Mikael Damberg Opposes Joint Red-Green Election Manifesto

I do not think we should have any form of joint election manifesto before the election. I think the parties should present their own positions before the election, he says in Ekots Saturday interview.

Major differences between the Centre Party's and the Social Democrats' economic policies are not a problem, according to Damberg, but give voters alternatives.

It is good if the parties go to the election with their own programs, their own reforms, and their own priorities. It is a strength for Swedish democracy and historically, it has been good that parties with slightly different emphasis have sometimes been forced to cooperate and make agreements and move forward. I do not see it as a genuine problem that the parties have different opinions.

He emphasizes the importance of budget cooperation in order to be able to govern.

Given that the parliamentary rules of the game have been relaxed (...) it means that you must have a budget cooperation to get your budget through the Riksdag. I do not see that you can govern Sweden in any other way, says Mikael Damberg.