"We are prepared to take more money from foreign aid to other countries to use in Sweden," explained Ulf Kristersson when he was interviewed in SVT's party leadership hearing on August 30, 2026. Image: Collage with portrait of Fredrik Wennerlund/Moderaterna.
Of: Mehreen Hayat
During the 2026 election year, FUF's foreign affairs monitors are there to guide you through the intricate party politics. What do the Moderates really think about international aid and Sweden's role in the world? Mehreen Hayat explains.
September 10, 2026, Analysis, Election 2026
Ulf Kristersson speaks during the last day of the digital Almedalen week 2021
Of: Karl Fahlvik
The moderates painted a dark picture of Sweden in Ulf Kristersson's digital Almedal speech. Crime, shootings and segregation were in focus. The moderates' view of Sweden's role in the world and global development issues was completely lacking.
July 8, 2021, News
Of: Andreas Celan and John Manders
In a reply to my article (FUF 26/2) about the many shortcomings of development assistance, SSU's chairman Pavlos Cavelier Bizas writes that Swedish development assistance is needed more than ever and that the 1% target must be defended. A goal that is almost to be regarded as a holy cow in Swedish political debate. Leaving this principle that the development assistance budget should be designed as a predetermined share of the state budget unchallenged is at best wasteful and at worst directly counterproductive to achieving the goals the development assistance is intended to meet, say Andreas Celan and John Manders from the Moderate Youth Association.
March 23, 2021, Debate
Of: Andreas Celan
Several cases of failed aid projects show that Sida cannot ensure that the aid money goes where it is supposed to. For this reason, the development assistance budget should be reduced and a larger part of the development assistance money will go to making the necessary investments in Sweden, says Andreas Celan, the Moderate Youth Association in Uppsala.
February 26, 2021, Debate
The Moderates' party leader Ulf Kristersson talked a lot about Swedish interests in his Almedal speech on Monday night. The picture is from last year's speech. Photo: Johan Wessman / News Øresund (CC BY 3.0)
Of: Josefine Lundh, Lovisa Novak and Sana Pirot
Individualism and community are the values that should characterize politics, according to the moderate party leader Ulf Kristersson. His party leadership numbers were marked by Swedish interests. What Sweden has obligations to the outside world, however, was unclear.
July 2, 2019, Analysis
Of: Sofia Arkelsten
Tomorrow, the Riksdag will hold a seminar on the global goals for sustainable development and Agenda 2030. But the government's action plan has still not been presented. If it does not receive parliamentary treatment, the government will deliberately undermine its value, writes the moderate Member of Parliament Sofia Arkelsten.
May 22, 2018, Debate
