On one side of the sea of spectators, Left Party members are standing and eating ice cream in the sun - the cups say "freeze the rents".
On the other side, Moderates wave placards in the air with the message that it pays to work.
Not enough
In the centre of the square at Triangeln stand Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson and Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar.
Malmö is their first stop on a tour through Sweden, where they will debate economic policy and their respective visions ahead of the election.
Dadgostar took credit for the government lowering the food tax earlier this year, to which she was met with great cheers.
"We were the ones who pushed the government in this direction to lower food prices," says Dadgostar, who believes that it is not enough.
They (the grocery stores) make such big profits so it has to be taken away from there too and prices have to be brought down much more than now.
Accusing each other
Svantesson accuses Dadgostar of wanting to own parts of Ica and calls it communism. Dadgostar in turn accuses Svantesson of being the one who wants communism.
"What we have now is pure planned economy in the food market. Ica is in charge," she says.
"I want to see a market economy in the food market. There needs to be more competition so that prices go down."
Think S has red line
In connection with the launch of the duel, Svantesson warned that Dadgostar could take over her job if "the other side wins the election."
Dadgostar, who has demanded ministerial posts for her possible support, however, sees this as unlikely.
"I think the Social Democrats have a red line on that," she says.
