This will be fun

For full transparency, I am politically very far from the Swedish Social Democrats and socialism.

To be included in Sweden's parliament, a political party must receive at least 4% of the votes in an election.

Since no party currently gets its own majority, they have to cooperate with other parties to be able to form a government and declare themselves the winner. This could mean that the smallest party gets a wave master role and far too much power in relation to its voter support.

This was the situation between 2014-2018 and 2018-2022 when the Swedish Social Democrats needed the Green Party's support together with a tacit acceptance from the Left Party to be able to form a government during all these years.

Right now, a power struggle is underway within the Social Democrats' partner, the Green Party. The Green Party does not have a party leader but two spokespersons, a woman and a man. The party's male spokespersons have resigned and the party has chosen a new person, Daniel Helldén.

The problem for the Green Party is that Daniel Helldén and their female spokesperson Marta Stenevi have completely different views on which issues should be prioritized. Marta Stenevi focuses mostly on social issues, while Daniel Helldén wants the party to return to its core issue, the environment.

It is customary for both the incumbent and the incoming spokesperson to attend the press conference when the new spokesperson is introduced. Marta Stenevi chose not to participate in the press conference.

It's time to get the popcorn!