The Centre Party's election committee is currently working on finding a successor to Muharrem Demirok, who resigned from the party leadership position last week after great turmoil in the party.
Now, the Centre Party's districts, federations, and local branches have the opportunity to nominate candidates for two weeks, until mid-March. Individual members can also submit names.
There is a deadline to adhere to, says Pelle Skogberg, media advisor for the party's election committee, without specifying an exact date.
Important Milestone
The party will hold an extraordinary meeting on May 3, where the new party leader will be elected. The meeting will be held physically, but the location has not yet been made public. Before that, the election committee will also present its candidate, which is an important milestone.
It's not said otherwise than that it will happen as soon as possible before the extraordinary meeting. The election committee is working constantly, they have an "on-going" assignment, says Skogberg.
There are several potential names that have declined to run, such as EU parliamentarian Emma Wiesner and former Centre Party top politician Emil Källström. If these individuals are contacted despite having said no, Skogberg cannot comment on it.
"Otherwise, they have failed"
The election committee's task is to present a name that is so well-established that it will go through, otherwise, they have failed in their assignment, says he.
Last time the Centre Party elected a new party leader, it was done through a partially open process where the three candidates were questioned in different live broadcasts. That will not be the case this time.
No, what I've heard is that they think there's no time. The election committee says it will be open to members but not to the public, says Skogberg.
