"I think this is really sad. It feels hard and heavy. For me, this is a question of values and I need to be able to answer for myself and for the voters," says Rönn.
Ina Lindström Skandevall sits on the party board and is group leader for L in Sundsvall. She says she feels cheated when the party leadership chose to take a different path than the last national meeting decided.
"I feel sad, I feel empty and I feel angry," she says and continues:
"The party board has been steamrollered, our members have been steamrollered, and my trust in the party leadership is completely gone."
Ina Lindström Skandevall will not continue with the party if the decision is final.
“Unfortunate for Sweden”
Pär Lundqvist, regional councilor in the Västra Götaland region, tells TT that he is considering leaving the party, but has not yet fully decided.
"I will have to think a lot about my journey ahead. I spontaneously feel that my journey with the Liberals is over, but I need to think for a while before I make that decision."
Lundqvist says he thinks the message from Simona Mohamsson is unfortunate.
"I think it's unfortunate for Sweden. I don't think the Sweden Democrats are the force that can help implement liberal policies."
Jan Jönsson, opposition councilor in Stockholm, said earlier on Friday that he will leave the party board if L opens up to SD in government.
"I found out about this last night and I'm shocked."
“For humanity”
Malin Sjöberg Högrell, chairwoman of Liberal Women and regional councilor in Uppsala, says that women in the party are generally negative about the announcement.
"There is a majority that is in favour of us not opening the door to the Sweden Democrats. Even before this decision, many people did not want to campaign or distribute the parent party's material, only material from Liberal Women. And that is a strong signal that they are not completely satisfied."
Sjöberg Högrell tells reporters on site that she hopes that the extraordinary national meeting next Sunday will result in a move against Mohamsson and the party leadership, but does not have much hope for it.
"They have probably calculated all the representatives and how to vote, otherwise Simona would not have dared to play such a high-stakes game. But a vote against Simona is a vote for humanity," she says.
Corrected: In a previous version, incorrect information was given about who Sjöberg Högrell spoke to.
