The Left Party is shaken by a criminal investigation into suspected election fraud in Borlänge.
Local politician Mohamed Abdukardir Ali received 648 personal votes and won Dalarna's only parliamentary seat for the Left Party.
He has taken a leave of absence, in consultation with the party, and says he is shocked by the information.
Speaking out in interview
Now Dadgostar is breaking her silence about the investigation.
"These are very serious allegations. And that is why it is important that the investigation is now allowed to take its course and that we find out what actually happened," she says in an interview with Aftonbladet.
We can't rely on media reports, also to reach the agreement we have now and give the investigation peace and quiet, she continues.
The investigation concerns marked ballots in the parliamentary elections, according to information in several media outlets, and that people are said to have driven voters from disadvantaged areas and provided them with ballots.
There are also said to be pictures of a person handing out both money and ballots to voters, according to Aftonbladet and Dagens Nyheter. This information has not been officially confirmed.
This is a person who still has great confidence in Borlänge, quite obviously, says Dadgostar.
“It’s about a few votes”
Mohamed Abdukardir Ali's leave of absence means that he will not serve as a member of parliament at the start of the term and the Left Party aims to bring in a replacement for him.
That's the idea, says Dadgostar.
However, no application for leave had been received by the Riksdag's Chamber Office on Thursday morning.
In masked documents from the Swedish Prosecution Authority, which SVT has seen, there are three suspects in the investigation. But no one has been served with a suspicion.
As more information becomes known, S leader Magdalena Andersson is trying to gather support among the red-green parties C, V and MP to form a government. But the investigation will not affect the government negotiations, according to Nooshi Dadgostar.
I can't see it having that effect. It's just a few votes.
