Swedish Cabinet Rejects Opposition Threat Over Housing
- Opposition party protests plan to deregulate rental housing
- Minister for Justice says process to prepare a bill continues
Sweden’s Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar
Photographer: Nils Petter Nilsson/Getty Images
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Sweden’s government refused to back down after the left-wing opposition threatened to try to unseat Prime Minister Stefan Lofven over plans to deregulate the country’s rental housing market.
Minister for Justice Morgan Johansson said the Cabinet will continue to prepare a formal bill, after the Left Party demanded it to drop the intention to allow landlords charge market rates for new rental apartments. The government expects to come back with a final proposal late this fall, Johansson said.