With a key position in the NATO issue, the Social Democrats are close to a decision.

A decision on the matter must be made by 24 May.

But a message can come even earlier, party secretary Tobias Baudin tells TT.

- It can happen in a very short time, says party secretary Tobias Baudin, he says to TT.

Several party profiles have already leaned towards the yes side, including Minister of Social Insurance Ardalan Shekarabi and former Minister of Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström.

"Should be non-aligned"

But the party is divided.

A majority in the union S-women, where Annika Strandhäll is chairman, insists on a no.

Svenska dagbladet reports.

The decision is based on S-women's long history and struggle in issues concerning peace, disarmament and military freedom of alliance, according to Strandhäll. 

"We in the Federal Board have landed in to continue to rest in our congressional decisions that Sweden should be militarily non-aligned and stand outside NATO," writes Annika Strandhäll in a comment to SvD, and continues:

"But we also have great respect for the challenging situation our country is now in and we obviously enter into conversations in the party about security policy with respect for different perspectives and the premise that all Social Democrats have Sweden's best interests in mind."

Knutsson: "No meaning"

According to SVT's domestic policy commentator Mats Knutsson, the decision from S-women has no significance for the party's position on the NATO issue.

Already earlier, the S-women's district in Skåne, one of the largest districts, has announced that they have decided at their local congress to stand by their no, according to TT.

It is also known that the side union Faith and Solidarity stands by a no to NATO, according to SvD.

So does the youth union SSU.

Within the side union S-students, a security policy discussion is currently underway, but there is no indication that they are about to change their position from Sweden being militarily non-aligned.

- Right now there are no indications that we will change, says chairman Emma Fastesson Lindgren.