John Hörnquist is political secretary of the Vänsterpartiet (Left Party) in Stockholm, Sweden.

09.19.2022

• John Hörnquist

To Stop the Far Right, Sweden’s Left Has to Rebuild a Working-Class Majority

The big winner in last weekend’s Swedish elections was the far-right Sweden Democrats, who came in second place nationally. To stop their advance, the Left needs to rebuild its roots in all sections of the working class.

07.07.2021

• John Hörnquist

How Sweden’s Left Party Stopped the Social Democrats’ Undermining the Welfare State

Sweden's Social-Democratic prime minister Stefan Löfven has just been voted back into office — now having dropped proposals to abandon collective bargaining over rents. The change was thanks to pressure from the Left Party.