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The Prime Minister wanted to unite people in the fight against coronavirus through his speech to the nation, but did not mention anything about upcoming vaccines or what happens if infection rates continue to rise. People learn to wonder about lack of precision, the experts TT spoke to spoke.
Jonas Hinnfors, Professor of Political Science at the University of Gothenburg. Stock Photography.
Orla Vigsö, a professor of rhetoric who also studied political communication, thought the speech felt a bit like the government asking and praying. There were many soft words about binding calls.
At the same time, Stefan Löfven did not mention anything about a future coronavirus vaccine.
– I think that many will be wondering about the lack of specificity and the lack of pointing out what should happen, what should be done differently. Now we only have everything one more time, says Orla Vigsö.
– He didn’t say anything about vaccinations, mouth guards, public transportation, restaurants or restaurants. All of this has filled the media in recent weeks.
According to Vigsö, Löfven is trying to prove that he is a father of the country with a slightly serious tone. He is not strict, but concerned.
– A bit like the football coach of the men’s team.
Jonas Hinnfors, professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg, noted in particular how the prime minister repeatedly spoke of an “we” in the sense that we should overcome the pandemic together.
– The speech was similar to the one he gave last spring where he presented himself as the statesman, the collective figure, in contrast to the politician. He did not mention the government, the Social Democrats or other parties, says Hinnfors and continues:
– At the same time, it is clear that behind who we are, of course, there is a prime minister who runs a government.
Hinnfors reacted to the fact that the prime minister did not mention the positive news that has arrived recently, including the upcoming covid vaccine and that the R number is decreasing in Sweden.
“There is no indication that anything is improving that can make people relax,” Hinnfors says.
Marie Demker, a professor of political science at the University of Gothenburg, has a similar opinion as to why the Prime Minister did not mention positive news.
– I suspect there is a fear of creating too much feeling that everyone will be able to get vaccinated in January. I think the strategy was that now we turned around, bit together, lowered our heads and hoped we could handle the situation so that Christmas is a little brighter than it would be otherwise, and then we’ll see, she says.
Demker noted that Löfven focused so clearly on the group that it is worse than others at following the recommendations of the Public Health Agency.
– He and the government see a group that really is not able to adhere to the restrictions responsibly, she says, noting that the Prime Minister avoided singling out young people.
– Then you can conclude that it is in the group where the majority of the people who do not accept the recommendations are found. But I think he avoided it quite skillfully. If you want to push for solidarity, it is not a good strategy to target a certain group.
