- Our three parties gather 48 percent of the mandates in the municipal council.
It clearly shows that Jönköping's residents want our form of politics, says Joakim Dahlström (M).
The two opposition council seats will go to the Moderates and the Christian Democrats.
The Sweden Democrats had hoped to get a council seat, as it had previously been discussed whether Jönköping would have seven municipal council positions instead of five.
- We have had the opportunity to have a strong and sharp opposition and then we feel that both the Moderates and the Christian Democrats have more experience and competence than we have.
So we chose to back down, says Ida Kors (SD), who was involved in the negotiations.
Cooperation with SD in opposition but not in government
Stefan Attefall, negotiator for the Christian Democrats, says that the seats have not been filled yet but also says:
- You don't have to be Einstein to figure out who gets our mail.
It is likely that it will be Andreas Sturesson, who has been a municipal councilor since 2011.
You have previously been clear that you do not cooperate with the Sweden Democrats - what do you think now?
- We have not been in favor of cooperating in governance, but in an electoral technical cooperation in opposition, we think it is reasonable because both our parties have 12 mandates.
We think it is democratic decency, says Stefan Attefall (KD).
"Powerful opposition"
The Sweden Democrats get, among other things, the post of second deputy chairman in the municipal council, the individual and family care committee and the technical committee.
The three parties write in their cooperation agreement that they are three independent parties and that together they want to form a "powerful opposition to the center-left government that intends to lead the municipality for the coming term".