Liberal Party leadership crisis over Sweden Democrats shift
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29 claimsLiberal Party leader Simona Mohamsson announced that the party wants to include the Sweden Democrats in a government, reversing a decision made five months ago.
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Leijonborg received the request via SMS from Simona Mohamsson on Tuesday.
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Leijonborg was party leader for the Folkpartiet from 1997 to 2007 and a minister in Fredrik Reinfeldt's government from 2006 to 2009.
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Open Questions
5 questionsHow many Liberal Party politicians exactly are threatening to quit or have already defected over the Sweden Democrats policy shift?
What is the current polling percentage for the Liberal Party, and how far below the 4% parliamentary threshold are they?
Who are the other candidates besides Romina Pourmokhtari and Lotta Edholm in the Liberal Party leadership election?
What specific policy concessions did the Liberal Party gain in exchange for allowing the Sweden Democrats into government?
How will Lars Leijonborg's disagreement with Simona Mohamsson on school profit limits affect party unity and policy implementation?
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