Aftonbladet reveals: why did Fridolin remain – Aftonbladet

The Green Party’s nomination committee was considering poking even Gustav Fridolin.

But when the situation was sharply turned out that he had more support than rival Per Bolund.

at the same time there was a fear in the MP for the Social Democrats would seize on school issues of Fridolin was dropped.

It was a few minutes after a while convening the Nomination Committee Joakim Larsson and Katrin Wissing announced that the Development Cooperation Isabella Lövin and Gustav Fridolin is proposed to lead the Green Party forward.

Environment Åsa Romson lacked the confidence needed to get renewed confidence.

– We have talked to hundreds of people, Larsson said.

support for Fridolin tested

According to Aftonbladet sources Nomination Committee has carefully examined how support for both Romson and Fridolin looks in the party. Romson has been questioned for a long time while Fridolin been severely criticized for the way he handled the last few weeks of the crisis.

Quite quickly there have been clear that Romson not had much to get, the party wanted instead wanted to see Isabella Lövin the female voice. Something Romson was informed during the weekend.

– Lövin was an obvious choice, she is the brightest star our party had until recent years, says an ecologist.

When it came Gustav Fridolin, the picture was not as clear.

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Many of those who spoke with the nomination committee testified that they wanted him to remain. While increased domestic support for Finance Minister Per Bolund as a possible successor, although he repeatedly stated that he did not want to take over.

– Finally tested support for Fridolin directly against Bolund. It showed that Fridolin had solid confidence and was the one who was most suited to lead the party.

School issues concerned

But there was according to Aftonbladet’s informant also a concern about what would happen to school issues in the government of Fridolin got to go. The risk that they would go MP from the hands was considered very large.

– Fridolin is so associated with education policy, but he had Löfven able to put a social democrat in the post, says an MP source.

at the same time was also considered språkrörens previous work into the process.

– Gustav Fridolin can remain because this is not primarily based on what happened the last few weeks but it happened a long time . There he has performed better, obviously think the members that he has the ability to reverse this, a source said.