One of the petitions demands new voting legislation to make sure that candidates who haven't been (re)elected in parliamentary elections can't be elevated to ministerial posts in the new government. Another petitioner demands that the party with the most votes is guaranteed to become part of the new government.
One new petition, which can be signed from 23 January to 6 March, demands that the laws on plastic packaging be changed to make them more environmentally friendly.
A total of four new petitions demand fireworks bans and a ban on the sale of fireworks to different degrees.
Another new petition had been launched on Wednesday, demanding that people without a partner will also be allowed to adopt children in the future.
Staying on the topic of children, another petitioner asks that changing tables also be installed in men's bathrooms or in gender-neutral rooms.
The 18 new petitions can be signed until 6 March on the Chamber of Deputies website. A petition must meet or exceed the target of 4,500 signatures in order to be debated in parliament.
The next public debate will take place on 30 January. Parliament will discuss two separate but similar topics on that day: A petition that demands a smoking ban on restaurant terraces and another petition that demands exactly the opposite. Read more about the rather absurd debate in Martin Jonsson's opinion piece.
On 6 February, another parliamentary discussion will take place on the issue of reducing plastic waste.
