Following Facebook post: Ardalan Shekarabi dismisses rumors of party leader switching

In the post, Ardalan Shekarabi raises nine points for Sweden's development in the future. He writes, among other things, that if Sweden is to cope with the integration, "we cannot have a large immigration for the foreseeable future."

He also believes that "extreme segregation" is a threat to cohesion and that he wants to create an "inclusive national identity".

The Express reports that the Facebook post can be seen as a strong point for Shekarabi getting ready to take over as party leader after Stefan Löfven. Even Svenska Dagbladet's lead writer Göran Eriksson writes that "this is the beginning of the battle for the S-throne."

Ardalan Shekarabi himself does not want to be interviewed, his press secretary Victor Nyberg tells SVT News.

Had Ardalan Shekarabi anchored the post of the party leadership before posting it?

- I can't comment on that, says Victor Nyberg.

However, Shekarabi writes in a written comment to SVT that the information that he wants to take over as party leader does not match.

“There is speculation that I would be preparing for some new task. It's nonsense. I am extremely proud to be Minister of Civil Affairs in Stefan Löfven's government and I hope to continue to do so for many more years. "

He also writes that he is convinced that Stefan Löfven will continue to be prime minister and party leader for a long time to come.

"Sweden needs Stefan Löfven as prime minister," Shekarabi writes.

When Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson gets the question about the Social Democrats standing behind Shekarabi's speech, he answers evasively.

"We have the lowest asylum reception rate in 13 years, partly because of the changes in the law that we have made," he says.

Do you share Ardalan Shekarabi's opinion?

- When it comes to what he writes about right and duty, I have no other opinion about that, says Morgan Johansson.

What Morgan Johansson refers to is where Shekarabi writes that he wants to combine rights with obligations.

"The duty of education for new arrivals must be followed by more efforts that clarify the individual's duty to take part in society and make themselves employable," writes Ardalan Shekarabi.