Internal concern in the Center Party ahead of the EU elections: “The dissatisfaction is widespread”

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The Center Party’s low opinion figures create internal anxiety ahead of the EU elections in June.

Central voices in the party now speak of the election as decisive for the future of the party leadership.

– If things don’t go well this summer, discussions about leaving will come, says a source.

• Centrists are worried about the party’s low opinion figures ahead of the upcoming EU elections in June, which could be decisive for the future of the party leadership.
• The party’s top name for the EU elections, Emma Wiesner, is unknown to most voters, which complicates the election campaign.
• If the Center Party performs poorly in the EU elections, it could lead to discussions about party leader Muharrem Demirok’s resignation.

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The Center Party’s The decline in public opinion has been going on since the 2022 election and after just over a year as party leader Muharrem Demirok’s confidence numbers cemented at the bottom.

Now leading centre-party members are testifying to an internal concern ahead of the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, where the party leadership is singled out as a central cause of the Centre’s poor starting position.

– The dissatisfaction is broad and runs through several parts of the party. All the way down to the grass roots, says a C source.

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fullscreen chevron-rightnext “It’s spreading too much and we have no cohesion,” says a source within C.

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“Sweden’s most obscure”

Sources in the party that Aftonbladet spoke to point to a lack of strategy and plan for where the party is going.

The reconsiderations of party policy which Muharrem Demirok got through at the party meeting last autumn has not had the impact required to lift the party, says a source.

The party then decided to take a tougher line against for-profit schools, allow more nuclear reactors and a new rural program was nailed down.

But internally, the experience is that it has not had the effect that was hoped for.

– It spreads too much and we have no cohesion when we go out and make appearances, says a source in the party.

Another source describes his party as “Sweden’s most obscure”.

EU top name unknown

A big problem for C ahead of the EU elections is that the party’s top name in the election campaign, Emma Wiesneris unknown to voters.

A measurement of SR/Indicator Opinion in March showed that seven out of ten voters do not know Emma Wiesner and only seven percent stated that they have confidence in the C-top.

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full screen Several centrist parties point out that the will to fight before the election is great. Photo: Magnus Sandberg

The fact that even Muharrem Demirok has low confidence in public opinion means that the party lacks poster names and well-known profiles that can attract votes.

– There is a lack of a plan to elevate us in the election campaign. Emma is liked internally, but that doesn’t help us because the voters don’t know who she is, says a source.

However, several center party members point out that the will to fight in the party before the election is great. A party representative talks about the good mood ahead of the election campaign.

The election is crucial for the party leadership

A combined survey from Europe Elects in March gave the Center Party seven percent voter support.

It is certainly a decrease of four percent compared to the last election in 2019, but it still gives the party a real boost compared to national polls.

A centrally located centre-party describes the situation as “neither bird nor fish” with reference to the uncertain state of opinion for C.

– We don’t have much to lose so it’s just a matter of driving now, says a source.

But sources believe that the EU elections in June are decisive for the future of the party leadership. The focus right now is on securing a mandate, which would mean that C loses a mandate.

If the election goes badly, it may be difficult for Muharrem Demirok to remain in office, according to high-ranking sources in the party.

– Confidence in the incumbent leadership is directly linked to the election results. If things don’t go well this summer, discussions about leaving will come, says a source.