Magdalena Andersson: Corrupt Kristersson culture

Magdalena Andersson, leader of the Social Democrats, has sharply criticized Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, accusing him of cultivating a "corrupt Kristersson culture" in response to revelations about government appointments.

An investigation by the newspaper Aftonbladet revealed that individuals who volunteered to help renovate a manor owned by Kristersson's wife, Birgitta Ed, subsequently received high-level government positions. One volunteer was hired by the Government Offices, while another secured a well-paid management role in a state agency. The manor, Vängården Fållökna, located near Malmköping, is part of a foundation run by Ed and her friend Göran Thorstensson, who also co-own adjacent wings of the property with the Kristerssons.

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It is deeply inappropriate. I cannot recall anything similar happening in connection with a Swedish prime minister. It is a corrupt Kristersson culture.

Andersson described the situation as "deeply inappropriate" and unprecedented in Swedish politics. She drew parallels to other past controversies involving Kristersson, including his rental of an apartment intended for vulnerable women during his time in Stockholm politics and an incident where Birgitta Ed hosted former students for an exclusive dinner at the official residence. Both Ed and Thorstensson have ties to the Europaskolan school, where Ed serves on the board.

According to Aftonbladet, many of the individuals presented as volunteers for the Fållökna foundation are business executives and part of the prime minister's social circle. Andersson suggested that these individuals worked for free in exchange for "fine jobs or promises of mingling at Sagerska" palace, the prime minister's official residence. The Social Democrats' party secretary, Tobias Baudin, has called for an external review of the prime minister's actions.

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People have worked for free in exchange for fine jobs or promises of mingling at Sagerska.