Concern and divided opinions about election fraud allegations in Järva

At the square outside Kista Galleria, people stream by on Friday morning, most of them rushing to the subway.

When DN asks the residents of the area how they reacted to the suspicions that everything did not go right in the election, several of them express concern. A couple of people who did not want to be interviewed say that they believe the claims may be based on prejudice and that they therefore risk being harmful – if they do not turn out to be true.

- They are just bad losers, says a girl and is instead happy that many people actually went and voted in Järva this year.

Everyone DN talks to knows about the cheating allegations in Borlänge and most have heard of the suspicions in Järva.

Hans Åke Junesäter, 74, has lived in Kista for a long time. He takes the claims seriously:

- It's too damned easy to cheat. But I really haven't seen anything here. I have gone to school here and voted every year without any problems. The parties usually stand outside here, but I don't know if they have crossed out slips or not. But I think they should really do something about the fact that it's so easy to get crossed in the Riksdag, it's absolutely insane.

He says he has read that similar cases do not usually go to prosecution.

- I don't think anything will come of it, says Hans Åke.

Manisha, 39, heard people talking to each other when she was in the voting booth.

- They talked about what the different pieces of paper meant, the blue, white and yellow, and about what they were going to vote for. There should be more readily available information about all parties.

Schweta and her husband used an electoral compass to figure out how to vote. But she believes that many are discussing the choice within their communities.

- It may have influenced how some voted, but I cannot say for one hundred percent that it has happened.

Marcus Andersson, 39, and Linda Ruhmén, 38, think it is good that the matter is investigated:

- It is a sign that we are very good in Sweden at following up. That it is discovered at all shows that there is order and order.

- It is very important that democracy works as it should, Linda agrees.

They do not share the Left Party's view that the anonymous information may risk spreading prejudice.

- You shouldn't refrain from sharing things because you're afraid of it. If you have done something wrong, it must be discovered regardless, says Linda.

Frank Vesanto, 31, says that the information feels like an extension of the climate of debate that has existed in politics during the mandate period:

- They argue, it's a bit inefficient and things don't get done. There have been worse things - you get a little numb.

He agrees that the data can spread prejudice before it is confirmed.

- Yes, but it is also an extension of the debate climate. Something difficult happens - so then they have to blame things, but no one wants to grasp something and move on with it, he says.