{"id":182294,"date":"2026-11-09T11:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=182294"},"modified":"2026-11-14T22:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T21:41:31","slug":"intern-strid-skakar-centerpartiet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/internal-strife-rocks-the-center-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Internal Strife Rocks the Center Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Center Party is reportedly deeply divided over which side to take in the government crisis. Two of the party\u2019s most influential representatives are reportedly on opposite<\/strong> <strong>side, and the question is what will happen to the party if one side emerges victorious from the conflict.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An internal power struggle has flared up within the Center Party in the wake of the government formation talks. According to information provided to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressen.se\/nyheter\/politik\/c-topparna-splittrade-om-vagvalet-s-eller-m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Express <\/a><\/strong>The divide extends all the way to the party leadership, where different factions want the party to form a coalition government with either the Moderates or the Social Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Thand Ringqvist wants to move to the right<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Friday, the party leader demanded <strong>Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist<\/strong> news from both <strong>Ulf Kristersson<\/strong> (M) and <strong>Magdalena Andersson<\/strong> (S) regarding their alternative government plan. According to sources within the party, both she and her inner circle advocate for a center-right government comprising M, KD, L, and C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group reportedly wants to revive the old Alliance it was part of from 2006 to 2014. They also want to keep the Left Party out of government. At the same time, Kristersson\u2019s alternative government will be dependent on the Sweden Democrats (SD), against whom Thand Ringqvist has drawn clear red lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Friday, the SD leader <strong>Jimmie \u00c5kesson<\/strong> It turns out that if C truly refuses to be part of the same government as them, the SD will go into opposition but provide passive support for Kristersson in the vote for prime minister in the Riksdag. However, this would mean that Kristersson would have to lead a minority government, which would ultimately depend on support from the SD to push through its policies. Even if the SD were not part of the government itself, Kristersson would still be forced to secure their support in key votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00c5dahl opposes the party leader<\/strong><\/h4>\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\/11\/Martin_Adahl_48704782901.jpg\" alt=\"Martin \u00c5dahl. Photo: Wikipedia\/   Center Party\/ CC BY 2.0\" class=\"wp-image-182298 lazyload\" style=\"width:234px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Martin_Adahl_48704782901.jpg\" alt=\"Martin \u00c5dahl. Photo: Wikipedia\/   Center Party\/ CC BY 2.0\" class=\"wp-image-182298\" style=\"width:234px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Martin_Adahl_48704782901.jpg 468w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Martin_Adahl_48704782901-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Martin_Adahl_48704782901-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Martin_Adahl_48704782901-150x185.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Martin_Adahl_48704782901-300x371.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Martin_Adahl_48704782901-324x400.jpg 324w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Martin \u00c5dahl. Photo: Wikipedia\/   Center Party\/ CC BY 2.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other side is the Center Party's economic policy spokesperson <strong>Martin \u00c5dahl<\/strong>, according to the reports. He wants to seek a coalition with the Social Democrats, since, in his view, that is closer to what the party promised voters before the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>Thand Ringqvist and \u00c5dahl are on completely opposite sides<\/em>, \", says an anonymous source from Party C to Expressen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources describe the balance of power as very even, but with a slight edge for the center-right. The conflict is compared to the Liberals\u2019 previous internal disputes over the Sweden Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Party leadership downplays the conflict<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary-General of the Center Party <strong>Hannes Hervieu<\/strong> describes the situation differently. In a written comment to Expressen, he points out that the party is discussing how a functioning government can be formed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201dThere is a strong commitment throughout the Center Party to forming the best possible government, and we are having productive discussions about how best to achieve that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin \u00c5dahl has declined to comment on the reports. Meanwhile, government negotiations continue, and the Center Party\u2019s decision could be decisive in determining whether Kristersson or Andersson will have the opportunity to form a government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the alleged divisions within the party, it remains to be seen whether this will lead to defections, depending on which coalition the party seeks to join. When the Liberals decided to include the Sweden Democrats in a potential post-election government, several of the party\u2019s left-wing figures chose to leave.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center Party holds the power to decide which government will take office. Now it turns out that all the red lines have led to division over which side to choose<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":176452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,205],"tags":[155,6479],"class_list":["post-182294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-nyheter","tag-centerpartiet","tag-elisabeth-thand-ringqvist"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=182294"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":182676,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182294\/revisions\/182676"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/176452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}