He was mentioned as possible successor for the party leadership after Fredrik Reinfeldt, but declined and supported Anna Kinberg Batra.

[citation needed] In March 2017 there was controversy around Tobé after it was revealed that he had used public funds for wine purchases and personal trips.

[6] Since the 2019 European Parliament election, Tobé has been serving as chairman of the Committee on Development.

[8] In addition to his committee assignments, Tobé is part of the Parliament’s delegations for relations to Israel and to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean.

[11] After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Tobé supported Swedish membership in NATO.