Sweden's accession to NATO is the latest in a series of decisions taken by the northern country since the start of the Russian war on Ukraine. Hungary remains the only country that has not yet ratified Stockholm's application to join NATO.
Voting in Parliament is scheduled to take place after 16:20 local time (15:20 GMT) The opposition is expected to vote in favor of Sweden joining NATO, with the exception of the far-right Our Homeland party. Sweden's NATO accession protocol, which requires approval by all 31 members of the alliance, has been suspended since May 2022.