In the election, the Swedish people gave the opposition parties the opportunity to give Sweden a new direction. Following their embarrassing and pathetic process of forming government is frustrating. Do they act as solution-oriented, compromising people who do not indulge in wishful thinking, but can see the complicated situation and act accordingly? No, rather like children arguing in the sandbox. Is there an adult who can step in?
Karin Gustafsson, Kalmar
When the speaker of the Riksdag gives the task of forming a government to an imaginary candidate for prime minister, who, after attempts or no attempts at all, renounces the task, it should be equated with the candidate losing one out of four prime ministerial votes.
Lars Andersson, Bromma
"Throwing away votes that you know will fail is wasting the patience of the Swedish people," said Ulf Kristersson (M) yesterday. Today, the Speaker has "thrown away" a vote that he knew would fail. Now he only needs to throw away three more votes before there is a by-election. What does Ulf Kristersson think the speaker should do next? Let Ulf Kristersson throw away a vote and waste the patience of the Swedish people? Or let Magdalena Andersson (S) throw away one more vote?
Rolf Månsson, Stockholm
Magdalena Andersson (S) now thinks that Ulf Kristersson (M) should be given the task of probing. That's not something I want to hear from her. I voted to avoid the Tidö government and was happy and relieved that the left won, albeit by a narrow margin. If it ends up being a bourgeois government, S should at least not make matters easier. Now I understand that there is a game going on. But it feels undignified and rather disrespectful to us voters, above all from the Left Party and the Centre.
Inger Lindelöf, Brantevik
Enough with suggestions! Read, ponder and follow Joan Fonseca's intelligent post in this threadbare debate.
Ulla Brundin, so-called exempt from work, Hässelby farm
It's time. When there are lockdowns in all directions and with a possible solution within reach: Why not choose the solution that is quick and easy and will guarantee that Sweden is handled as safely as possible in today's dreary world? The Social Democrats and the Moderates can form a government with the support of one or more parties. Plus the Moderates can bring along some ministers who have done a fantastic job under pressure: Defense Minister Pål Jonsson, Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard and Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson. So Magda and Uffe, strike!
Bo Frykhammar
Be careful who you get as your boss! If he or she was educated at a boarding school, there is a risk that the person directs his staff based on the lessons of various kinds that he acquired there.
Eva Sintring, lay psychotherapist
Russia's intelligence service (FSB) has arrested a Swedish man who is alleged to have illegally crossed the border into Russia. Since 2014, Russian soldiers have been ordered by the Russian leadership to illegally cross the border into Ukraine where they have murdered, wounded, raped, robbed and destroyed. So it's good that the FSB found something they can relate their own actions to, and apparently they now believe that national borders should be respected. In logic with that, the Russian retreat from Ukraine can begin immediately.
Anders Jonsson, Jönköping
During the day, a so-called border operation would take place, which means that the police are looking for illegal labor at companies, this time in and around Stockholm. However, it had to be canceled due to a lack of space in the repository, which in itself is remarkable. Police operations may therefore be put on the back burner for purely practical reasons! The other week, among other things, 20 employees at SSAB in Oxelösund were found who lacked permission to work in Sweden. The question comes unasked: Don't employers have their own responsibility to check such things before they hire people? What will be the consequences for companies that use illegal labour?
Kristin Rydberg, Orust
Poor the "most dedicated football supporters" in the stands. What a sight they have to keep track of exactly where the police are and that they don't go a single meter into the "properties" of "the most dedicated football supporters". In addition, these "most devoted football supporters" must keep an eye on the opposing team's "most devoted supporters" so that they do not stand and mock the former. Hand on heart: How much do you manage to see of the football match itself? Or is it perhaps not the most important thing?
Inger Tjädervall, retired
