Five things we learned from Sweden's party leader debate

The Swedish public broadcaster SVT recently held its first annual party leader debate, revealing significant divisions among political factions. The Centre Party supported lower employer fees while the government-aligned bloc opposed raising child benefits; Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson rejected green energy funding in Norrland, sparking criticism from the Social Democrats, and all parties believed the US was moving toward authoritarianism with Sweden Democrats supporting this view.