p><p> <a href="https://sverigesradio.se/play/program/6674?utm_source=thirdparty&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=episode_radio-sweden-weekly">Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app.</a></p> <p>So subscribe here to Radio Sweden Weekly, so you don't miss an episode!</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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