Swedish PM Faces Renewed Crisis as Labor Talks Break Down Again
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Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Lofven is facing the prospect of an opposition bid to topple him after talks between unions and employers collapsed for a second time.
The negotiations center on proposed changes to labor laws that would make it easier to fire workers. Already unpopular within Lofven’s own Social Democrat party, the measures have also drawn the ire of the Left Party. The former communists have threatened a vote of no confidence in the government, which would also be backed by opposition parties on the right.