After the Sweden Democrats lost a parliamentary election for the first time, the party is making several changes among its leading representatives.
According to Lindberg, the changes should not be interpreted as criticism of anyone’s performance.
I think sometimes you need to be a little brave, dare to rotate and do a little reorganization so that you don’t always just sit with the same portfolio and lean back a little and think you have the situation under control, says Lindberg.
It’s good to get new portfolios, something new to work on and new energy. I think we as a team feel good about it.
Becomes KU chairman
For example, SD’s economic policy spokesperson Oscar Sjöstedt will leave the Finance Committee. Henrik Vinge, the former chairman of the Justice Committee, will take over his position and is also expected to become the new economic policy spokesperson.
However, Sjöstedt will not be left out. He will now become chairman of the Constitutional Committee.
SD member Martin Kinnunen will become the party’s lead representative on the Industry and Trade Committee, where Tobias Andersson has been chairman for the past four years. Andersson will instead join the Education Committee.
The group leadership wants to form a new team, that’s understandable, Kinnunen tells journalists in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament).
According to him, this probably means that “some are satisfied and others are dissatisfied.”
That’s always the case when you get new tasks at work. I don’t think it’s that dramatic.
Will you be satisfied?
Lindberg believes that everyone will be satisfied once the changes “have settled.”
She is stepping down as SD’s group leader, which she describes as a joy. On Tuesday, she was appointed chair of the Social Affairs Committee and can now focus on policy again.
Ludvig Aspling, the former migration policy spokesperson, will join the EU Committee and the Riksdag.
SD’s Jessica Stegrud will also become the party’s spokesperson on migration policy.
Lindberg denies that the reshuffle is intended to give the party a new image to facilitate cooperation with other parties.
“The media is speculating that it’s a flirtation with the Centre Party. That’s not what we had in mind,” she says.
Labor Market Committee: Ardalan Shekarabi (S)
Civil Affairs Committee: Kjell-Arne Ottosson (KD)
EU Committee: Matilda Ernkrans (S)
Finance Committee: Mikael Damberg (S)
Defense Committee: Jörgen Berglund (M)
Justice Committee: Teresa Carvalho (S)
Constitutional Committee: Oscar Sjöstedt (SD)
Culture Committee: Mattias Karlsson (SD)
Environment and Agriculture Committee: Emma Nohrén (MP)
Industry and Trade Committee: Anders Ådahl (C)
Tax Committee: Boriana Åberg (M)
Social Security Committee: Nadja Awad (V)
Social Affairs Committee: Linda Lindberg (SD)
Transport Committee: Maria Stockhaus (M)
Education Committee: Hawar Asaiesh (V)
Foreign Affairs Committee: Morgan Johansson (S)
Source: The parties
