- The centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) is looking at a chance to regain an upper hand in the European Council in Sunday’s Swedish elections, where its majority may depend on cooperation with the “normalised” far-right Swedish Democrats.
- Were the right-wing to prevail at the ballot box, the Moderates could have a chance to see their candidate take a seat as head of government with other EU leaders in the European Council.
- In his view, SD managed to influence the agenda across the aisle among the ruling Social Democrats, where it managed to frame the conversation along its “ethnic line” on immigration, one of the main concerns of both SD and S’s working-class electorate.
Swedish elections open door for EPP to regain Council upper hand
