Vänstermissen – Afa-sympathizer on the promotional image with Sjöstedt

"Vänstermissen – Afa-sympathizer on the promotional image with Sjöstedt,"

"This is the left party kampanjmiss for the EUROPEAN elections."

"On one of the party promo graphics visible Jonas Sjöstedt and toppkandidaten Malin Björk, along with a group of people. "

"One of them wearing a shirt from far and våldsbejakande anti-fascist action Afa."

"Ahead of the EU elections on 26 may, the parties now launching their campaigns in different channels. On one of the left party pictures using the appearing party leader Jonas Sjöstedt and Malin Björk, the top candidate for the EUROPEAN elections, together with a group of people. "

"One of them is wearing a shirt from the Afa, Antifascist action. The loose-knit group is one of the leaders in the far and våldsbejakande autonomous movement in Sweden."

"Afa-sympathizer at the picture"

"the Person says that you ”can interpret it as you like” when Aftonbladet asks about the shirt and that they ”sympathize with all the people that sets itself up against the fascist ideology”."

"Marie Antman, communications manager at V, said that it did not know that the person was Afa-sympathizer. "

" We neither knew or saw that the person had the shirt during the shoot, no one thought even on it. We have, of course, no link to anti-fascist action and takes away from the political violence, " she says."

" It's not a problem that people are anti-fascists, it is all vänsterpartister. In this way it is no problem. But we have no desire to do advertising for another organization. If it is perceived so it is a matter of concern."

"does it matter that it is a person with an Afa-shirt in the picture?"

"– the Picture shows a bunch of people that have sympathies and want a better world. What various people who are in the image of the us has different membership in organizations, it don't check up. We assume that they share our values. That said, it is barely visible in the picture and there was no one who noticed it. "

"the Left party will continue to use the image."