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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.
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 |last= |first= |publisher=''Aftonbladed'' |website= |date=2019-09-28 |accessdate=2019-09-29 |format= |quote=}}</ref> * 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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