The regional council in Örebro County, Sweden, has implemented new order rules after a previous meeting was temporarily suspended due to a lack of control. During the regional council meeting on February 9, the presidium decided to interrupt the session for half an hour to regain control of the situation. Council members reportedly felt unsafe with audience members very close to them, and some members left the room, leading to the stoppage.
The new rules aim to increase the distance between audience members and council members. This includes using a band to mark the separation between audience seating and council members, and removing some audience seats to expand the distance to the area where council members sit. Another change is that security guards will now be present in the building.
audience members should sit and not walk around among the council members
The chairman of the regional council, Torgny Larsson (S), stated that audience members should sit and not walk around among the council members.