Daniel Riazat and Lorena Delgado Varas announced their departure from the Left Party but remain in their parliamentary positions, causing confusion. Despite their criticism of the party's direction, they have not officially left their roles, maintaining their association with the party in parliamentary documents. This situation prevents the Left Party from appointing new members, leading to questions about their intentions.
Riazat and Delgado Varas: A Political Dilemma in the Swedish Parliament
Riazat and Delgado Varas: A Political Dilemma in the Swedish Parliament
Daniel Riazat and Lorena Delgado Varas promised to leave the Left Party immediately. Three weeks later, they remain in their Left Party-marked seats in parliament.
– This is quite unusual, says Fredrik Malm (L).
With much fanfare, Daniel Riazat and Lorena Delgado Varas announced their immediate departure from the Left Party on August 24, after the party initiated exclusion proceedings against the two prominent parliamentarians.
Riazat and Delgado Varas criticized their party, calling it too Stalinist and its policies too social democratic.
However, despite their criticism and promise to leave, they maintain connections to the Left Party in parliamentary work, as previously reported by Dagens ETC.
“V” on Nameplates
Daniel Riazat and Lorena Delgado Varas have been removed as members from the Left Party's own register, according to the party's press service.
But in parliament, the duo has yet to inform the chamber office that they are leaving the party group to become independents.
This means they still have the Left Party designation on nameplates, in parliamentary documents, and they remain in the Left Party's seats in the education committee where Riazat is a member and Delgado Varas is a working substitute.
They remain in these positions, with party designation, until they submit a resignation that is also raised and approved at a chamber meeting.
Malm: “Strange Affair”
In practice, the Left Party cannot appoint new members until Daniel Riazat and Lorena Delgado Varas leave their seats. This also means that Riazat formally still represents the Left Party in the education committee.
Fredrik Malm (L), chairman of the education committee, calls the whole affair strange.
– It is quite unusual. If one has chosen to leave their party, remains in parliament, and has also announced the formation of a new party – why would one still want to retain their old party designation in parliamentary work?
He feels no great need to comment on the internal affairs of the Left Party, he says.
– I am mostly interested in knowing who the representatives in my committee are.
Expressen has sought Lorena Delgado Varas and David Riazat.