The Liberals in Malmö are ending their eight-year alliance with the Social Democrats and seeking cooperation with bourgeois parties for a power shift in the autumn election. Party leader Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh (S) is open to turning to the Left Party instead. The decision was made at the Liberals' annual meeting over the weekend.
The Liberals in Malmö have decided to end their eight-year partnership with the Social Democrats ahead of the municipal election in September. The party, led by chairman Karl Philip Nilsson, aims for a power shift by cooperating with other bourgeois parties. The decision was taken at the party's annual meeting over the past weekend.
Nilsson stated that while much positive has been achieved in the last eight years, the Liberals believe they can achieve greater impact for their priorities in a bourgeois collaboration. The party excludes the Sweden Democrats (SD) from government and envisions no local Tidö agreement. However, they welcome SD support for a bourgeois budget after the election to enable the power shift.
Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, who has been chairman of the municipal executive board since 2013, expresses no surprise at the Liberals' decision. She describes the party as divided and notes that they are now more clearly following the national line, including a changed view on SD influence. Stjernfeldt Jammeh emphasizes that the Social Democrats will run on their own policies and seek broad support from all parties except SD.
She is open to collaboration with the Left Party, which has historically worked in both government and policy issues. The Social Democrats have governed Malmö for 32 years, and the current situation opens up for an exciting election campaign. Opposition councilor Magnus Olsson (M) questions the Liberals' strategy regarding SD, while the Moderates' Helena Nanne welcomes them back to the bourgeois camp, provided the decision is stable.
