"Many respondents to our survey showed some support for the new citizenship rules themselves, but not applying them retroactively to those in the long case backlog."
"Effe, a political science student in Gothenburg, described the bill as containing 'needed rules, Sweden largely stood out in the world as a country with such low requirements.'"
"The campaign managed to convince all of Sweden's opposition parties on this issue, and an amendment to include transitional provisions into the bill was put to a vote in parliament."
"In the end, parliament voted 147 against adding the transitional rules, and 146 in favour, meaning the proposal was rejected by one vote."
On April 29th, the Swedish parliament approved a new citizenship bill set to take effect on June 6th. The bill faced criticism for not including transitional rules for approximately 100,000 applicants currently in the backlog. An amendment to add these provisions was narrowly rejected due to procedural issues involving the Sweden Democrats. While many supported the new citizenship rules, there was significant concern regarding their retroactive application, which left many applicants feeling betrayed and disappointed.
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