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Sweden has a very large number of political parties. None can get a majority in the Riksdag so a coalition of parties must be created in order to create a government.
Sweden has a very large number of political parties. None can get a majority in the Riksdag so a coalition of parties must be created in order to create a government.


Several parties have voted internally to favor a law that would prohibit non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.
Several parties have voted internally to favor a law that would prohibit non-therapeutic circumcision of boys:
 
* The [[Vänsterpartiet]] (Left Party} proposes a legal ban on non-therapeutic circumcision (genital mutilation) of boys.
 
* The [[Centerpartiet]] (Centre Party) voted in September 2019 to forbid the non-medical circumcision of boys.<ref name="Aftonbladed">{{REFweb
|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Wbdn8j/centern-vill-forbjuda-omskarelse-pa-pojkar
|title=Centern vill förbjuda omskärelse på pojkar
|trans-title=The center wants to prohibit circumcision on boys
|language=Swedish
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|publisher=''Aftonbladed''
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|date=2019-09-28
|accessdate=2019-09-29
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* The popolist, conservative [[Sverigedemokraterna]] (Sweden Democrats), which is gaining popularity, supports a ban on non-therapeutic circumcision of boys.<ref>{{REFnews
|title=Sweden Democrats Party Calls For Ban On Circumcision
|url=https://newspunch.com/sweden-democrats-party-calls-for-ban-on-circumcision/
|last=Harris
|first=Niamh
|coauthors=
|publisher=News Punch
|website=
|date=2018-10-05
|accessdate=2021-03-13
|quote=
}}</ref>
 


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