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Kristersson: Centre Party Voters Should Back the Liberals

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and four senior ministers are campaigning in southern Sweden on economic issues, public safety and Sweden’s international interests.
  • Kristersson said he was not worried about Moderates voters supporting the Liberals or liberal-leaning voters considering the Centre Party.
  • He urged Centre Party supporters to back the Liberals, while declining to ask voters who prefer the Moderates to lend their votes elsewhere.

Ulf Kristersson is touring southern Sweden with four senior ministers, and he has a message for Centre Party voters: support the Liberals.

The Moderates’ campaign tour runs from Malmö to Stockholm over the weekend. Finance Minister Elisabeth Svantesson, Justice Minister Gunnar Strömmer, Defence Minister Pål Jonson and Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard are joining the prime minister to discuss the economy, public safety and Swedish interests abroad.

The ministers say two clear political teams now face each other. Kristersson, however, said he was not concerned that tactical votes for the Liberals could prevent the Moderates from becoming the largest party in the centre-right bloc.

Then they know that their vote will not go to business-hostile policies or the left's tax policies.

· Ulf KristerssonHis argument for Centre Party voters to support the Liberals.

Nor did he see a threat from liberal-minded Moderates voters who might consider the Centre Party because they fear the Sweden Democrats could enter government. Instead, he appealed directly to Centre Party supporters, saying a vote for the Liberals would not support business-hostile policies or the left’s tax policies.

Kristersson added that he would not urge anyone to lend a vote if the Moderates remained their first choice.

But I will not urge anyone to lend a vote if the Moderates are their first choice.

· Ulf KristerssonHis qualification that Moderates supporters should not switch tactically.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. 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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