The recent turmoil surrounding Johan Ingerö, the former party secretary who had to resign after allegations of sexual harassment from EU parliamentarian Sara Skyttedal, have aroused strong feelings within the party.
The case that led to a police report has been dropped due to statute of limitations. Ingerö has nevertheless had to leave his post as party secretary.
At the same time, many politicians within the party that SVT has spoken to at both national and municipal level are now testifying that there is criticism of how the party leader has handled the entire situation.
"Lack of warm leadership"
Felicia Ferreira, editor-in-chief of the Christian newspaper Dagen, has held talks with various representatives at different levels within the Christian Democrats
"You think it's a lack of warm leadership. Something that comes up is that Ebba Busch has said one thing but done another, that one moment she says that Ingerö will be an important player for future elections and for the future, but the next moment she says that it was still intended that he would be allowed to go, says Ferreira.
This whole story has caused discomfort on several different levels within the party. The internal conflict that remains between the more Christian value-based faction and the more hard-right line adopted by the party in recent years under Ebba Busch has again bubbled up.
There is no obvious successor
Many are now calling for greater humility and sensitivity from the party leadership, even if her position as party leader is not currently being questioned.
"I think confidence in Ebba Busch is on the edge for a long time to come. But it's not like there's an obvious successor that some think would work perfectly instead. Therefore, I think there is an ambivalence about how to deal with this so that this does not harm the party in the long run. But, yes, I would still be worried if I were Ebba Busch, says Felicia Ferreira.
On Friday, SVT Nyheter searched but failed to reach Ebba Busch for comment.