Published 16 April 2024 at 16.02
Foreign. Moderate members of parliament who go against the party line in the vote on the sex change law risk reprisals, reports Aftonbladet.
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The much-contested gender reassignment law is to be voted through in the Riksdag tomorrow, Wednesday – despite the fact that neither the population nor even a large part of the politicians themselves want it.
A similar law has just been voted through in Germany, despite strong opposition there as well. And so-called conspiracy theorists are now spreading the thesis that Sweden has simply been ordered to introduce the changes to the law, probably by the US.
Despite the great internal opposition within M, few Riksdag members for the party have dared to openly criticize the matter. An exception is Ellen Juntti, who is open that she intends to defy the party leadership in tomorrow's vote.
Another M politician who has been critical, Jan Ericson, describes the law as “horrific” on his blog. But he has made sure that he is in the United States tomorrow, so that he does not have to vote.
– If there had been realistic opportunities to influence the outcome, I would have absolutely considered [voting against the party line]. But I assess those possibilities as non-existent, says Ericson to Aftonbladet.
It may turn out to have been a smart move for Jan Ericson – who sat in the Riksdag for 18 years and only once voted against the party line by put down your voice. And then he is still counted as one of the more independent members in the chamber.
I think it's more fun to influence the party line in the right direction and vote for it. Did not become a politician to play solo but to change politics together with others. But sometimes you still don't agree with your party. So it is.
— Jan Ericson (@Ericson_ubbhult) April 1, 2024
According to Aftonbladet, anti-government members are threatened with reprisals if they do not press the right button tomorrow. Mattias Karlsson, group leader for the Moderates in the Riksdag, tells the newspaper that in “all parties” you risk being punished if you press a different button than you are ordered to press.
– It usually takes some form of consequence if you break the line. I do not think it is unlikely that there will be reprisals this time as well. This applies to all parties, says Karlsson.
As an example of reprisals, he mentions that you can get rid of a committee seat or have to change committees.
– It probably looks about the same in all parties , says Mattias Karlsson to Aftonbladet.