The Tidö party leaders came to the SVT debate buoyed by new opinion figures, which show that the gap with the red-greens has narrowed further.
And they once again launched a fierce attack on an issue they believe could win votes - abolishing the penalty discount for those convicted of multiple crimes at the same time.
Andersson said that she wants to abolish the volume discount for serious violent crimes and sexual crimes. She urged M leader Ulf Kristersson to agree to abolish the discount for sexual crimes as early as next year.
But that got a cold response.
"It's so that you don't have to take responsibility for those you want to govern with," Kristersson replied.
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When the Riksdag voted this summer to abolish the current volume discount for all types of crimes, S, V, MP and C voted no.
Andersson again explained that it was because the proposal was unfinished and that there was no date for when the law would come into force. Then L leader Simona Mohamsson interrupted:
Can't you just admit that you voted wrong? That's totally okay.
The host urged the party leaders not to talk over each other and tried to give the floor to the next party leader.
"No, stop, stop. She can't interrupt me. There has to be some fucking order," Andersson said.
It also got heated when SD leader Jimmie Åkesson accused S and V of going around mobilising voters in mosques.
This could be the first election in Sweden where Muslim immigration is the deciding factor. Suck it, he said.
The statement angered MP spokesperson Amanda Lind.
"Now Jimmie Åkesson has twice spoken about ordinary Muslims as a problem, because they go to the mosque and because they vote in a Swedish election. It's a terrible statement," she said.
Wind at your back
The spirit of understanding between S, C and KD, which was noticeable from time to time during the election campaign, was only noticeable when the debate came to nuclear power. Magdalena Andersson and KD leader Ebba Busch once again reached out across the bloc for a broad energy agreement with both new offshore wind power and new nuclear power.
After the debate, Magdalena Andersson said that the Tidö parties set a "world record in shifting blame", in everything from unemployment to healthcare queues and school results.
"It's always someone else's fault. It's the social workers' fault, it's the immigrants' fault, but they never take responsibility. Why do they even want four more years," she said.
Before the debate, Ulf Kristersson said that the election could be decided in tonight's debate, and he thinks the alternatives came out clearly.
In tax policy, it was very clear. They want to raise taxes for people who work, we want to lower taxes, he said.
He feels the wind at his back after the latest opinion polls.
My feeling in my body in recent weeks has been exactly that, so I agree with the measurements. There is momentum on our side.
