Jimmy Okeson thinks it’s time to get rid of the liberals

The governmental base that Jimmy O’Keson wants to belong to is made up of four potential parties. In addition to the Swedish Democrats, there are the Christian Democrats, the Moderates, and the Liberals. The latter party has struggled with very low opinion numbers for several months and most now indicate they risk leaving Parliament after the election this fall.

Jimmy Okeson previously said he believed right-wing parties, especially the moderates, would soon decide whether it was worth trying to “rescue” the liberals in the Riksdag.

I think the Liberals are a really unreliable party. It’s a small party, but every member of parliament has their own battalion, and that’s problematic. I experience Nyamko Saboni as a stable person, she is constructive and realistic. If only it had been commented on, it would have been positive. But it is clear that she has a very weak position in the party, and has no plurality in her party, and this does not bode well for stability, I told DN earlier.

On Tuesday, he met with parliamentary journalists For a moment the question arose again: When is it time to decide whether or not it is worth investing in the Liberals?

Then Akesson replied:

– This train has already left the station.

He believes that the Swedish Democrats are unaffected by the existence of the Liberals or the Riksdag, because they do not have the same voter base. But the planned power shift by the right-wing constellation could be jeopardized if a large group of voters voted liberal, who then left.

The sooner we process these voters to vote for a party that will surely enter the Riksdag, the better, Åkesson told Göteborgs-Posten.

Johann Persson, leader of the Liberals group in the Riksdag, is not worried that the moderates and Christian Democrats will give up hope in the party.

We have very good cooperation with the moderates and the Christian Democrats. We also cooperate on some issues with the Swedish Democrats. We feel confident that there is strong support for our political position ahead of the elections, and if we want to bring about a change of power, our vote is critical.

But Jimmie Åkesson means the train has gone for the liberals’ chance to stay in the Riksdag?

I think Jimmy O’Keison risks staying on the platform of social democracy. Swedish Democrats sometimes choose to compromise with the Social Democrats and this can leave voters unsure. It is very important that we deal with the issues now and put energy into social democratic politics. A vote for liberals is a vote for a change of power with the biggest liberal elements, and we think many voters want it.

Tobias Bellstrom, moderates The group’s leaders in the Riksdag are not ready, like Okeson, to abandon their old coalition partner, the Liberals.

“The Liberals are one of four parties that want a change of power in Sweden and want to be able to talk to everyone to solve concrete problems. We will need all the votes and mandates so that we can replace this government and we appreciate that the Liberals have now taken a clear stand. We still have a long way to go. Until the elections and we are not worried that the Liberals will not be able to pass the parliamentary bloc,” he wrote in a text message.

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