Around 450 Sweden Democrats are currently gathering for a party congress, known as the Landsdagar, in Örebro. They will set out the political direction for the election year but also confirm Jimmie Åkesson's mandate in any government negotiations.
Even though the party has gained great influence in the Tidö Agreement, it does not intend to be a supporting party again. The requirement is to be part of a government, otherwise the party will go into opposition.
I interpret this mandate as a very broad mandate to handle the government issue and negotiations around the policies we will pursue in government after the election, says Jimmie Åkesson.
The negotiating mandate states that the party chairman can choose not to release a prime ministerial candidate - regardless of party - if the SD has not gained acceptable influence in the government.
The SD has also hammered out the priorities in its election platform. The details will be decided this spring, but the policy is presented under the headings Safe in Sweden, Free in Sweden and Swedish in Sweden. Most of it is recognizable from today's politics – hunting down gangs, cheaper dental care, low fuel prices, strict immigration policy, tougher contribution requirements, combating Islamism, stopping "forced mixing" and expelling criminals and people who have no right to be in Sweden.
