Jonas lifted the V - election success gave new EU mandate
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Jonas lifted the V - election success gave new EU mandate

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We're making a cannonball, says Left Party's top candidate Jonas Sjöstedt when the result is presented.

The atmosphere is at its peak at the Left Party's election watch in Umeå. The party received 11.1 per cent of the votes and two seats, according to the preliminary final result, significantly better than the 6.8 per cent and one seat in the previous election.

About the increased polarisation in the EU election in Europe.

V-party leader Nooshi Dadgostar is not particularly surprised by the strong result, she felt she sensed the good election wind in the election campaign:

The Left Party has gone strongly in opinion polls before the election. Jonas Sjöstedt has also been highlighted as the top candidate with the highest trust among voters.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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