So far, 21 candidates have been removed from the lists, according to Expressen. Most of them were removed as a direct result of the newspaper's review of the lists, which showed the individuals' support for groups such as Hamas's military wing or the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia.
The important thing is that the Left Party, when something like this comes up, acts immediately. And that is also my impression - that the Left Party has done so, says Andersson.
However, in light of the review, she does not want to rule out the Left Party as a possible government partner in an S-led government in the event of a red-green election victory in the September election.
According to Expressen's review, 25 candidates from, among others, Staffanstorp and Helsingborg, but also from Örebro, have sympathized with the groups.
These include al-Qaeda, Hamas, the Houthi rebels and Hezbollah. Some of them have shared posts on social media that question the Holocaust.
Left leader Nooshi Dadgostar has said the party has no tolerance for terrorist sympathies or anti-Semitism, saying it concerns “a handful of people.” But she has also said that people who have been eliminated as candidates have proven to be deeply unsuitable.
