The Swedish people reject the government, according to the Social Democrats after the latest party sympathy survey by the Statistics Sweden (SCB).
The Christian Democrats' party leader Ebba Busch says she is not worried about the party's worst figure ever.
This is a measurement period that lies outside the boost that came in the EU election campaign where we landed on 5.7 per cent, she tells TT.
The Christian Democrats get 2.8 per cent in the SCB's May measurement of the Swedish people's opinions in the parliamentary election. It is a record-low figure and clearly below the parliamentary threshold.
To get out of a bad opinion situation, it's about delivering, says Busch.
How long can you sit as party leader with such figures?
I've just given the answer. When we do what we should, when we have focus on substance, on our policy, then we also clearly increase in opinion. We went forward clearly in the last weeks of the election campaign, which is not included in the SCB's measurement period, says Busch.
The Liberals below the threshold
The Liberals also fall below the threshold, with 3.2 per cent.
Party leader Johan Pehrson emphasizes that the economic situation, where many have become worse off, has affected the government parties "in different ways". He thinks that as a small party it is "worth taking the risk" in a government position.
We are in politics to change and improve for people, not to have positive opinion polls between elections. Any rewards – or the alternative: no reward – will come on election day, he says.
How do you think the cooperation with the Sweden Democrats has affected the opinion figures?
All cooperation where you bear responsibility affects. It's no different with which party you cooperate, it would become very difficult if you cooperated with other parties, for example the Left Party, says Pehrson.
"Encouraging figures"
The Social Democrats' party secretary Tobias Baudin believes the party is in a strong position now, after the European Championship results and 35.0 per cent in the SCB's latest party sympathy survey.
But the Swedish people continue to give the government a failing grade, says Baudin.
The Sweden Democrats get 19.5 per cent, 1 percentage point down from the 2022 election but up from the latest SCB measurement, notes party secretary Mattias Bäckström Johansson.
It's encouraging figures and a setback from the European Championship that has been.
Why do you think the result from the European Championship differs so much?
It's probably mainly voters who are critical of the EU who don't choose to go and vote. But we will, of course, analyse it ahead of coming elections.
