Peter Hultqvist (S) delivered a May Day speech in Borlänge, criticizing the SD-right government and calling for a red card against it. He outlined the Social Democrats' plans for a fairer Sweden. The speech was published by Dala-Demokraten.
Peter Hultqvist, a member of parliament and chair of the defense committee, spoke at the May Day event in Borlänge. In his manuscript published by Dala-Demokraten, he sharply criticized the government led by Ulf Kristersson and Jimmie Åkesson.
Hultqvist described Sweden as the country of truck drivers, metalworkers, and nursing assistants. "It is not the financial elites, school corporations, profit interests, care companies, or the most affluent who should dictate the terms," he said. He criticized the government's policies for resulting in over 550,000 unemployed, 9 percent of the workforce, and a record 10,800 bankruptcies in 2025.
According to Hultqvist, ordinary families have not seen the claimed extra 5,000 kronor per month. Instead, medicines, dental care, food prices, and rents have risen, while unemployment benefits have worsened and electricity price compensations have been broken. "The SD-right's work line became an unemployment line," he emphasized.
The Social Democrats aim to increase support to municipalities and regions, reduce class sizes in schools, eliminate profit interests in free schools, introduce state housing support, and combat youth unemployment. Hultqvist proposed a bank tax and higher capital gains tax so the affluent contribute more. The goal is full employment and a Sweden for all.
Internationally, he backed Ukraine against Russia and criticized Israel in Gaza. "Slava Ukraini!", he concluded, urging a win in the September election and a government change.
