The issue has been on the agenda for a while within the Christian Democrats.

Several high-ranking party members have chosen to leave, and describe how they no longer feel at home.

Daniel Berner stopped getting involved in the party even before the last election campaign.

Today he is the municipal councilor for the Center Party in Vetlanda.

- It did not take many years before we ended up where we are today, precisely that Ebba opened the door for Jimmie, he says.

See the full report in the clip above, and hear party leader Ebba Busch comment on the defections in the clip below.

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The KD leader about why so many have left the party: "Different people feel different at home at different times" Photo: Firat Celik / SVT