Liberalerna has failed to implement promised school reforms in the Tidöavtalet and instead proposed a limitation on profit distribution for independent schools targeting new establishments, ownership changes, and quality deficiencies, according to multiple reports. The Liberal party had pledged in the Tidöavtalet, the agreement between the government and its supporting parties, to introduce a joint school choice system and reform independent school funding. However, these reforms have not been enacted as promised.
Instead, the party proposed a limitation on profit distribution, applying for the first five years of new establishments, ownership changes, or when quality deficiencies are found, marking a departure from the original commitment. 4 percent. 7 percent, though this remains below the 4 percent parliamentary threshold.
I had wished that I had 51 percent and could decide entirely by myself.
Party leader and Education Minister Simona Mohamsson acknowledged the party still has a long way to go, according to Aftonbladet, but noted a small rise in both opinion ratings and personal trust. She also expressed a desire for greater autonomy in policy decisions. If Liberalerna clears the 4 percent threshold and the Tidö parties win the next election, Mohamsson believes the party should sit in government.
Ebba Busch, leader of the Christian Democrats, has stated that a government could consist of four, three, or two parties, leaving room for various configurations. Mohamsson firmly ruled out the party serving as a support party, insisting to Aftonbladet that Liberalerna must be in the rooms where decisions are made and take full responsibility. If the Tidö parties were to lose the election, Mohamsson stated she would not resign as party leader, citing strong support within the party and an upward trend in polls.
I would say that we still have a long way to go, but I note a small rise in the opinion and in trust in me.
Liberalerna would then go into opposition and refuse any cooperation with the Social Democrats, referencing the political chaos during Magdalena Andersson's brief prime ministership in 2021 as a cautionary example. A bill detailing the profit distribution requirements for independent schools is set to be presented soon. According to Aftonbladet, Mohamsson said the party will present proposals and secure a majority for the reform, achieving what previous governments could not.
The limitations would specifically target new schools in their first five years, ownership transfers, and cases where quality deficiencies are identified. However, the exact contents of the bill remain undisclosed, and it is uncertain whether Liberalerna will surpass the 4 percent threshold to remain in parliament and pursue these reforms.
I think it is important that all four of us sit in the government and take responsibility together.
We shall be in the rooms where decisions are made. That means sitting in, taking responsibility and having influence, and that is best done in a government. So it is not an option.
No, I feel that I have strong support.
We should remember that last time Magdalena Andersson was voted in as Prime Minister, she had to resign later the same day. There is a big risk that it will be quite chaotic on the other side.
We still have the ambitions to make these changes.
We will present proposals and get a majority for the proposal, unlike previous governments that said a lot but could not get a majority.