Side by side · Riksdag 2026

Alternativ för Sverige vs Piratpartiet

Where Alternativ för Sverige and Piratpartiet agree, where they don’t. Drawn straight from each party’s manifesto.

Overall alignment

50%

across all coded questions

By topic

AfS and Pp agree on 2 of 8 topics. Largest gap: Law & order.

Economy 53%
Climate 54%
Migration 38%
Defence 43%
Law & order 17%
Welfare 79%
Education 51%
EU 79%

Question by question

AfS vs Pp

For each of the 56 coded questions, see both parties’ Likert position and the manifesto quote behind it.

Economy

Growth, tax levels, public spending, business climate.

Income taxes for high earners should be lowered to encourage growth.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

The state should own the dominant electricity producers and grid operators.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should reintroduce a wealth tax on individuals with assets above 50 million SEK.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Corporate tax should be cut to attract international investment to Sweden.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

A statutory minimum wage should be introduced.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Public spending should run a budget surplus over the economic cycle.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

The state should borrow more to fund infrastructure even if it raises debt.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Climate

Emissions targets, energy mix, biodiversity, transport.

Sweden should reach net-zero emissions by 2040, not 2045.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

New nuclear power plants should be built to replace fossil capacity.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

A national meat tax should be introduced to reduce climate impact from agriculture.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Onshore wind power should be expanded even where local councils object.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Fuel and petrol taxes should rise to accelerate the transition off fossil fuels.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Subsidies for electric vehicle purchases should be expanded.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Stricter emissions limits should be imposed on Swedish agriculture.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Migration

Asylum, work permits, language requirements, integration.

The annual cap on asylum seekers should be raised significantly above current levels.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Citizenship should require passing a Swedish-language test at intermediate level.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Permanent residence permits should replace temporary ones as the default.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Family reunification rules should be tightened further.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should restore an active labour-immigration pathway for skilled workers.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Asylum seekers should have the right to work from day one of their application.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Newly granted residents should not get priority access to public housing.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Defence

Military spending, NATO posture, civil defence.

Defence spending should rise to at least 3% of GDP within five years.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Military service should be extended to a full year for all young adults.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should host permanent NATO bases on Swedish soil.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Civil defence training should be reintroduced for all adults.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should allow weapons exports to Ukraine without case-by-case restrictions.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should accept hosting NATO nuclear weapons on Swedish soil.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

The intelligence services should be granted broader surveillance powers.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Law & order

Police, sentencing, gang violence, civil liberties.

Sentences for serious gang-related crimes should be doubled.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

The police should be allowed broader use of secret data interception.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Visitation zones (visitationszoner) where police can search without suspicion are acceptable.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

The age of criminal responsibility should be lowered from 15 to 14 for serious crimes.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should expand high-security prison capacity significantly.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Anonymous witness testimony should be allowed in gang-related trials.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Police should be allowed to use real-time facial recognition in public spaces.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Welfare

Healthcare access, pensions, housing, family policy.

Healthcare should be funded entirely by the state, with no private alternatives.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

The retirement age should rise in step with life expectancy.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Rent regulation (hyresreglering) should be loosened to allow more market-driven rents.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Profits in publicly funded elderly care should be capped.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Universal child benefit (barnbidrag) should be raised significantly.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Dental care should be fully integrated into the regular healthcare system.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Sick-pay benefits should be raised so people can recover longer without financial pressure.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Education

Schools, universities, vocational training, for-profit schools.

For-profit free schools (vinstdrivande friskolor) should be banned.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Universities should be tuition-free for non-EU students as well.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Mobile phones should be banned in compulsory school during school hours.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Schools should be re-centralised under state ownership instead of municipal.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Standardised national testing should be required at every grade level.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Teacher salaries should be raised significantly even at the expense of class sizes.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Religious schools (konfessionella friskolor) should be banned.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

EU integration, foreign aid, trade, multilateralism.

Sweden should join the Euro within the next five years.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should support a stronger common EU foreign and defence policy.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Foreign aid budget should rise back to 1% of gross national income.

They disagree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should support EU enlargement to include Ukraine.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

The EU should build its own joint army.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Strongly disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should rule out participating in any future EU joint debt.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Strongly agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Agree

No manifesto position on this question.

Sweden should formally recognise Palestine as a state.

They agree

Alternativ för Sverige

Disagree

No manifesto position on this question.

Piratpartiet

Neutral

No manifesto position on this question.

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