Former Liberal leader Birgitta Ohlsson is running for the Center Party in the autumn elections. She reacted with sadness after the Liberals on Friday opened the door to governing with the Sweden Democrats (SD). After the next election, we could have a party in the government with Nazi roots, she says.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats did not make any concessions to get the Liberals to accept the SD in a possible future government, SD party leader Jimmie Åkesson told TV4.
Swedish politicsThe Center Party gains an average of about ten new members per week. Over the weekend alone, 150 new members joined, according to party secretary Hannes Hervieu.
Swedish politicsThe Liberals' previous red line against the SD was not logical and contributed to a record-low level of public support, according to Minister of Labor Johan Britz (L). There are six months left until the election. A party leader needs to act when the party's situation is as it stands, he says.
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 politicsAll ministers in the Liberal Party will resign if party leader Simona Mohamsson loses the fateful vote on Sunday. "We have stood side by side for over a decade in Swedish politics, and I continue to stand by her side today," writes Climate Minister Romina Pourmokhtari in a comment.
Swedish politicsLiberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson was asked on SVT's Agenda on Sunday about a swing toward the Sweden Democrats. "I lead and want to continue to lead and take responsibility. We are showing that we want to continue fighting for liberal values," she said.
Swedish politicsThe Liberals are holding an information meeting tonight for all members. The meeting, which starts at 8 p.m., will "deal with the content of the agreement," Lotta Edholm's press secretary, Björn von Zweigbergk, wrote in a text message to TT.
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