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Swedish PM Kristersson rejects strategic voting for Liberals

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  • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson opposes strategic voting for any party, including the Liberals.
  • He advocates that parties win elections based on their own merits and supports voting for his Moderate Party.
  • Reports suggest Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson's openness to governing with the Sweden Democrats aims to attract strategic votes.

Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of the Moderate Party has said he will not suggest that voters strategically support the Liberals or any other party. He stated that strategic voting fundamentally does not work and that parties should win on their own merits, adding that he will always advocate voting for the Moderates. According to reports, the motivation behind Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson's sudden announcement that she could consider governing with the Sweden Democrats was to attract strategic votes to cross the four percent electoral threshold.

Kristersson reportedly welcomed Mohamsson's move to blur the Liberals' red line towards the Sweden Democrats, saying it facilitates cooperation, and claimed he has never had such red lines in collaborations.

I will not suggest that voters strategically support the Liberals or any other party.

Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister, Moderate Party

Strategic voting fundamentally does not work and that parties should win on their own merits.

Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister, Moderate Party

I will always advocate voting for the Moderates.

Ulf Kristersson, Swedish Prime Minister, Moderate Party

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