In the morning, a new meeting was held between the parliamentary group leaders. The goal was to try to resolve the set-off chaos that has arisen in the Riksdag since the SD violated the joint agreement between the parties.
After the meeting, the parties remain far apart.
"There was no constructive intent on the part of the opposition to move the dialogue forward in an adult manner at today's meeting," writes SD group leader Linda Lindberg to TT.
“Upbeat tone”
M group leader Mattias Karlsson tells TT he wants to find a solution but believes it may take time. He says the longer time goes by amid the heated tone, the more difficult it will become.
If we don't find a solution now, my assessment is that we won't find one in the fall either.
Mattias Karlsson (M) says the opposition is playing "a high game".
If you are not part of the solution going forward, you are part of the problem. Right now, too many on the opposition side are part of the problem.
However, he does not think that SD, which violated the agreement, is part of the problem.
"I feel that they are very constructive and humble in trying to find a solution moving forward," he says.
The Social Democrats' group leader Lena Hallengren believes that there needs to be some kind of consequence if a party violates the set-off.
We want a system of compensation. But we cannot have an agreement if there are no consequences for those who cheat. So far, the Moderates have fallen flat on their face for the SD, she says.
Locked position
According to Hallengren, an example of such a consequence could be that a vote would be held again if someone violated the agreement.
The red-greens have demanded that last week's migration vote be retaken, a demand that has not been heeded by the Tidö parties.
MP group leader Annika Hirvonen describes the situation as very deadlocked.
When even the Moderates and the Christian Democrats cannot admit that the Sweden Democrats violated the agreement, we are very far apart, she says.
The clearing system collapsed last week after the Sweden Democrats allowed two of their members to vote even though they had been set off.
In this way, the Tidö parties managed to prevent the opposition from passing transitional rules for those who had already applied for citizenship when stricter citizenship requirements are introduced on June 6.
The reason for SD's action was that the party learned before the vote that two SD members who usually follow the party line intended to vote with the opposition.
The opposition is demanding an apology from the SD and voices have also been raised that the party should be excluded from the set-off system.
Set-off is used when members of parliament are unable to attend a vote. In this case, an equal number of members from the opposing side are removed, so that the majority ratio remains the same.
