The threat of distrust of Labor Minister Eva Nordmark was based on the fact that all four opposition parties came together in their demands on the government. The Left Party did a joint thing with the Sweden Democrats, the Moderates and the Christian Democrats - even though the parties basically have different views on the Employment Service.

Prime Minister Stefan Löfven is obviously worried that more such threats of disbelief will come to Parliament. The Left Party's Jonas Sjöstedt has already said that he has several going on, after which the opposition on the right announced that they will gladly support them.

Thus, it may be obvious for a continued messy term, despite the January agreement that was signed almost a year ago.

Sweden can become even more difficult to control than it is today

In a situation of recurring mistrust of the government's ministers, it naturally becomes difficult for Stefan Löfven to govern the country and push through the policies agreed upon by the January parties. The opposition, of course, thinks it would be good, but it also risks creating a practice for future governments' scope for action. Sweden could be even more difficult to control than it is today.

For a long time, Sweden has mainly been ruled by minority governments. As long as these could lean towards a reasonably stable majority in parliament, this meant no problems. Today, the situation is different, not least because of the traditional blocks being divided. Stefan Löfven thought it would create the conditions for a simpler journey for his January government, but the controversy surrounding the Employment Service shows that unholy alliances can arise to overturn government policy.

Relatives are the worst

And the family is, as you know, always the worst. The Left Party has been a loyal support party for the Social Democrats for many years. But when the January agreement was signed, a clause was even written that V should not have any influence. It has angered the left parties and the pressure internally has grown on Jonas Sjöstedt not to act as a doormat for Löfven.

Therefore, the Left Party has begun to talk with both the Moderates and the Christian Democrats, something that was previously almost out of the question.

It is in the light of this that one should see Stefan Löfven's harsh attack on Jonas Sjöstedt today. The Prime Minister is deeply critical that Sjöstedt does not distance himself from and criticizes the approach between M and SD and says he interprets this as a tactical condition in order not to destroy Sjöstedt's new relationship with Ulf Kristersson.

May have fatal consequences

An approximation between, on the one hand, the Left Party and on the other, the Moderates and the Christian Democrats in the Riksdag could have devastating consequences for Stefan Löfven and the January agreement. After all, the Swedish Democrats have announced that they support every claim for a declaration of confidence against a Social Democratic minister.

If all four opposition parties come together in the Riksdag to convict an individual minister or the entire government, the math is simple. Then the January parties lose because they lack a parliamentary majority.

That is why Stefan Löfven is so harsh in his criticism of the opposition in Parliament when he accuses it of undermining parliamentarism and Swedish democracy.