{"id":171998,"date":"2026-06-09T19:33:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=171998"},"modified":"2026-06-09T19:33:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:33:28","slug":"tagkaoset-nara-att-stoppa-tidoreformer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/the-chaos-is-about-to-put-a-stop-to-the-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Train chaos nearly derails pension reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Train service disruptions between Gothenburg and Stockholm caused a stir in the Riksdag on Tuesday. Several lawmakers were stranded on trains, but despite the chaos, the parties in the Riksdag managed to pass several important reforms by the narrowest of margins.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Train service between Gothenburg and Stockholm was disrupted for much of the day. Several members of parliament from both the ruling parties and the opposition were stranded on their way to the capital while crucial votes were taking place in parliament, reports <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gp.se\/politik\/riksdagsledamoter-var-fast-i-tagkaos-rusade-in-mitt-under-voteringen-.a3964905-a96b-4964-b330-7bf73a551aef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">G\u00f6teborgs-Posten<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the issues decided were the government\u2019s spring budget, a new 10-point grading system, and the abolition of permanent residence permits. The closest votes ended 172\u2013171 in favor of the Tid\u00f6 side. Six members were absent during the voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rushed into the chamber<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The situation became particularly delicate because the Riksdag lacks a system for offsetting votes following the expiration of the previous agreement between the parties. As a result, the absence of even a single member can have a significant impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the voting, several members who had been late rushed into the chamber to cast their votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>You didn't see that coming<\/em>, a council member told G\u00f6teborgs-Posten regarding the unexpected train stoppage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Christian Democrat <strong>Ingemar Kihlstr\u00f6m<\/strong> described the situation on the train as \u201dfrustrating and stressful.\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>We know we\u2019re in a very precarious situation with political mavericks. Every time a decision goes the way the government wants, it\u2019s a relief for me<\/em>, he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Questions about resilient infrastructure<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident once again raises questions about how dependent critical societal functions are on a functioning transportation system. The Swedish Transport Administration stated that train service was restored on one track during the afternoon, but that delays were expected to continue into the evening.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The train chaos nearly derailed crucial votes in Parliament \u2013 here\u2019s how it affected the government\u2019s planned reforms<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":169822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1522,205],"tags":[540,472,6696],"class_list":["post-171998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-politiker","tag-riksdagen","tag-tagstrul"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171998"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171998\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}