Government formation continues, but there are still no signs that S-leader Magdalena Andersson is close to being able to present a government. The protracted process has already been reflected in falling opinion support for the parties on the red-green side.
When DN/Ipsos asks the voters about the character traits of the parties, there is also a growing skepticism towards how those involved handle the situation. Especially for the Social Democrats, the results consistently point in the wrong direction.
The clearest character trait is that the party complains more about other people's policies than talks about what it wants. More than half of the voters think so, which is a sharp increase compared to the latest survey from last year. Other areas where the voters give S a worse rating are that the party is increasingly considered to waver here and there and that it is stuck in the past.
- This is not the image you want of your party if there is an additional election, says Nicklas Källebring, opinion analyst at Ipsos.
Government efficiency and action power have long been some of S's hallmarks, but in the new survey, the party's numbers drop considerably in these areas.
- In the past, government ability was S's strongest area, but now they have slipped. It is the Moderates who have taken over as the most capable party in the eyes of the voters, says Nicklas Källebring.
The Liberals have long subscribed to first place when it comes to which party vacillates the most, but that position has now been taken over by the Social Democrats and the Center Party. For C, it is even the most distinctive character trait of all.
It has been a turbulent term for C with several party leader changes, but Nicklas Källebring believes that the party's stance during the formation of the government also affects the voters' judgment.
- C can appear to be slightly vengeful in the government issue. The party appears to have chosen a side by pointing out Magdalena Andersson as the most likely candidate for prime minister, but at the same time talks about a center alternative, says Nicklas Källebring.
For the Left Party, the clearest character trait is that the party has a policy based on wishful thinking, closely followed by the fact that V puts party political interests ahead of Sweden. In both of these areas, there have been large changes in the negative direction for V since the last measurement.
- Although many still believe that V is primarily on the side of the weak, this is an image of the party that we have not seen before, says Nicklas Källebring.
For the Moderates, the results in the latest survey are consistently positive, although the clearest character trait is still that M is a party that stands on the side of the well-to-do.
- That perception has been stable for a long time and it is not something that the party has managed to do anything about, says Nicklas Källebring.
In virtually all other areas, M receives more positive reviews than last year. M are considered to be more capable of governing, have a policy that works in reality and know how to manage Sweden.
- M is clearly perceived as more competent than what the party has done in a very long time, says Nicklas Källebring.
SD and KD and to some extent L also receive more positive reviews than in previous measurements. For the Green Party, the changes are consistently small compared to last year.
