The Social Democrats' party secretary Tobias Baudin, commenting on the re-election of Liberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson, said that the likelihood of SD leader Jimmie Åkesson becoming prime minister "has increased significantly." Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) welcomed the news and wrote in a debate article that it "could facilitate the formation of my next government."
Swedish politicsAfter a chaotic four-hour virtual national meeting, the Liberals re-elected Simona Mohamsson as party leader. She received the support of 95 delegates, while 80 abstained.
Swedish politicsThe Liberal Party's extraordinary national meeting was scheduled to start at 5 p.m., but was delayed due to technical problems. Once it got underway, it had to be paused after just a few minutes.
Swedish politicsSimona Mohamsson's announcement of cooperation with the Sweden Democrats has sparked criticism and division within the Liberals. Today, the party is meeting to decide on Mohamsson - and, in practice, the new Sweden Democrats line.
Swedish politicsThe teenage deportations have once again caused a storm over migration policy - and yet another sitting government has changed its mind. Swedish politicians have made sharp turns in immigration policy for decades. A strong opinion can make a government back down, says migration researcher Andrea Spehar at the University of Gothenburg.
Swedish politicsShe is not promising the Sweden Democrats any ministerial posts if the Tidö parties win the election. "I have no intention of negotiating that away prematurely," KD leader Ebba Busch says in Ekot's Saturday interview.
Swedish politicsThe Liberal Party's election committee proposes that Simona Mohamsson be re-elected as party leader at the extraordinary national meeting on Sunday.
Swedish politicsLars Leijonborg's comeback to the Liberals could have great symbolic significance for the party in crisis. Defections have come one after another, but now, suddenly, someone from the old guard is stepping in and saying he believes in Simona Mohamsson's path.
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