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The Social Democrats in Sweden formed a minority government before the parliamentary elections in September 2022, which relied on the support of other parties. However, the Center Party withdrew from the coalition as its party leader, Annie Lööf, did not want to cooperate with the right-wing Sweden Democrats (SD). Lööf narrowly survived a planned attack by an SD supporter. In the elections, the Social Democrats became the largest party, but the SD became the second-largest party. After lengthy negotiations, the SD, the Moderates, the Christian Democrats, and the Liberals formed a government supported by the SD. The new government emphasizes a "paradigm shift" in migration policy and crime prevention, although the Social Democrats had already implemented stricter measures in migration policy in 2015. The new government in Sweden, consisting of a coalition of conservative and right-wing populist parties, has initiated a series of political changes. Among other things, measures to combat crime have been introduced, which could lead to social conflicts in certain neighborhoods. Furthermore, the previous green energy policy has been abandoned, and the construction of new nuclear power plants has been announced. The government has also realigned its foreign policy and now emphasizes support for Turkey in the fight against terrorism. Critics fear that democracy could suffer under the new government and that the Swedish welfare state is at risk. [Extracted from the article]