{"id":178842,"date":"2026-09-23T12:36:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=178842"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T10:36:26","slug":"somalie-gate-sprider-sig-nasta-eskilstuna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/somalia-gate-spreads-to-eskilstuna-next\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201dSomalia-Gate\u201d is spreading\u2014next stop: Eskilstuna"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Two candidates near the bottom of the lists were elected to the Eskilstuna City Council and the Riksdag. This same kind of vote-shifting is evident in other places as well, most recently in the investigation into the Left Party\u2019s seat in the Riksdag in Dalarna.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Eskilstuna City Council election, two candidates were voted in who were far from the top of the list. This was pointed out, among others, by the Sweden Democrats council member <strong>Adam Marttinen<\/strong> in a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamMarttinen\/status\/2102654645504250050\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AdamMarttinen\/status\/2102654645504250050\">post on X<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paul Sabo<\/strong> was ranked 7th on the Christian Democrats' ticket and will take one of the party's three seats in the Riksdag. <strong>Ali Mohamed Isse<\/strong> was ranked 10th on the Left Party\u2019s ticket and will take one of the party\u2019s seven seats in Eskilstuna Municipality. According to Marttinen, Isse\u2019s commitment is primarily religious. He is mentioned once in Ekuriren <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekuriren.se\/nyheter\/artikel\/annorlunda-eid-al-fitr-i-ar-trakigt-att-inte-fa-fira-tillsammans-\/j8pn5xyl\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.ekuriren.se\/nyheter\/artikel\/annorlunda-eid-al-fitr-i-ar-trakigt-att-inte-fa-fira-tillsammans-\/j8pn5xyl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021, in a text<\/a><\/strong> about Eid celebrations in the Islamic faith.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Skarmavbild-2026-09-23-kl.-12.28.47.png\" alt=\"Ali Mohamed Isse. Screenshot: Instagram\/asluub\" class=\"wp-image-178843 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9885671278044584;width:279px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"431\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Skarmavbild-2026-09-23-kl.-12.28.47.png\" alt=\"Ali Mohamed Isse. Screenshot: Instagram\/asluub\" class=\"wp-image-178843\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9885671278044584;width:279px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Skarmavbild-2026-09-23-kl.-12.28.47.png 431w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Skarmavbild-2026-09-23-kl.-12.28.47-297x300.png 297w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Skarmavbild-2026-09-23-kl.-12.28.47-12x12.png 12w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Skarmavbild-2026-09-23-kl.-12.28.47-150x152.png 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Skarmavbild-2026-09-23-kl.-12.28.47-300x303.png 300w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Skarmavbild-2026-09-23-kl.-12.28.47-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ali Mohamed Isse. Screenshot: Instagram\/asluub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The same pattern across all of Sweden<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Candidates with foreign backgrounds, including Somalis, are placed far down on the ballots, garner personal votes in a closed constituency, and surpass candidates the party has endorsed. Seats on city councils, regional councils, or in the national parliament change hands without most voters having even seen the candidates\u2019 faces during the campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Dalarna, an investigation is currently underway into suspected election fraud involving the Left Party\u2019s <strong>Mohamed Abdukardir Ali<\/strong> was elected to the Riksdag, which <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/valfuskharvan-v-is-said-to-be-luring-ali-with-a-top-job-to-get-him-to-leave-the-riksdag\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/valfuskharvan-v-uppges-locka-ali-med-toppjobb-for-att-lamna-riksdagen\/\">Freedom News<\/a><\/strong> reported. The information concerns marked banknotes and their transport to the premises. Ali denies the allegations. No one has been notified of any suspicion. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/noa-takes-over-the-investigation-into-suspected-election-fraud\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/noa-tar-over-utredningen-om-misstankt-valfusk\/\">Noah<\/a><\/strong> has taken over the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Eskilstuna, no similar report has been published\u2014only two municipal seats where the order of the list was not followed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voting for individual candidates is legal, which is an important part of the democratic system. But when the same kind of voting for individual candidates occurs repeatedly in several parts of the country, with the same kind of network behind it, it ceases to be a mere curiosity. It becomes a tactic that is being exploited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-1024x512.png\" alt=\"In a remarkable turn of events, the little-known Somali Mohamed Abdukardir Ali (inset) managed to win a seat in the Riksdag. Background image: Photo: Wikipedia\/ANKAN\/CC BY-SA 4.0. Inset image: The Left Party\" class=\"wp-image-178607 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-1024x512.png\" alt=\"In a remarkable turn of events, the little-known Somali Mohamed Abdukardir Ali (inset) managed to win a seat in the Riksdag. Background image: Photo: Wikipedia\/ANKAN\/CC BY-SA 4.0. Inset image: The Left Party\" class=\"wp-image-178607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-696x348.png 696w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-1068x534.png 1068w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/file_00000000faa48210a795a533273b45ac.png 1774w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In a remarkable turn of events, the little-known Somali Mohamed Abdukardir Ali (inset) managed to win a seat in the Riksdag. Background image: Photo: Wikipedia\/ANKAN\/CC BY-SA 4.0. 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