Ebba Busch of the Christian Democrats has opened the door to future collaboration with the Social Democrats, prompting praise from Magdalena Andersson. Andersson describes Busch as a more pragmatic politician but notes a joint government remains unlikely. Moderates criticize the move as risking red policies.
In an interview with Svenska Dagbladet on November 10, 2025, Ebba Busch (KD) states that her party stands 'very close' to the Social Democrats compared to before and wants to keep multiple options open after the election. Responding to whether she could support Magdalena Andersson (S) as prime minister, Busch says: 'Am I particularly eager for Magdalena Andersson as prime minister again? No. But I want to enable broader agreements on key issues. And I want multiple options if needed.' She adds that she has 'great difficulty' seeing how such collaboration would work but does not want to close the door entirely.
Magdalena Andersson welcomes Busch's overture and praises her in a comment to SvD: 'Ebba has, over the years as a minister, developed into a more pragmatic politician. Solution-oriented. We have had quite a bit of contact through these energy talks, and there I have also seen that she has been very constructive and truly had Sweden's best interests at heart.' Andersson emphasizes openness to collaboration with all parties except the Sweden Democrats but warns that a KD-S government is 'quite a long step' away. She also calls Busch 'wise' in the context.
Reactions from the Moderates are sharp. Douglas Thor, chairman of the Moderate Youth League, labels KD as 'CostDrivers' on X and writes: 'That they can consider implementing red policies with S is good consumer information ahead of next year's election.' He elaborates to Expressen: 'If KD means that a vote for them in the election risks becoming a vote for Andersson as prime minister, it's good if that becomes clear to voters.' Oliver Rosengren (M), chairman in Kronoberg, urges voters to choose Moderates for policies like tougher penalties and new nuclear power. Per Rosencrantz (M) warns on X that support for S would erode trust and threaten the parties' raison d'être.