Analysis of the Moderates sommartal – Swedish Radio

Anna Kinberg Batra chose to present proposals for investment in the preschool in her sommartal.

Why Preschool?

– First, it fits into Moderates focus on the work line, it’s all about combining work and family. It also has a connection to the school, one of the hottest areas of Swedish politics, because the idea is that support for small groups of children in particular should benefit kindergartens who work actively with language learning.

– But the background is that the Conservatives want sharpen their welfare policies. In the party’s eftervalsanalys the authors state that the party has difficulty competing on welfare, and that the Conservatives must be perceived as a “good and credible alternative” when it comes to welfare. It would also be better at reaching women voters.

– This involves quite expensive investments, totaling 1.17 billion kronor a year. The main attraction is the proposal for universal preschool from the age of two, that would make a pre-school place a few hundred dollars cheaper per month, depending on which municipality you live in. Also invite the Conservatives over the government something when it comes to money to small groups of children.

What was important in the speech except preschool initiatives?

– Anna Kinberg Batra wanted to give their image of Sweden: open, stable, secure. As the Swedish values ​​she counted up to “do the right thing”, we feel it is unfair when the systems we have built up “abused,” we expect “that all men take their responsibility” and “do everything in his power to get to work. ” In other words, she continued Moderates line after the elections: to talk more about the requirements.

Party leaders sommartal should be personal, and the thought is usually that the choice of place to say anything about the party leader. How can it be that Anna Kinberg Batra chose Mosebacke and Southern Theater?

– First, it can probably be as simple as it is good to stay in Stockholm city center if one is to reach as many journalists in the national media as possible on the National Day. But the Conservatives also thought it was fun and different to choose a location that is associated with completely different voters, on the red-green page. But really, the Conservatives are not weak in the South either, they are just not as strong as in some other parts of Stockholm.

Frederick Furtenbach
fredrik.furtenbach@sverigesradio. see