Think of the Djurgården Boys - A Co-Operative Wikibox TL
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Alright, I think it's clear that this timeline is going nowhere. I've got a hundred things in life going on at university, @EvilSpaceAlien has too, and there's not enough time to give this project the love it deserves. Perhaps we've branched out too much - I tried doing US updates but found myself completely lacking enthusiasm for making the boxes. Especially with other infobox timelines being of so high quality, perfectionist me just can't keep it up. Therefore, I'll just post the infobox for the Swedish election of 2013 that has been sitting on my computer for ages, with a short summary of the story behind it:
The government of Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson chugs along, and initially remain decently popular due to a strong economy. They even manage to invest in a minor (progressive!) tax cut, especially directed at rural areas. However, the government has lost a fair deal of competence after the 2009 elections as Thorwaldsson tries a bit too hard at making the government seem "fresh" by firing most senior ministers (except for Finance Minister Leif Pagrotsky, the government's most popular figure, whose health however keeps his profile down more and more as time goes on). Therefore, it's extra crippled when a major scandal hits in early 2012, as tabloid Expressen reveals that several ministers have gotten hold of apartments in central Stockholm - and in one case even a vacation house! - through less-than-scrupulous union connections, mishandling of expenses as MPs and plain corruption. Thorwaldsson finally reshuffles the cabinet again in April and fires everyone involved - including the Minister of Foreign Affairs herself, but the damage is already done. The Centre stays out of the scandal, but since the government usually relies on the New Left to pass bills, they've lost quite a bit of their centre-right support and poll around 3% - obviously below the infamous threshold.
Fortunately for them, the opposition is also... less than competent and united. Just like IRL, it's mostly due to the issue of which parties should be included in the government, though with no Sweden Democrats around, it makes even less sense. The People's Party want a "classic" four-party government including the Centre and excluding the Citizens' Party which is seen as too populist and Euroskeptical, even though the party by this point is virtually identical to the Moderates except on foreign policy/EU issues. The Moderates want to try for a majority without the Centre and including the Citizens' Party, which the polls say is completely plausible. And the Christian Democrats have disappeared from the limelight entirely. Rumors about knives being out for Antonia Ax:son Johnson swirl even before the election, despite the opposition leading by 5% by the beginning of 2013. And the knives have a point, because somehow the lead is squandered by mediocre debate performances, a well-oiled Social Democratic machine at its finest and the Centre spending as much money from its billion kronor-sized coffers as it can with its survival on the line.
The end result is a 175-174 lead for the government and its left-wing allies; the Radical Alternative entering the Riksdag as expected. Unfortunately for K-P, though, in the middle of negotiations (painfully crafted to superficially look as they're not taking notice of having to rely on the Radical Alternative abstaining, which they threaten not to do unless a new tax on capital gains is introduced) Ax:son Johnson pulls off a coup: citing the party's and government's left-wing turn and their refusal to lean on the Radical Alternative, three Centre MPs including Maud Olofsson announce their defection to the "New Centre" Party, joining the People's Party, Moderates and Christian Democrats in a new coalition with confidence and supply from the Citizens' Party.
Second Thorwaldsson Ministry
Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister: Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson (Social Democrat)
Minister for Policy Coordination, Nordic Cooperation and Strategies for Sustainable Development: Eva Nordmark (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Justice
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Justice and Gender Equality: Lena Ek (Centre)
Minister for Home Affairs and Migration: Lars Stjernkvist (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Mona Sahlin (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Kent Härstedt (Social Democrat) (2012-2013)
Minister for International Development: Åsa Westlund (Social Democrat)
Minister for European Affairs and Trade: Kent Härstedt (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Annika Söder (2012-2013)
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence: Carina Moberg (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs: Irene Wennemo (Social Democrat)
Minister for Social Security: Kristina Zakrisson (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Kerstin Haglö (2012-2013)
Minister for Children, Youth and the Elderly: Nalin Pekgul (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance: Leif Pagrotsky (Social Democrat)
Deputy Finance Minister, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Regional Development: Anders Flanking (Centre)
Minister for Financial Markets and Regulatory Affairs: Ilija Batljan (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Jens Henriksson (2012-2013)
Ministry of Education
Minister for Education and Knowledge: Britta Lejon (Social Democrat)
Minister for Culture, Adult Education and Lifelong Learning: Håkan Juholt (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Fred Nilsson (2012-2013)
Minister for Higher Education and Research: Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Consumer Affairs: Eskil Erlandsson (Centre)
Ministry of the Environment
Minister for the Environment and Energy: Kristina Jonäng (Centre)
Ministry of Business and Growth
Minister for Business and Growth: Niklas Nordström (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Employment
Minister for Employment and Integration: Anders Lago (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Communications
Minister for Communications and Sports: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Social Democrat) (2009-2010), Mikael Damberg (2010-2013)
Deputy Minister for Communications, Minister for Telecommunications and Rural Infrastructure: Mari-Louise Wernersson (Centre)
The government of Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson chugs along, and initially remain decently popular due to a strong economy. They even manage to invest in a minor (progressive!) tax cut, especially directed at rural areas. However, the government has lost a fair deal of competence after the 2009 elections as Thorwaldsson tries a bit too hard at making the government seem "fresh" by firing most senior ministers (except for Finance Minister Leif Pagrotsky, the government's most popular figure, whose health however keeps his profile down more and more as time goes on). Therefore, it's extra crippled when a major scandal hits in early 2012, as tabloid Expressen reveals that several ministers have gotten hold of apartments in central Stockholm - and in one case even a vacation house! - through less-than-scrupulous union connections, mishandling of expenses as MPs and plain corruption. Thorwaldsson finally reshuffles the cabinet again in April and fires everyone involved - including the Minister of Foreign Affairs herself, but the damage is already done. The Centre stays out of the scandal, but since the government usually relies on the New Left to pass bills, they've lost quite a bit of their centre-right support and poll around 3% - obviously below the infamous threshold.
Fortunately for them, the opposition is also... less than competent and united. Just like IRL, it's mostly due to the issue of which parties should be included in the government, though with no Sweden Democrats around, it makes even less sense. The People's Party want a "classic" four-party government including the Centre and excluding the Citizens' Party which is seen as too populist and Euroskeptical, even though the party by this point is virtually identical to the Moderates except on foreign policy/EU issues. The Moderates want to try for a majority without the Centre and including the Citizens' Party, which the polls say is completely plausible. And the Christian Democrats have disappeared from the limelight entirely. Rumors about knives being out for Antonia Ax:son Johnson swirl even before the election, despite the opposition leading by 5% by the beginning of 2013. And the knives have a point, because somehow the lead is squandered by mediocre debate performances, a well-oiled Social Democratic machine at its finest and the Centre spending as much money from its billion kronor-sized coffers as it can with its survival on the line.
The end result is a 175-174 lead for the government and its left-wing allies; the Radical Alternative entering the Riksdag as expected. Unfortunately for K-P, though, in the middle of negotiations (painfully crafted to superficially look as they're not taking notice of having to rely on the Radical Alternative abstaining, which they threaten not to do unless a new tax on capital gains is introduced) Ax:son Johnson pulls off a coup: citing the party's and government's left-wing turn and their refusal to lean on the Radical Alternative, three Centre MPs including Maud Olofsson announce their defection to the "New Centre" Party, joining the People's Party, Moderates and Christian Democrats in a new coalition with confidence and supply from the Citizens' Party.
Second Thorwaldsson Ministry
Prime Minister’s Office
Prime Minister: Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson (Social Democrat)
Minister for Policy Coordination, Nordic Cooperation and Strategies for Sustainable Development: Eva Nordmark (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Justice
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Justice and Gender Equality: Lena Ek (Centre)
Minister for Home Affairs and Migration: Lars Stjernkvist (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Mona Sahlin (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Kent Härstedt (Social Democrat) (2012-2013)
Minister for International Development: Åsa Westlund (Social Democrat)
Minister for European Affairs and Trade: Kent Härstedt (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Annika Söder (2012-2013)
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence: Carina Moberg (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs: Irene Wennemo (Social Democrat)
Minister for Social Security: Kristina Zakrisson (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Kerstin Haglö (2012-2013)
Minister for Children, Youth and the Elderly: Nalin Pekgul (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance: Leif Pagrotsky (Social Democrat)
Deputy Finance Minister, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Regional Development: Anders Flanking (Centre)
Minister for Financial Markets and Regulatory Affairs: Ilija Batljan (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Jens Henriksson (2012-2013)
Ministry of Education
Minister for Education and Knowledge: Britta Lejon (Social Democrat)
Minister for Culture, Adult Education and Lifelong Learning: Håkan Juholt (Social Democrat) (2009-2012), Fred Nilsson (2012-2013)
Minister for Higher Education and Research: Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Rural Affairs and Consumer Affairs: Eskil Erlandsson (Centre)
Ministry of the Environment
Minister for the Environment and Energy: Kristina Jonäng (Centre)
Ministry of Business and Growth
Minister for Business and Growth: Niklas Nordström (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Employment
Minister for Employment and Integration: Anders Lago (Social Democrat)
Ministry of Communications
Minister for Communications and Sports: Karl-Erik Nilsson (Social Democrat) (2009-2010), Mikael Damberg (2010-2013)
Deputy Minister for Communications, Minister for Telecommunications and Rural Infrastructure: Mari-Louise Wernersson (Centre)
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Four months later, I got a bit of a feeling and started to write up the conclusion - at least the Swedish portion - to this thing, going all the way until 2029. I'll be completing the wikiboxes and cabinet lists and post summaries of the major events, just for the entertainment of the few and faithful.
2013-2017
Ax:son Johnson's/Wolodarski's First Cabinet
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister: Antonia Ax:son Johnson (People's) (2013-2014), Peter Wolodarski (People's) (2014-2016)
Minister for EU and Nordic Affairs: Jonas Milton (People's) (2013-2014), Erik Ullenhag (People's) (2014-2016)
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice: Andreas Norlén (Moderate)
Minister for Migration and Asylum Affairs: Nina Larsson (People's)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Peter Wolodarski (People's) (2013-2014), Jonas Milton (People's) (2014-2016)
Minister for International Development and Trade: Erik Ullenhag (People's) (2013-2014), Maria Weimer (People's) (2014-2016)
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence: Allan Widman (People's) (2013-2014), Fredrik Malm (People's) (2013-2014)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs: Göran Hägglund (Christian Democrats)
Minister for Social Security: Pierre Månsson (People's)
Minister for Children, Youth and the Elderly: Acko Ankarberg Johansson (Christian Democrats)
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance: Cecilia Magnusson (Moderate)
Minister for Financial Markets and Regulatory Affairs: Joacim Olsson (People's)
Minister for Housing: Helene Odenjung (People's)
Ministry of Education
Minister for Education: Nyamko Sabuni (People's)
Minister for Culture and Higher Education: Cecilia Wikström (People's)
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Local Government, Rural Affairs and Consumer Affairs: Maud Olofsson (New Centre)
Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Minister for the Environment and Energy: Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats)
Ministry of Business and Growth
Minister for Business and Growth: Maria Brunell Livfors (People's)
Ministry of Employment
Minister for Employment and Integration: Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (Moderate)
Ministry of Communications
Minister for Communications: Tobias Billström (Moderate)
Wolodarski's Second Cabinet
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister: Peter Wolodarski (People's)
Minister for EU Affairs: Erik Ullenhag (People's)
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice: Andreas Norlén (Citizens' Coalition)
Minister for Migration and Asylum Affairs: Nina Larsson (People's)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Jonas Milton (People's)
Minister for International Development: Maria Weimer (People's)
Minister for Trade and Nordic Affairs: Sara Skyttedal (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence: Henrik von Sydow (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs: Göran Hägglund (Christian Democrats)
Minister for Social Security: Pierre Månsson (People's)
Minister for Children, Youth and the Elderly: Acko Ankarberg Johansson (Christian Democrats)
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance: Cecilia Magnusson (Citizens' Coalition)
Minister for Financial Markets and Regulatory Affairs: Joacim Olsson (People's)
Minister for Housing: Christian Sonesson (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Education
Minister for Education: Lars Adaktusson (Citizens' Coalition)
Minister for Higher Education and Research: Per Selstam (Citizens' Coalition)
Minister for Culture and Youth Affairs: Cecilia Wikström (People's)
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Local Government, Rural Affairs and Consumer Affairs: Maud Olofsson (New Centre)
Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Minister for the Environment: Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats)
Minister for Energy: Lars Beckman (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Business and Growth
Minister for Business and Growth: Maria Brunell Livfors (People's)
Ministry of Employment
Minister for Employment and Integration: Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Communications
Minister for Communications: Tobias Billström (Citizens' Coalition)
Any questions?
2013-2017
- Centre-right majority plans to govern as a centre-right majority would - cutting company, real estate and payroll taxes financed through defunding some grants to municipalities, canceling some infrastructure projects and reforming/closing a few government agencies. The alcohol tax is raised slightly and student grants are indirectly cut through not adjusting for inflation, leading to not insignificat student protests. The pharmaceutical sector is deregulated.
- The economy goes south right around the 2013 election, leading to a income tax cut being cancelled to save money. In 2015, the Social Democrats are back at 38%.
- Ax:son Johnson resigns already after a year in charge, citing fatigue and family issues. Her Minister for Foreign Affairs, former Liberal Youth Chairman and MP on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Peter Wolodarski, is duly elected as her successor, surprising no one.
- The Social Democrats play it super safe. The Green Left (as the New Left wasn't really new anymore) is overshadowed by the Radical Alternative, despite popular leaders.
- The major debate on the left is what to do with the Radical Alternative, a party carrying a few hardline communists within its ranks. The major debate within the right is on taxes (cut more despite the recession?) and on the Citizens' Party. The latter starts to move away from its Euroskepticism, aligning it very closely with the Moderate Party...
- ...and in early 2016, the Moderates announce that they are in talks with the Citizens' Party about merging the two parties. The People's Party's congress agrees to staying in government with the new party if the merger goes through - which it does in September as the Citizens' Coalition (Medborgerlig samling) Party is born.
- The New Centre - Maud Olofsson's splinter vehicle adopting a platform of "rural liberalism" - fails to gain traction.
- By 2017, a well-timed company tax cut boosts the economy in the short term and Sweden endures the recession better than most of Europe. The no-nonsense Minister for Finance and the jovial Minister for Justice overshadows party leader Adelsohn Liljeroth but she still carries her party to become slightly larger than the People's Party in the elections. However, Wolodarski stays PM.
Ax:son Johnson's/Wolodarski's First Cabinet
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister: Antonia Ax:son Johnson (People's) (2013-2014), Peter Wolodarski (People's) (2014-2016)
Minister for EU and Nordic Affairs: Jonas Milton (People's) (2013-2014), Erik Ullenhag (People's) (2014-2016)
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice: Andreas Norlén (Moderate)
Minister for Migration and Asylum Affairs: Nina Larsson (People's)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Peter Wolodarski (People's) (2013-2014), Jonas Milton (People's) (2014-2016)
Minister for International Development and Trade: Erik Ullenhag (People's) (2013-2014), Maria Weimer (People's) (2014-2016)
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence: Allan Widman (People's) (2013-2014), Fredrik Malm (People's) (2013-2014)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs: Göran Hägglund (Christian Democrats)
Minister for Social Security: Pierre Månsson (People's)
Minister for Children, Youth and the Elderly: Acko Ankarberg Johansson (Christian Democrats)
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance: Cecilia Magnusson (Moderate)
Minister for Financial Markets and Regulatory Affairs: Joacim Olsson (People's)
Minister for Housing: Helene Odenjung (People's)
Ministry of Education
Minister for Education: Nyamko Sabuni (People's)
Minister for Culture and Higher Education: Cecilia Wikström (People's)
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Local Government, Rural Affairs and Consumer Affairs: Maud Olofsson (New Centre)
Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Minister for the Environment and Energy: Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats)
Ministry of Business and Growth
Minister for Business and Growth: Maria Brunell Livfors (People's)
Ministry of Employment
Minister for Employment and Integration: Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (Moderate)
Ministry of Communications
Minister for Communications: Tobias Billström (Moderate)
Wolodarski's Second Cabinet
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister: Peter Wolodarski (People's)
Minister for EU Affairs: Erik Ullenhag (People's)
Ministry of Justice
Minister for Justice: Andreas Norlén (Citizens' Coalition)
Minister for Migration and Asylum Affairs: Nina Larsson (People's)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs: Jonas Milton (People's)
Minister for International Development: Maria Weimer (People's)
Minister for Trade and Nordic Affairs: Sara Skyttedal (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Defence
Minister for Defence: Henrik von Sydow (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Minister for Health and Social Affairs: Göran Hägglund (Christian Democrats)
Minister for Social Security: Pierre Månsson (People's)
Minister for Children, Youth and the Elderly: Acko Ankarberg Johansson (Christian Democrats)
Ministry of Finance
Minister for Finance: Cecilia Magnusson (Citizens' Coalition)
Minister for Financial Markets and Regulatory Affairs: Joacim Olsson (People's)
Minister for Housing: Christian Sonesson (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Education
Minister for Education: Lars Adaktusson (Citizens' Coalition)
Minister for Higher Education and Research: Per Selstam (Citizens' Coalition)
Minister for Culture and Youth Affairs: Cecilia Wikström (People's)
Ministry of Agriculture
Minister for Agriculture, Local Government, Rural Affairs and Consumer Affairs: Maud Olofsson (New Centre)
Ministry of the Environment and Energy
Minister for the Environment: Jakob Forssmed (Christian Democrats)
Minister for Energy: Lars Beckman (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Business and Growth
Minister for Business and Growth: Maria Brunell Livfors (People's)
Ministry of Employment
Minister for Employment and Integration: Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth (Citizens' Coalition)
Ministry of Communications
Minister for Communications: Tobias Billström (Citizens' Coalition)
Any questions?