With less than six months left until the parliamentary elections, the Liberal party leader Nyamko Sabuni announced today that she is resigning.

- It can go in any direction now.

It is a great chance to change party leaders so close to the election, says Madestam.

Today's faster pace in politics can contribute to a late change of party leader having greater opportunities to be successful, she says.

- Historically, the parties have been quite afraid of making the change of leadership too close to an election.

But today we have a new political landscape, not least a mediated policy with a high pace and that can make the game plan change quite quickly.

It will probably facilitate the opportunities to build trust in a shorter time, says Madestam.

According to Madestam, what suggests that the Liberals can be helped by the change of party leader is that the new party leader, Johan Pehrson, is relatively established.

- He also has a strong profile in criminal policy and these are issues that will probably characterize the election campaign.

Strömbäck: The party's problems deeper

Jesper Strömbäck, professor of journalism and political communication at the University of Gothenburg, does not believe that the change of party leader will help the Liberals in public opinion.

- The party's problems go deeper.

It is not least about the choice of path in the government issue and the relationship to SD, he says.

Johan Pehrson has been part of the party leadership and thus also part of that choice of path, says Strömbäck.

- Therefore, he will find it difficult to win the trust of liberals who have left.

Ekengren Oscarsson: Does not increase chances

Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson, professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg, was surprised by Sabuni's departure.

- I was very shocked, I was not prepared for that.

He does not think the change of party leader will increase the party's chances of overcoming the parliamentary blockade.

- It is mainly the policy you pursue that the voters value and with the new party leader, there will not be any major change in the Liberals' policy or attitude to the government issue.