"The year when the deadly violence came to Almedalen Week"

The stabbing of Ing-Marie Wieselgren took place in the middle of Wednesday at Donners Plats in the middle of Visby.

The place is one of the most visited during Almedalen and the crowds are often great this week.

Almedalen Week's main idea is openness.

Here everyone can meet.

Politicians and journalists, lobbyists and trade unionists, the general public and debaters.

To take a few examples.

The knife murder is also an attack on the openness that is so important not only for Almedalen Week but for the whole of democracy.

"The political debate fell silent"

The incident aroused both sadness and dismay in Almedalen, where much of the political debate fell silent after the act.

Both the Center Party's and the Green Party's speeches were toned down due to what happened a stone 's throw from the stage.

The impressions from this year's Almedalen week will thus not be characterized by political outbursts and political debate, but by the murder that took place here, in the middle of the day, right in the heart of Visby.

Politically, this year's edition of Politicians' Week did not contain any major sensations.

The big outdoor games did not take place.

"Can create problems for Andersson"

Both the Social Democrats and the Left Party launched new-old proposals for a ban on profiteering from independent schools.

V-leader Nooshi Dadgostar spiced up his proposal by issuing an ultimatum for a possible government formation: Without a settlement on a profit ban, the Social Democrats cannot count on the Left Party's support.

This requirement can create problems for Magdalena Andersson.

Another intended co-operation party, the Center Party, will hardly accept a profit ban.

And without the Center Party's support, Andersson will find it difficult to form a new S-led government.

But also on the right, it can be problematic to form a government.

The contradictions are great, especially between the Sweden Democrats and the Liberals.

And here Ulf Kristersson may face a similar challenge as Magdalena Andersson: Given today's public opinion situation, he will probably find it difficult to become prime minister without the Liberals' support.

On the right, several of the party leaders spoke about crime and the fight against criminals.

This is likely to be one of the big election issues of the autumn.

Both M-leader Ulf Kristersson and SD-leader Jimmie Åkesson hacked Minister of Justice Morgan Johansson (S).

The demand from the right includes stricter penalties and greater powers for the police.

"Flirting with the middle class"

Both the Liberals' Johan Pehrson and the KD leader Ebba Busch openly flirted with the middle class and promised to benefit this group in the event of a change of power.

Like the M-leader, they warned of coming tax increases with an S-led government.

One explanation is the economy and wallet issues can rise as an important election issue.

Sweden seems to be heading for worse times, prices are rising most of the time, not least fuel and electricity.

At the same time, interest rates are rising, which together puts pressure on households and creates concern for the future.

The energy supply has also been given a lot of space in the political discussion during Almedalen Week.

Here, too, there are clear lines between the political alternatives.

The parties on the right demand expanded nuclear power to meet energy needs, the Center Party and the Green Party launched proposals to greatly expand wind power.

The Left Party ended up in the firing line after several of the party's members of parliament waved PKK flags in Almedalen.

Harsh criticism was leveled at this demonstration because the Kurdish terrorist group PKK has committed a number of bloody terrorist acts.

The PKK has long been classified as terrorist by Sweden, the EU and the USA, among others.