Photo: Maja Suslin/TTFormer Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt has ruled out a comeback as Moderate leader, despite a fresh poll showing he is the preferred option for the party's voters. The 68-year-old also said that "opinion polls shouldn’t govern Swedish politics", but did admit that his popularity is flattering:"It's an honour, absolutely. Kinberg Batra announced her resignation as Moderate leader on August 25th following a year where they have struggled in the polls and voices in the party have questioned her position. READ ALSO: Opposition leader Kinberg Batra resignsREAD ALSO: Where did it go wrong for Kinberg Batra? The Moderate nominating committee will hold an extraordinary meeting to elect their next leader on October 1st.

Source: The Local August 31, 2017 08:26 UTC