The Sweden Democrats are backing down for the first time in a parliamentary election and losing their position as the largest party on the right. We will not know tonight whether it is me, Ulf, Ebba and Simona who will form the government. Or whether it is the other team, says party leader Jimmie Åkesson in a speech.
SwedenIt is becoming urgent for the crisis-ridden Liberals to reach the four percent threshold. Party leader Simona Mohamsson is trying to reach voters with the party's policy proposals, but it is still overshadowed by relations with the Sweden Democrats. “We have not been a relevant party, but now we have made a fairly major shift,” she says.
SwedenLars 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.
SwedenThe 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.
SwedenAll 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.
SwedenTop Liberals around the country are furious after the party opened the door to including the Sweden Democrats in a future government. "If the national meeting sticks to this decision, I will not be a candidate in the 2026 election," says the party's economic policy spokesperson, Cecilia Rönn.
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