{"id":182468,"date":"2026-11-11T16:08:16","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T15:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=182468"},"modified":"2026-11-11T16:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T15:08:18","slug":"kris-inom-centerpartiet-avgorande-mote-om-sd-ikvall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/crisis-within-the-center-party-crucial-meeting-on-the-sweden-democrats-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisis in the Center Party \u2013 Crucial Meeting on the Sweden Democrats Tonight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Center Party\u2019s district chairpersons are gathering Wednesday evening for a meeting on the government issue. Ahead of the meeting, opposition is growing to giving the Sweden Democrats influence over the government\u2014while the party is reportedly divided.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday evening, an informational meeting will be held with the Center Party\u2019s district chairs from across the country, reports <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aftonbladet.se\/nyheter\/a\/WmLnAL\/c-protest-mot-tidosvangen-inte-i-takt-med-tiden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aftonbladet<\/a><\/strong>. The issue of the government is on the agenda now that the party has indicated it is open to supporting either <strong>Magdalena Andersson<\/strong> (S) or <strong>Ulf Kristersson<\/strong> (M).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tough competition ahead of tonight's game<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of the meeting, several local Center Party leaders have publicly voiced sharp criticism of a governing coalition that makes the center-right parties dependent on the Sweden Democrats (SD). One of the critics is <strong>Lars Vikinge<\/strong> (C), city council member in Link\u00f6ping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>If you're going to join a government like that, you're out of step with the times<\/em>, \", Vikinge tells Aftonbladet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also <strong>Stefan Granlund<\/strong> (C), chairman of the municipal council in \u00d6verkalix, opposes the Sweden Democrats gaining influence over the national budget. He is particularly critical of the Sweden Democrats' leader <strong>Jimmie \u00c5kesson<\/strong>'s demand to negotiate the budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>Budget negotiations are not just indirect support; they are direct support<\/em>, says Granlund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The meeting may be marked by division<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Aftonbladet\u2019s sources within Party C, the districts are divided. Several representatives are reportedly more open to accepting support from the Sweden Democrats, but have declined interviews. At the same time, there is concern that the Left Party and the Green Party will push for higher gas prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Friday will be the next stop<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tonight\u2019s meeting is being held ahead of Friday\u2019s deadline, by which time both Andersson and Kristersson must present their political proposals to the Center Party by 5 p.m. at the latest. According to information about the meeting, no specific decision is expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key question is whether the Center Party can accept the Sweden Democrats\u2019 influence in order to allow a center-right government to take office\u2014or whether the party\u2019s opposition to the Sweden Democrats will continue to shape the outcome of the election.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The crisis is deepening within the Center Party. Tonight, party leaders are gathering for a tense meeting about the government\u2014and the Sweden Democrats\u2019 future influence.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":162943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1522,205],"tags":[155,1164],"class_list":["post-182468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-centerpartiet","tag-regeringsbildning"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182468","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=182468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182468\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/162943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}