Politics
Sweden faces ‘very messy’ political situation after election, expert says
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Lars Trägårdh, Professor of History at Ersta Sköndal University College in Stockholm, said Sweden’s election-winning Social Democrats would have to rely on “a very unwieldy coalition”, warning that the country faces a “very messy” political situation. The professor believes the current right-wing government has been “a victim of its own success”, as Swedes now appear to be seeking to give the country a “kinder face”. He said voters want to “keep in place” reforms carried out by current Prime...
Lars Trägårdh, Professor of History at Ersta Sköndal University College in Stockholm, said Sweden’s election-winning Social Democrats would have to rely on “a very unwieldy coalition”, warning that the country faces a “very messy” political situation.
The professor believes the current right-wing government has been “a victim of its own success”, as Swedes now appear to be seeking to give the country a “kinder face”.
He said voters want to “keep in place” reforms carried out by current Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, whose government has been highly dependent on the far-right, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, while also seeking to restore Sweden’s image as the “moral superpower that they have been in the past”.