With only four days left until the election, electricity prices are at the top of politicians' agendas, and proposals for solutions are coming close.

On some points there is some agreement between the government alternatives, but when it comes to what caused the high prices there is an abysmal rift between S and M.

"Energy war" or decommissioned nuclear power

Finance Minister Mikael Damberg (S) sees Russia's invasion of Ukraine and "Putin's energy war" as the main reason.

The moderates' economic policy spokesperson Elisabeth Svantesson is of a different opinion.

- All this also depends on political decisions, that must be remembered.

There is a lot of talk about the war economy now, but you are experiencing that in Ukraine.

Sweden is also affected by the war, but political decisions where nuclear power has been phased out have affected the price, she says in Morgonstudion.

In an interview with SvD, Vattenfall's then chairman of the board has refuted the claim that the decision to shut down nuclear power was politically driven.

However, this does not mean that the government can abdicate responsibility, according to Svantesson.

- It goes without saying that political decisions on the electricity market affect what one invests in.

"Lying Campaign"

Mikael Damberg (S) in turn believes that Svantesson's image does not correspond to reality.

The decision to shut down nuclear power was made entirely by the industry itself, according to the finance minister.

- I'm getting a little tired of the Moderates running a lying campaign this election campaign.

They claim that we phased out nuclear power, which is not true, and also claim that there is a debt issue in this.

I could turn the reasoning around and say that it is the Moderates' municipalities that said no to offshore wind power in southern Sweden.

The moderates also believe that the legal framework that exists for nuclear power prevents the industry from taking the necessary steps towards expansion.

There, too, Damberg is of the opposite opinion.

- It is free to build nuclear power today, but so far it has not been done, he says.

How then do S and M want to counteract the rampant prices?

Hear the parties' proposals in the clip above.