He stated this himself during the press conference, writing Aftonbladet.

Lööf resigned after the election loss to Sweden’s Riksdag.

– Despite the decline, we will become a strong force in the city and area. But the result I am not happy. Absolutely not, said Lööf of the party result.

The Center Party was the decisive loser in the election. Lööf’s party gained support from 8.6 percent in the last election to 6.7 percent in this year’s election. This is a 1.9 percentage point drop since 2018.

The outgoing leader said he was proud of the party’s policies over the past decade.

– I am standing here with righteous thoughts, with the same values ​​that I had two years ago, eleven years ago, that I had yesterday and that I will have in ten years, said Lööf according to Aftonbladet.

– I am very proud of the footprint the Center Party has had over the last decade, he said of his time as party leader.

Lööf has been the party leader of the Center Party since 2011. He will continue to be the party leader until a new leader is elected.

On Thursday, Magdalena Andersson (S) handed in her formal resignation as the country’s prime minister after an election defeat.

– Very sad

Liberal leader Guri Melby told Dagbladet he thought his party mate’s departure was “deeply sad”. The Liberal Party and the Center Party are sister parties.

– Annie Lööf, party leader of our sister party in Sweden and a good fellow politician, resigns after 11 years as leader of the Centre. “I find it very sad, and he deserves a big thank you for his extraordinary efforts for liberal values ​​in the Nordic,” said Melby.

He respects the integrity of his partner.

– He has become a politician with integrity who always stands up for what he believes in. Annie is a true champion of freedom, climate, equality and international cooperation. His leadership has been a great inspiration to me. “I hope he doesn’t leave politics for good,” said Melby.

– Hateful rhetoric

Lööf may have been one of the targets when a 32-year-old man killed 64-year-old psychologist Ing-Marie Wieselgren in Visby in Sweden this summer, among other things. Skånska Dagbladet discussed.

The outgoing party leader himself highlighted the hateful rhetoric as something that had influenced his decisions.

– It is clear that the hateful rhetoric I have carried for so long, especially now towards the end, has influenced my decision, he said according to Aftonbladet.