Since the negotiations between the social partners broke down, the government has not wanted to give a straight answer as to whether it is now ready to proceed with the implementation of the proposals for the so-called las inquiry, despite this being included in the January agreement between the S-MP government and C and L.
In Ekot's Saturday interview, center leader Annie Lööf now asks her partner questions.
- Can you trust the Social Democrats when concluding agreements?
Is it you sign and shake hands on something worthwhile?
Annie Lööf asks herself, and continues:
- I think it is an afterthought to now try to postpone this investigation that we have jointly appointed with an investigator that they have proposed.
This was a price that the Social Democrats were prepared to pay to retain power.
Crashed negotiations
The background is the conversations between unions and employers about which rules in the labor market will apply in Sweden in the future.
This week, negotiations crashed after the parties failed to reach an agreement.
This week, the Liberals' party leader Nyamko Sabuni also threatened to leave the January agreement if the inquiry's proposal is not implemented now, unless the parties have finally managed to reach their own agreement.
"They are looking for back doors to crawl out of"
Center leader Annie Lööf regrets today that the parties' negotiations on labor law stalled.
She says in Ekot's Saturday interview that she can give the social partners a few more weeks to agree, but that the investigation will otherwise be carried out.
- I know that this is very difficult for the Social Democrats and Stefan Löfven personally.
I know they're looking for back doors to crawl out of.
I know it's really tough on that side.
But it has been known for a long time.
- If the parties do not agree, it is the inquiry's proposal that will be implemented.
It is written in black and white and it must also be followed, she says.