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– Really unreal, but I’m very happy, of course. Happy and expectant, says Matilda Ekeblad after being elected unanimously in the somewhat small and digital congress.
She will be the first woman in 20 years to become president of the union. There’s also nervousness and fear when taking on the role, he says.
– It is an important position of trust. You have to manage the trust of many members, different opinions. It’s challenging, but it’s really going to be a lot of fun. I think it’s good to be a little nervous.
Outgoing President Benjamin Dousa wrote on Twitter:
“There is no better successor. Drive hard – power change 2022”.
Ekeblad, who grew up in Boxholm and is Muf’s district president in Östergötland, will also be one of the few presidents in recent years who has no connection to Stockholm.
It should attract women
Matilda Ekeblad describes herself as a liberal, but says she wants to manage the right turn Muf made under outgoing President Benjamin Dousa. Its main objective is to attract more young women to the youth union. She hopes to achieve this by raising gender equality and rights issues more frequently.
– Our largest voter base is men, and what can be seen in opinion polls, especially among young people, is that girls care more about these issues, so that is where we must gather strength, he says Ekeblad.
– These are basically liberal issues, the right to be who you are. We need to improve talking about it. Of course, many are also interested in jobs, defense, and the economy, but we must expand.
He wants to win the climate debate
Ekeblad also believes that Muf should improve when it comes to raising climate and environmental issues, and wants to see “appropriate solutions rather than token policies.” Most critical of her own party is Matilda Ekeblad when it comes to matters of public order, which moderates have pushed a lot in recent years.
– I’m not a big fan of suggestions like visiting areas and anonymous witnesses. I understand what you want, but I do not believe in increasing security through restrictions for people in the way that such proposals entail.
On the controversial issue of the relationship with the Swedish Democrats, Ekeblad is more cautious.
– We have a relationship with SD that we have with the other Riksdag parties. My goal is to get Ulf Kristersson to be Prime Minister and I want to wait for the outcome of the elections. We have social problems that must be solved and that must become more important by 2022. That is what should characterize the electoral movement, not game theory, says Matilda Ekeblad.
TT: What do you hope to have achieved in the 2022 elections?
– I hope my Muf gets more involved of course. I hope that we have developed our policy in more areas than today and that in the election campaign we will become the largest party among young women and win both the climate debate and the labor debate.
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