Foreign policy has drawn attention to domestic problems, writes Kirsi Heikel, ‘s Nordic correspondent.
STOCKHOLM Last spring has been called bloody in Sweden.
30 people have died in the shootings. There are half as many victims as in the same period a year ago.
Violence has traditionally been a topic on which the opposition moderate coalition has been able to pull the rug out from under the Social Democrats.
Its message is that the escalating violence is due to the laxity of the Social Democrats who have ruled the country since 2014 in relation to, for example, the increase in penalties.
In recent months, this formula has not worked.
That is 4.2 percentage points more than half a year ago.
The moderate coalition is the second most popular party, but it comes far behind with 21.3 percent support.
The measurement is significant because up to more than 9,000 people are interviewed for it. This is done by Statistics Finland SCB twice a year.
The Social Democrats have ruled in recent months, party political airspace completely.
Sweden has relentlessly followed the NATO decision by the Social Democrats, the Russian invasion war in Ukraine and the consequences of the war in Swedish wallets.
When the Social Democrats currently form the government alone, the chairman gets it Magdalena Andersson receive a lot of attention.
The party has acted convincingly in security policy, although the subject has previously been seen as a strength of moderate coalition.
The Social Democrats have also managed to move the worsening gang violence out of their territory. Currently, the attention is on the police, whose leadership criticized (moving to another service) and are even required to resign.
Another culprit has been found in municipalities that are considered to have failed in their work to prevent violence.
Based on a measurement released today can see what setups are at the start of election campaigns.
There are three months left in the Swedish parliamentary elections.
It is expected that climate change, access to medicine and the improvement of the quality of education will become more important topics and NATO will be left behind.
Prices are rising rapidly in Sweden as well. This debate is expected to intensify during the election.
Law and order is one of the most important themes for voters. Gang crime, such as shootings, has traditionally risen in the summer months.
For Magdalena Andersson’s potential prime minister, it will be crucial how her potential government partners do.
These partners would be the Environment Party, the Left Party and possibly also the Center Party. Everyone’s support falls in Statistics Finland’s measurement.
Support for the city center is at its lowest in 20 years. The Environmental Party is in crisis. It would not reach the parliament at all if the elections were held now. There is a 4% voting threshold for parliament.
However, Andersson’s government option will receive 51.1 percent support.
Another prime ministerial candidate, the moderate coalition Ulf Kristersson support for the option is 46.9 percent.
His supporters are the Christian Democrats, Liberals and Swedish Democrats. The situation of the Liberals is as weak as that of the Environmental Party.
Three months is a long time in the current world.
The focus in Sweden is on whether the support of the Social Democrats stays high and how it is for small parties struggling on the eve of the parliament.
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