Voters' verdict: Tidö politics must come to an end

The voters have had their say. The red-green parties have gained a majority in Sweden's Riksdag. There is a distribution of mandates that all parties should take into account when negotiations on the government issue now begin. On the red-green side, positioning is now underway to acquire as good a negotiating space as possible, which creates mistrust and a bad atmosphere. The right side smiles with ill-concealed delight. Of course, they hope for a collapse that paves the way for a continued Tidö government.

The difference between the blocks is not great, but still clear. About 50,000 votes differed, and the parties must respect that. The right side has admitted defeat, even if Ulf Kristersson (M) immediately started muttering about "a majority that voted for a non-socialist economic policy".

The right went to the polls for a continued Tidö government. Magdalena Andersson (S) did not want to form a team, which meant that a clear government alternative was missing. A large opinion lead throughout the term of office for the opposition looked set to lead to a comfortable electoral victory.

But the right almost caught up through scaremongering about the economy and pointing out cooperation difficulties between the Center Party and the Left Party in particular. Much suggests that the red-greens' reluctance to formulate an alternative next door cost them the victory. The voters slipped over to "you know what you have, but not what you get". But despite this, and despite the massive support votes that saved L remaining in the Riksdag, the opposition reached a majority.

I mean that the election results above all show that a majority of Swedes want an end to the politics pursued by the Tidö parties. An inhumane and repressive migration policy with sometimes racist signs, disastrous climate policy, tax cuts, attacks on legal security, strangled aid and attempts to silence independent media through intimidation is something the majority of the people no longer want to see.

Despite the opposition's inability to present a government alternative, the red-greens received more votes. A majority of voters do not want a policy that makes Sweden more unequal and authoritarian. They want to break with Tidö, and then that must be an overarching goal when negotiating a new government.

All the red-greens need to compromise with the purpose of reaching the goal. Perhaps some see it as a betrayal, but I am convinced that most would see a possible red-green collapse and continued right-wing nationalist politics as an even greater betrayal.

Enough voters know about Tidö 2.0, where the market liberal think tank Timbro and SD-closer Oikos drew up the guidelines for the next term. There, a plan with radical politics in a right-wing nationalist direction is outlined. Some examples: sell-off of state-owned companies, massive tax cuts for the rich, sell-off of the public good, attacks on trade unions, scrapped unemployment insurance, scrapped support for student unions and a slimmed-down SVT and other public services that are placed under state control.

Respect the voters' wish not to go that way!