They want to see the newspapers' cultural managers as ministers of culture

Björn Wiman, culture director Dagens Nyheter

- I hope they can persuade the Liberals' Christer Nylander to stay in politics.

He would be an excellent Minister of Culture under the current circumstances: Educated, genuinely interested in culture and with a fundamental understanding of cultural life's need for infinite freedom.

If you ask who I think will be the minister of culture, possibly the moderate Kristina Axén Olin.

- Now most things indicate that the Sweden Democrats will be left out of the government, which is good because I think that if they had been part of the government, they would have been very interested in the position of minister of culture.

The Sweden Democrats are the only of these parties who are really interested in cultural policy and who understand the potential of cultural policy as a political tool.

Elsa Westerstad, culture editor Svenska Dagbladet

- I don't really know who I want to see.

But Andreas Norlén, who is Speaker today, is deeply loved in all layers and could be a truly excellent minister of culture.

He is also very educated.

There is no one who doesn't have something good to say about him, so I think he would be perfect in this very polarized situation.

If it is now the Moderates who appoint a minister.

It could be KD or the Liberals.

SD will not get the post of Minister of Culture given that they have such a radical cultural policy.

Ida Ölmedal, head of culture at Sydsvenska Dagbladet

- I hope for a minister of culture who wants to protect the independence of the institutions, not least the independence of the public service.

Then I think that an experienced cultural politician with long experience from the Riksdag is needed, such as Christer Nylander from the Liberals.

It might not be that likely to be him, but that's who I'd most like to see.

One could imagine that it will be a Christian Democrat, for example Jakob Forssmed, or the Moderates' own cultural policy spokesperson, Kristina Axén Olin.

I'm quite worried, because you depend on a populist party that doesn't shy away from attacking cultural life and the media.

Dick Erixon, editor-in-chief Samtiden

- I would like to see Mattias Karlsson (SD) as Minister of Culture.

He has a great commitment to the culture and what new steps need to be taken.

If Mattias Karlsson doesn't make it, the first name I will think of is Kristina Axén Olin (M), a name with influence within the party, and it may be necessary for a culture minister to be heard.

- The reason why the culture minister issue is hot is that conservatism is growing on the non-socialist side.

It is more interested in culture than the market liberal currents that previously dominated the bourgeois.

If there is a majority government with four parties, then I think the post of minister of culture will go to SD, because the party has those issues higher on the agenda than others.

Victor Malm, culture manager Expressen

- Roland Utbult (KD) because, in addition to being a Member of Parliament, he is also a singer and musician.

Although he may have his heyday as a musician behind him, he is a politician practicing culture.

But I think it is unlikely that he will become Minister of Culture, as usual I think that the Minister of Culture will be something of a surprise.

It's rare that anyone succeeds in guessing it and it's rare that anyone is particularly happy with it.

- On the other hand, the term's election of a minister is perhaps more important than it has ever been before, because the Sweden Democrats became the second largest party and they have a radically different cultural policy than the other Riksdag parties.

They want to use cultural policy to shape society in a way we haven't seen before.