It was not many hours after the Riksdag's decision late on Monday afternoon before information began to arrive that the Left Party was about to turn around when it came to arms shipments to Ukraine.
The Left Party was the only party in the Riksdag that voted against the proposal to send 5,000 armored shots to Ukraine.
But nine V-members of parliament were absent and another five abstained.
The background is that the party is deeply divided between those who want to stick to the principle of not sending weapons to warring countries and those who believe that it is more important to help Ukraine in this situation.
"Fear that the vote will strike back against the party"
Prior to today's parliamentary decision, the party leadership's starting point was to vote in favor of the proposal to send weapons to Ukraine, but was overruled by a majority in the party board.
The party leadership now fears that the party's actions in Monday's vote will backfire on the party, not least in light of the serious security situation and the great commitment that exists in broad constituencies to assist Ukraine in the defense war against Russia.
The party's former party leader Jonas Sjöstedt has also criticized the Left Party's actions and demanded that the party change.
"Proposals will be taken up by the party board on Tuesday"
The Left Party's party leadership now wants to try to repair the damage that today's decision may have caused the party.
The executive committee, which met on Monday evening, has produced a proposal for a decision in principle for the party.
The decision in principle will apply in the future and would open up for future arms shipments to Ukraine.
These may be relevant if the Swedish government makes further proposals or if the European Parliament has similar issues on its table.
The executive committee's proposal will be taken up by the party board on Tuesday.