I will not be a candidate, he says to Örnsköldsviks Allehanda.
The former economic-political spokesperson is often mentioned as an internal favorite. The 38-year-old left politics in 2021 and declined firmly last time.
So also this time.
For three years, I have had full focus on family and entrepreneurship. I'm having a lot of fun at my job as CEO of Sekab, where I haven't even reached halfway, says Källström to the newspaper.
Has not been asked
He says he has not been asked to succeed Demirok, who announced his resignation on Monday after two years as party leader.
There has been unrest in the party for a while now. I have full respect for his decision, says Källström.
Another possible candidate is LRF's CEO Anna Karin Hatt, former minister in the Alliance Government. When TT seeks her, she declines to comment.
Neither does Ulrika Liljeberg, second vice party leader and legal policy spokesperson for C, want to show her hand. Her name appears in the speculations, but in an SMS, she writes that she has no message or comment to give yet.
Must land
EU parliamentarian Emma Wiesner announced on Monday that she needs to land in Demirok's decision and that the election committee needs to get calm and quiet to find a replacement.
Others mentioned in the party leader discussion are Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist and Daniel Bäckström, who lost to Demirok in the previous party leader election. None of them have given any indication of whether they are still interested in the job.
Muharrem Demirok's resignation has been preceded by tough internal criticism. The dissatisfaction has been about the party's weak opinion support and that it has been perceived as if he tried to get the party to back the Social Democrats' Magdalena Andersson as prime minister candidate. It has also been about Demirok's leadership style.
Emil Källström says he sees "a number of strong names that should be current" as successors.
If the party manages to use its full potential as a balancer, there are good opportunities for significant influence, says he.
