The Liberal Party’s defection a failure of the Alliance – Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet

Even when the government launched its Race to bid for 6.2 billion in gross contributions for the period 2016-2020 a month ago bolted the Liberal Party up his counteroffer to levels far above all others with a requirement of 18 billion additional five years. To that level would be appropriate was an illusion. To remain at the negotiating table had the Liberal Party received lose about half that amount and it had no desire to. And thus was also the consensus alliance parties so long tried to manifest, including a common requirement for a NATO compiled as a prerequisite for a broad settlement with the government, gone with the wind.

For the four bourgeois parties, it is a failure not being able to stick to unity until the finish no matter how the negotiation ends. And it naturally raises questions about what the Alliance as a political project is hosted at present. At the same time, one should not jump to conclusions because of the defection when negotiations are now proceeding with the five parties instead of six.

The past week has been negotiating pressure driven up to maximum in the Department of Defense without much has happened. The Alliance has not been heard for their common demands for more money for the defense during the 2015th

The question of NATO compiled is also highly uncertain. Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has ruled out an investigation and the Green Party are opposed, as well as, of course, the Left will also have their say on defense when it comes to budgetary context. About – says about – NATO will still be investigated in any form will not be with the broad and open-ended approach which was originally the Alliance’s common requirements.

Still, when the levels of defense spending and where difficulties persist for Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist , pinioned as he is of the rest of the government’s unwillingness to push up the levels to any great extent.

The Conservatives have set price tag ten billion extra for five years and there is still a long way. But if there is still any party which is probably willing to do pretty major concessions to get into a military settlement, it Moderates.

It would hardly be a feather in the cap for the party to make an S-MP Government to make up for the defense of the Left, A security policy operating environment mode that is more exposed than ever. Traditionally means defense policy broad agreements and to deviate from it would now be difficult to explain to moderate core voters. That Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist nor would jump high with happiness at such a development is less clear.

But the Liberal Party’s defection does not mean that the way is open for a deal between the government and other three Alliance parties. It may be a matter of time before the next drop off.

The spirit of the December agreement, DO, has received a severe blow with the defection. Although DIE in no way binding, defense and security one of three designated areas of cooperation where the parties behind the deal “appreciate the tradition we had in Sweden when it comes to partisan agreement”. Now it will be at most a fempartiuppgörelse, and probably narrower than that, and with it, the DO’s value devalued at the first real trial.