KD leader Ebba Busch and SD leader Jimmie Åkesson had a coffee break on Sunday to discuss the issue.
Afterwards, Åkesson made a post on X. He wants Busch to make a public clarification about what she means by saying that in an "exceptional situation" she could consider saying yes to an S-led government if the Tidö parties lost their majority in the election.
On the way to an election hearing with TV4 on Monday evening, Åkesson repeated the demand.
It's this thing about exceptional circumstances that I feel I don't really have a handle on. I think she's now talking about exceptional circumstances as something that's very dramatic. I haven't seen any examples of that, Åkesson tells TT and continues:
I got the impression when I spoke to Ebba yesterday that KD is prepared for new elections rather than supporting Magdalena Andersson. If you can say that publicly, then it is a very good step in the right direction.
In the KD camp, there were no plans on Monday morning to make any particular public clarification on the issue. The view there is that Busch talks daily about how she is fighting for the Tidö parties to win the election.
Close-knit team
At the same time, Åkesson says that, after four years of collaboration, he still sees the Tidö parties as a close-knit team.
Everyone's starting point is that we should continue that cooperation. We aim to gain a majority in the Riksdag.
Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson has pointed out the Tidö parties' clear government alternatives as a strong card in the election campaign, since Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson has not said which parties she wants to have in government cooperation with.
This skirmish does not change our fundamental unity, he says.
Åkesson, however, believes that by not clearly rejecting "government invitations from the left," Busch has made the Centre's "imaginary centre alternative completely unnecessarily relevant."
Bad strategy?
He also thinks that the S leader has been given an opportunity to avoid talking about the Left Party, which has demanded ministerial posts.
"It is, as I see it, a bad strategy. Possibly good for KD, but bad for the team," writes Åkesson.
KD has advanced in opinion polls compared with the 2022 election results, while SD has retreated and risks losing its position as the largest right-wing party to M.
In a post on X, Åkesson points out several issues where SD and KD differ.
"There are of course many more differences between our parties, but the above are some of the most interesting for voters weighing up between SD and KD," he writes.
