The group leaders, who are responsible for the parties' parliamentary groups, met this afternoon to discuss the issue of the set-off system. The meeting was held without the Sweden Democrats.
After the emergency meeting, the Green Party's group leader Annika Hirvonen says that the voluntary agreement that exists between all parties is no longer valid.
We note that since the Sweden Democrats acted as they did yesterday, the set-off agreement has been terminated; it does not exist.
The Moderates' group leader, Mattias Karlsson, states the same thing.
"Right now we don't have a set-off agreement because we don't trust each other. So next week I think we will all be in place," he says.
Can be tried next week
This means that all 349 members of parliament may need to be present during a vote on Wednesday.
The Social Democrats are now also threatening to respond in the same way as the Sweden Democrats.
It is clear that we cannot exclude a number of members and sit there obediently next week, says Social Democrats' group leader Lena Hallengren.
The Sweden Democrats have put the set-off system out of action.
The background to the chaos is the Riksdag's decision to tighten citizenship requirements. Two former SD members, Elsa Widding and Katja Nyberg, voted with the opposition to apply transitional rules to tens of thousands who have been waiting a long time for a decision on Swedish citizenship.
The Sweden Democrats then inserted two disqualified MPs to win the vote, which was decided by a one-vote majority. If all 349 MPs had been present, the Tidö parties would likely have lost.
Ulf Kristersson lacks control over his government base, says Center Party Secretary Hannes Hervieu.
SD: Senseless reactions
SD acted to ensure that the vote would reflect the election results, according to Åkesson.
"I note completely senseless reactions after yesterday's vote in the Riksdag. The Socialists and the rest of the opposition claim 'coup' and 'cheat'," he writes on X.
"However, I choose to completely refrain from such accusations. When democracy is hijacked by vengeful and irresponsible individuals with no respect for the consequences, we must act one way or the other."
Mattias Karlsson says he wants to get a functioning set-off system back in place and wants the speaker to call the group leaders to a joint meeting on Monday, including the Sweden Democrats.
Facts: The Riksdag's offsetting system
The set-off system is not a law but an agreement between the parties in the Riksdag that absent members should not affect the balance of power in votes in the Riksdag.
If one or more members cannot attend, it is "set off" against a member of another party, on the other side of the bloc boundary, who abstains from voting.
The system is very old and has been used since at least the early 20th century. However, the SD was not allowed into the system until 2021, eleven years after entering the Riksdag.
Sources: Parliament, Sveriges Radio.
