Simona Mohamsson Re-Elected as Party Leader After Chaotic National Meeting

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The Liberals in Västerbotten wanted to remove party leader Simona Mohamsson during Sunday's annual meeting, but she was narrowly defeated. Now the Västerbotten district is considering removing Mohamsson from its parliamentary list – and at the same time the local top candidate is dropping out.

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The Swedish Liberal Party leader was facing headwinds after abandoning red lines against the immigration-critical party.

Aftonbladet

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Simona Mohamsson has been re-elected as L-leader. But the party is still deeply divided. 95 delegates voted for her – 80 abstained.

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The meeting that was supposed to give Simona Mohamsson a strong democratic mandate developed into one of the Liberals' most painful experiences. The extraordinary national meeting was not only a technical failure but also a parody of meeting democracy. Although Simona Mohamsson was the only candidate for the party leadership position, she only received the support of a narrow majority of delegates.

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Simona Mohamsson continues to be trusted as party leader for the Liberals. This was made clear at Sunday's extraordinary national meeting. Technical difficulties caused the meeting to be paused several times. "Started as a tragedy and ends as a farce!" says a Liberal.

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After four hours of extensive technical difficulties, the Liberals finally re-elected Simona Mohamsson as party leader. She won by a narrow margin. – You can't have me as party chairman and have a different line, says the Liberal leader.