Two weeks ago, Busch was angered after Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) promised SD influence over migration and integration in a possible Tidö government after the election.
She emphasized that M and SD cannot settle on ministerial posts on their own and said in interviews that it would be "costly" if there are government negotiations with all four Tidö parties.
The more the others negotiate away before election day, the better negotiating position KD will be in after the election, Busch tells TT.
If M is to be able to fulfill his promise to SD, KD wants to be paid to agree to it.
The most important thing for us is substantive political influence, says Busch.
Father's months
A KD demand is that the so-called father's months in parental insurance be abolished so that parental leave can be freely distributed between guardians.
Busch believes there is more support for quota-free parental insurance than four years ago, since, she says, more families speak in favor of more flexible parental insurance.
Neither M nor the Liberals (L) are currently pushing for the abolition of quotas, while SD is aligned with KD.
Another substantive policy demand is to abolish the regions. KD has been working on this for a long time.
We will push very hard on healthcare and on removing the bureaucratic responsibility for healthcare from the 21 regions, says Busch.
Battle for ministerial posts
Government negotiations also include dividing ministerial posts among the parties. Today, KD has six out of 24 ministers. With SD in the government, the smaller Tidö parties risk having fewer ministers.
Busch believes that KD deserves more ministerial posts than would be proportionate based on election results.
Because we are skilled and would do a good job for Sweden, she says.
KD is now above five percent in opinion polls, after having been around four percent for a long time.
“We have managed to reach a new plateau,” says Busch.
After the Tidö parties have now cleared up the uncertainties surrounding their government alternative, Busch is looking forward to talking more about substantive politics ahead of the election.
"The question of Swedish values is becoming a big one. I think there will be a real fight about them now," she says.
We will stand by the issue of banning the burqa in public settings, and we will build on proposals in that direction.
