After balancing on the four percent barrier, opinion seems to have swung in favor of the Christian Democrats. In the latest poll before the EU election, the party stands at 6.7 percent.
The Christian Democrats have been working against the wind before the EU election – in a double sense. On the one hand, the party seemed to be able to sail out of the EU Parliament, and on the other hand, it had to postpone its election campaign at sea due to security reasons. In connection with the Christian Democrats' party leader visiting the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, several Palestinian activists were arrested.
Now, however, the opinion polls seem to have turned upwards. In a voter barometer from SVT/Verian, the party receives 6.7 percent.
At the same time, she is clear that the figures are not carved in stone:
The upswing is attributed to the fact that they have dared to take what she calls the value struggle.
She has, among other things, said that Muslims should not live in the EU if they do not adapt to European values, which has caused other parties to react. She herself believes that the Christian Democrats have gained from the show:
If the 6.7 percent do not hold up in the EU election, it can raise demands for a party leader change, according to sources that SvD has spoken with.