The party leadership requires a total package from S and M before a decision is made
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The Center Party demands that the two major blocs present their government plans in order to take a position in the formation of the government.
The Center's party leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist said last week that the party wants to see a "total package" from the Social Democrats and the Moderates, where they report how they want to govern Sweden, in order to get a clearer picture of both sides' visions for the country. The parties must present their plan no later than Friday, and the Center Party must then make its decision.
SVT Jönköping has called around to several of the local politicians within the Center Party in Jönköping County, but most do not want to comment on the issue before both sides have presented their "total package".
CUF chairman: "Complex issue"
Ebba Andersson, district chairman of CUF Jönköping County, believes that it is a complex issue.
- I really want to see a bourgeois government, but considering how dependent a bourgeois government will be on SD, Magdalena is best in this situation. You need to think long-term about what is best for Sweden.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The parties present their plans by Friday at the latest.
Very likely · Within days

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