The gap is widening between the Alliance and the government – Swedish Radio

The gap is widening between the Alliance and the government – Swedish Radio

– There is a big difference between the blocks, surprisingly large, one might say, given that the government Löfven have had a pretty rough start, says Tommy Möller, Professor of Political Science at Stockholm University.

Möller mentions setbacks for the government, as the budget bill is not passed through parliament and criticism of the recognition of Palestine and the handling of the issue.

– Yet the differences between the blocks has increased, suggesting that the Alliance has a fairly steep uphill climb in front themselves, he said.

Although Goran Hägglund and the Christian Democrats passed out hard with the inclusion political moves and has been a leader in the political debate is the party left the parliamentary latch with 3.9 percent of voter support .

It shows Swedish voter opinion, a compilation prepared by the major opinionsinstitutens measurements.

Professor of Political Science Tommy Möller says that the Christian Democrats’ core voters are few in number and the party had not been represented in Parliament had it not been for the support of votes. But saying that there are some things that can now benefit the party.

– First, that a party leader change always brings opportunities for innovation, it can be difficult for a party leader who spent a long time to spearhead such a renewal and credible support it. The second is that KD has been a very loyal team player during the Alliance, this now opens opportunities for profiling, migration and integration policies might’re such a possibility, he says.

A month after December agreement, there are no major changes in public opinion. The Conservatives are marginally backwards to 23.8 percent, and even Sweden Democrats remained at 14.1 percent.

– The Sweden Democrats are at a high and stable level. Maybe I thought they would go up slightly after the December agreement, says Tommy Moller. There is a great dissatisfaction with the particularly within the Moderate Party, which then has lost voters to the Sweden Democrats earlier.

– In addition, it goes on to isolate an already isolated portion even more. We know from studies that an increasing share of voter opinion, particularly Alliance supporters think that the Sweden Democrats should be treated as other parties and that they shall cooperate on issues where it is possible to cooperate, says Möller.

Annie Reuterskiöld
annie.reuterskiold@sverigesradio.se