(Local) Sweden’s prime minister has called for a serious reduction in the number of asylum seekers coming to Sweden, in a swing to the right on asylum that is already endangering his coalition deal with the pro-immigration Green Party.
In an interview published on Friday in the Dagens Nyheter newspaper, Stefan Löfven said that he expected migration would continue to be one of the biggest issues in Swedish politics over the coming years.
“We should show that the number of asylum seekers will be fewer, really properly fewer, so we can succeed in integration,” he told the newspaper. “Then people will see that those who come here, also get out and work and contribute.”
Löfven’s harsher rhetoric on immigration immediately generated a reaction from Green Party figures.
