TV4 has had to rethink after last week’s political crisis. Tonight’s first topic of debate will be about the current declaration of no confidence in Morgan Johansson, which was followed by harsh exchanges between Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson (S) and Ulf Kristersson (M) over the weekend.
In SVT’s party leader debate in May, the debate about NATO did not take place when the M-leader and the S-leader then agreed on most things. Now there is a completely different tone.
The moderate leader calls the prime minister’s actions “irresponsible”. Andersson, in turn, accuses Kristersson of putting Sweden in a dangerous position during the NATO process.
– I thought you could trust the words of a Prime Minister. We, she and I, promised the Swedish people to jointly guide Sweden into NATO regardless of who wins the election and not make this party politics, says Ulf Kristersson.
“What’s his next move?”
If Morgan Johansson is rejected in the Riksdag’s vote on Tuesday, Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has said that she will resign. Ahead of TV4’s debate, she describes the political situation as “worrying”.
– Only a few weeks after Ulf Kristerssson said that together we will bring Sweden into NATO, he chooses to put sticks in the wheel for the process instead. What is his next move, should he overthrow the Foreign Minister, the Minister of Defense?
Busch: “Let him go”
The debate begins as expected with a series of harsh exchanges. KD leader Ebba Busch will at the same time make a concrete offer to Magdalena Andersson if the Minister of Justice resigns.
– The mistrust is on the table – it’s about Morgan Johansson who mismanaged his job. In return, I promise that my party will not participate in more no-confidence votes before the election. You get all the help you need to bring the NATO application to port – but Morgan Johansson must go.
The offer was not rejected directly by the Prime Minister.
– When this type of offer comes, I must of course take a serious think, everything else would be irresponsible of me, says Magdalena Andersson.
In addition to the government issue, the agenda also includes the usual election issues: school, integration and migration.