Two parties in Sweden have criticized the decision of the Social Democrats to aspire to NATO

Left Party leader Nushi Dadgostar noted that Sweden's accession to NATO could lead to a dangerous escalation in Northern Europe.

“Tensions are rising and the risk of conflict is rising.

This is the wrong way,” she said in her social networks.

According to Dadgostar, the decision-making process was so fast that the voters did not have time to speak.

“Sweden has been free of alliances for over 200 years and this path keeps our country out of war... The Swedish people were not allowed to make a decision that affects the security of all of us, as well as our children and grandchildren,” she said.

According to the leader of the Party for the Protection of the Environment, Martha Stenevy, the political force would prefer to "keep freedom from military alliances for Sweden."

“Now the government must show how it will specifically ensure that Sweden remains a country free of nuclear weapons, and how Sweden will maintain its independence in relation to NATO states that want to put pressure on it,” TASS quoted her as saying.

On May 15, the Finnish government made a formal decision to apply for membership in NATO.

On the same day, the ruling Social Democratic Workers' Party of Sweden also officially decided to apply for membership in the alliance.