It certainly did not come as a surprise, since parties on the right in Gothenburg have spoken together on many occasions in the past three years about proposals in municipal politics.
But it was still a mark of a shift when the leaders of the Moderates, the local Democrats, the Liberals and the Christian Democrats on Tuesday came walking together with the SD to the Saluhallen at Kungstorget.
The quintet's motto in the budget was otherwise reduced taxes by 13 öre but with "300 million more for our children, young and elderly", as they write.
SD's Jörgen Fogelklou was now also sitting at the table.
In national politics, SD therefore goes in the other direction. Last Friday, Jimmie Åkesson announced that the party is going "in full opposition".
- Unlike in the Riksdag, we have been in this full opposition in Gothenburg for many years. Nevertheless, I would say that many of our proposals have become reality through the public opinion we have driven, says Fogelklou.
He also says:
- It is important that we can now show that we are a state-bearing party and can take responsibility on difficult issues.
When asked if there is any particular proposal that the SD got the others to write into the budget, Fogelklou gave a more general answer, such as "ensuring that the staff can speak the Swedish language".
But the budget now mentions the proposal for a "review of the activities for Roma inclusion and the Rainbow House", activities that SD has long been critical of.
In the run-up to the election, the leaders of S, V and MP in Gothenburg asked the question in a debate article whether the parties M, D, L and KD "can promise not to give SD's anti-Semitic top politicians power over Gothenburg?".
No overall answer was then given. In the election campaign, the parties proceeded separately. For example, both SD and KD have a different line than M, L and D on the hot arena issue.
Now the M and opposition leader Hampus Magnusson said that they already agreed before the summer in practice to put together a joint budget.
- Everyone was clear that SD was needed to be able to turn the tide. That's why we've had the talks and it's nothing strange, says KD's Dan-Ove Marcelind now.
SD collaboration and the content of the budget proposal met with criticism from S, V and MP.
- The right-wing parties want to finance welfare by selling off the Gothenburg citizens' tenancies and other things we jointly own. You can do that for a year or two, but then you stand there with underfunded welfare and sold-out rental properties, says S-leader Jonas Attenius.
MP's Klara Holmin points to the climate issue.
- SD's climate denial has made a big impact. The right does not say a word about the climate crisis and how Gothenburg is to achieve our climate goals.
The right-wing parties have entered into a so-called electoral collaboration on posts. It means that L's Axel Darvik and KD's Dan-Ove Marcelind can count on remaining as municipal councillors, even though the parties' number of votes in itself is not enough.
