DN thinks that my silence is a sign that V will back down in the government issue. At the risk of disappointing the DN pundits, you can forget about that. Endless are the analyses about who "plays the game" best, all seen through PR glasses that have little to do with politics, and at best, somewhat to do with popular psychology. But the thing for me is that it has everything to do with substantive politics and very little with psychology or games. The only thing that someone who wants a different government than Tidö can win by spinning that V "will back down" is a blame game, in the event of a possible failure to form a government. You do not win government power without V being involved. So it’s important to keep track of the priorities of the government builder. That’s what I mean by straight pipes. I do not understand why DN thinks I would tweet about the government issue in connection with the announcement of the investigation into electoral fraud; from my perspective, that would have been directly rude. I would probably have received agreement even from the PR industry. There is now a police investigation where we, like everyone else, received the information via the media. PR consultants are now wildly trying to sell their ideas about "how to do it," but I believe they forget one important thing; ultimately, it is about a person, a person who has so far not been notified of any suspicion of a crime and has overnight become a national celebrity. The allegations are serious, and the investigation needs to get to the bottom of what has happened. That should not be handled by V, me, or "us" here on X. I understand that some may have found it annoying to see me alone in Aktuellt explaining the distribution of mandates. People also seemed to buy the image that we are actually four parties that are needed if Magdalena Andersson is to be elected and that V has increased the most. The reason it "works" is not my lovely personality but because I/V have the simplest case in the world. We say yes to the entire government foundation that can get Magda elected; C says no to both Magda’s and Ulf’s foundations. C, which has kept away for many days, is now popping up again to give comments about V's ability to govern. Surely a good strategy, but it is not straight pipes. Any worries one may have are better solved by actually meeting, in my view. And one thing that is the foundation for governance is the ability to be part of a majority that can get a government elected. To respect others despite differences and then to give and take in substantive negotiations. C does not seem to need to guide its party, as few press them to decide. The whole group can behave a bit like the "wild" members of parliament. They can cause two government crises in the same term because they do not understand that you have to give and take if you do not have your own mandates. C has toppled two budgets for "its" own government because the parliamentary group decided so. Now they must realize that when you choose a prime minister, their support is included, and then you cannot flip your 25 mandates back and forth depending on your mood. Aftonbladet writes, "please V stop messing up so that C doesn't switch sides," is this a kind of Stockholm syndrome or what makes those on the left try to enable a hostage situation, I wonder? We do not have two right-wing blocks in Swedish politics; Tidö did not win the election. That we who won the election should allow one party to dictate the terms alone is unreasonable; if they switch sides, they will be erased from Swedish politics, there are not enough moderate support votes to bring in two "liberal" parties on the right nationalist side. If C were to expose itself to this suicide mission anyway, that is on them; we cannot drag around a party that cannot decide which leg to stand on from election to election. Let them stop what we have promised our voters. What is worse, increased child benefits or right-wing nationalism? V or SD? Just choose. V is clear; if our votes are needed, we will be part of the government. The emotional life of the Center Party will not be housed by V. (translated)
