KD may lose government power, but Ebba Busch notes that the parties in government are moving forward.
"The trend is blue and yellow. The three governing parties are clearly making progress in this election," she continues.
It is extremely even, she notes.
- This could remain uncertain all the way until Wednesday. Every single vote has to be counted. We are not taking anything in advance in either direction.
Currently, the Christian Democrats have 6.2 percent of the vote, but the Tidö bloc is behind by one seat.
She still sees the election campaign as a show of strength.
We are a right with a heart, but we also have a right with a backbone, she says.
“Long night”
KD's Jakob Forssmed believes that the party has been rewarded for its less confrontational line during the election campaign.
It's really getting dark and it's going to be a long night, he says.
Jubilation erupted at the Christian Democrats' election vigil when it became clear that the party was gaining ground in SVT's exit poll.
They were even happier when SVT's forecast came an hour and a half later and showed that there was only one seat's difference between the blocs.
At the Christian Democrats' election vigil at Fotografiska in Stockholm, "Busch bubbles" and "Busch beers" are on offer, and the atmosphere has lifted as the exit poll and SVT's forecasts have come in.
KD rises
We are growing in a situation where, in political science, it is usually said that smaller parties are always punished in government positions. But we have been given a mandate for our line: right-wing with a heart, says Minister of Social Affairs Jakob Forssmed.
In the 2022 parliamentary election, KD received 5.3 percent of the vote.
Perhaps the biggest cheer at KD's election vigil earlier in the evening came when it was announced that M had become the second-largest party in the exit poll. That's important, says Liza-Maria Norlin.
Ulf Kristersson is our candidate for prime minister. And of course it is very important that the Liberals make it over the threshold here.
