In Stockholm city, at 1:45 a.m., the Social Democrats had fallen by about 3 percentage points to 26.3 percent, while the Green Party had increased by about 5 percentage points to 11.2 percent. The Moderates are also showing an increase, but the majority looks set to remain red-green.
It feels great. We are making our best result in ten years, says Lars Strömgren (MP), traffic mayor in Stockholm, to TT.
In Gothenburg, the preliminary figures show small changes. Here too, the Green Party is doing well, increasing by 2.4 percentage points at 01:45. The Social Democrats look set to increase by 0.6 percentage points in the municipality to 27.1 percent.
If that trend continues, it would be a success for Gothenburg, because then we have not felt the same loss that we feel nationally, says Jonas Attenius (S), chairman of the Gothenburg municipal board, to Göteborgs-Posten .
In Malmö, which is governed by the Social Democrats, the Liberals and the Green Party, V is recording an increase of 3.3 percentage points at 01:45. The Green Party is also moving forward, with 3.0 percentage points to 8.5 percent. At the same time, the Sweden Democrats look set to lose 3.0 percentage points to 12.0 percent.
