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In today's bulletin, we discuss the recent political shifts in Sweden as several Christian Democrat ministers lose their seats in the parliament following the election. We also look at the significant increase in electricity prices across the country and the start of the annual regulated bear hunting season.\n\nKeywords:\n- maktskifte: [mak-shif-te] Change of power. A transition where the opposition takes over government leadership after a shift in parliament seats.\n- riksdagen: [riks-da-gen] The parliament. The national legislative body of Sweden where the election results were finalized.\n- genomsnitt: [ye-nom-snit] Average. Used here to represent the typical or mean price levels of electricity across different regions.\n- kapacitet: [ka-pa-si-teet] Capacity. The maximum power output available from the nation's nuclear facilities during maintenance.\n- licensjakt: [li-sens-yakt] Licensed hunt. The officially sanctioned and regulated hunting of bears to manage the population.\n\n[PDF]: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1An4I2AHhH22B5l819wEN5rjycmKS7RsD/view?usp=sharing\n[TXT]: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1X05V2fyp7ZXhcUD3ljY6r4qWGMLtvjnz/view?usp=drivesdk