The Sami Parliament is still in an unclear situation regarding how they will group themselves, says Peter Sköld, researcher in Sami culture at Umeå University.
The hunting and fishing Sami people went to the election on the basis of driving through a legislative change that would mean that all Sami people have the right to belong to a Sami village and are still the largest with twelve mandates.
Support for the Sameland Party, which wants the Sami villages themselves to decide on the issue, increases from 22.51 to 24.26 percent, which is the largest increase in the re-election.
A party that has received a bit of focus is the Forest Sami people who may come to have a key role depending on how they position themselves, says Sköld.
The Party of the Sami people, which was the first to appeal the election in the spring, backs down the most, from 4.3 percent to 3.6 percent.
A lower turnout is expected as re-elections usually have that effect, but even here the difference is marginal. In May, 60.8 percent voted and in the re-election held in October, 59 percent voted.
