Influencer says party offered 150,000 kronor for a post, critic calls it improper election influence
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- Fitness influencer Eleonore Stokholm says she was offered 150,000 Swedish kronor to encourage her followers to vote for Sweden’s Social Democrats.
- The Social Democrats have been reported to police over the allegation.
- The party denies the claim and describes the matter as a misunderstanding.
Fitness influencer Eleonore Stokholm says someone offered her 150,000 Swedish kronor to tell her followers to vote for the Social Democrats in the coming election.
Stokholm, a military veteran who says she helps women build strength through social media, reaches about 80,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram. She has alleged that the offer was made in exchange for a political post.
The Social Democrats have been reported to police. The party rejects the allegation and calls it a misunderstanding. A critic described the alleged offer as inappropriate election influence.
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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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