Sweden’s parliament, presently controlled by center-right, conservative majority, has taken a decisive step in confronting a controversial practice increasingly linked to migration, unanimously voting to ban cousin marriages and other close-relative unions in what many see as a long-overdue correction to decades of failed integration policies. The new law, according reports from the Swedish press, introduces a blanket prohibition on marriages between cousins, as well as a wider ban on unions between other close relatives. It is scheduled to come into force on July 1, 2026. Crucially, the legislation goes beyond domestic law. Foreign cousin marriages will also, as a general rule, no longer be recognized in Sweden, closing a major legal loophole. Lawmakers say the move is aimed at addressing serious social problems. Chief…
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