Since the government crisis in June, the Left Party has increased in two SVT / Novus polls in a row.

In the latest party sympathy survey, which was conducted at the end of July, as many as 13.3 percent of those polled state that they would vote for the party if there were an election today.

This is the highest record since the measurements began in 2006 and the change is statistically significant. 

- This is the big change in the survey, states Torbjörn Sjöström, CEO of Novus.

V in focus

A summer when it is not an election year usually means small changes in party sympathy surveys, he says.

But as the political turbulence in June was something out of the ordinary, there were now also noticeable changes. 

- The Left Party managed to focus on itself and was able to start an ideological discussion about the classic left-wing issues.

They were able to capitalize on an irritation over the January agreement, where the Social Democrats have had to give in to right-wing issues, says Torbjörn Sjöström, CEO of Novus.

Can you say that it pays to quarrel?

- To some extent you can.

It usually pays off in the form of more voters for the parties that receive media attention for something that is not a scandal. 

Therefore, S may have lost

The Social Democrats, on the other hand, are the big losers of the June turbulence, according to Torbjörn Sjöström.

- It has partly to do with the fact that they lost power during the government crisis.

They were greatly weakened, even though they regained power.

It also has something to do with this summer's wave of violence.

Ruling parties always lose out on that kind of issue, he says. 

That the Sweden Democrats bypass the Moderates and become Sweden's second largest party with a voter support of 21.6 percent is partly due to the fact that the latter have invited SD to a potential government base, says Torbjörn Sjöström.

- As it is the Sweden Democrats' issues that come into the spotlight, voters feel that they can just as easily vote for them instead of the Moderates, says Torbjörn Sjöström, CEO of Novus.

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- It pays to argue about important things, says the Left Party's party secretary Aron Etzler (V).

In the video, you also hear Novus' CEO comment on the latest survey.

Photo: SVT.