Party support for increasing voter turnout cut to nearly half

While voter turnout among foreign-born Swedes is declining, political parties are getting less money to reach this group as well as others with low participation in elections.

Culture Minister Parisa Liljestrand tells Radio Sweden that parties will have to make do with the funding they get.

Meanwhile a number of opposition parties are critical: "It's unfortunate," says the Left Party's party secretary Maria Forsberg. ...