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Åkesson wants state credit guarantees for Swedish agriculture
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Åkesson wants state credit guarantees for Swedish agriculture

SD wants more Swedish farmers. More people should be able to train to become farmers, the rollout of new residential areas on farmland around cities should be stopped, and the state should provide credit guarantees to help younger people take over from older farmers
Sweden Democrats want to increase funding for Sami culture
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Sweden Democrats want to increase funding for Sami culture

The Sweden Democrats want to allocate more money to strengthen Sami culture. "Our view is that there is great value in the survival of the Sami language, or the various Sami dialects," says deputy party leader Henrik Vinge
Acting Swedish minister considers proposal for higher gasoline prices
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Acting Swedish minister considers proposal for higher gasoline prices

Increased vehicle tax, a reduction obligation and petrol tax. These are some of the proposals that government investigators are handing over to acting Minister of Climate and Environment Johan Britz (L)
Sweden Democrats want nearly half of ministerial posts
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Sweden Democrats want nearly half of ministerial posts

If the Tidö parties form a government, Sweden Democrats' leader Jimmie Åkesson said the party should receive close to half of the ministerial posts in an interview with Ekot on Saturday.
Painted mustache on Åkesson in Färgelanda - two civil servants forced to leave their jobs
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Painted mustache on Åkesson in Färgelanda - two civil servants forced to leave their jobs

Two civil servants in Färgelanda municipality have been forced to leave their jobs after, among other things, adding a mustache to a painting of Jimmie Åkesson, reports Dalslänningen.
SD MP says party acted wrongly in Riksdag vote
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SD MP says party acted wrongly in Riksdag vote

Sweden Democrats MP Rashid Farivar believes the party made a mistake when it allowed two disqualified members to vote. The opposition welcomes his statement but wants an apology from the Sweden Democrats' leadership
The Tidö parties want to see honor screening in schools
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The Tidö parties want to see honor screening in schools

The Tidö parties propose introducing "honor screening" in schools next term.
Åkesson on Sweden Democrats flyers in Hylte, Halland: truly inappropriate
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Åkesson on Sweden Democrats flyers in Hylte, Halland: truly inappropriate

A flyer distributed locally by the Sweden Democrats in Hylte, Halland, is described by party leader Jimmie Åkesson as "genuinely inappropriate".
Åkesson: Sweden Democrats want Systembolaget open on Sundays
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Åkesson: Sweden Democrats want Systembolaget open on Sundays

The Sweden Democrats want Systembolaget to be open on Sundays. If you vote for SD, we will push for those issues, Jimmie Åkesson tells SVT
Hot about taxes: The left wants to chase the rich out of the country
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Hot about taxes: The left wants to chase the rich out of the country

M leader Ulf Kristersson pressed S leader Magdalena Andersson on taxes during the party leaders' debate and asked what increases there would be in the event of a red-green election victory. "Someone else who is very rich should pay for everything," Kristersson said
SD open to stopping teenage deportations
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SD open to stopping teenage deportations

SD is opening up the possibility that young people who have already received deportation orders may also be allowed to stay in Sweden, reports SVT Nyheter. The announcement comes after M opened up on the issue at the end of last week - and KD is also following suit
Government wins vote after set-off chaos
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Government wins vote after set-off chaos

The government managed to win its first uncertain vote since the earlier chaos. The vote on a simpler way to approve new nuclear power plants ended 175–173 in the government's favor
SD wants the government to cut the gasoline tax further
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SD wants the government to cut the gasoline tax further

The Sweden Democrats want the government to lower gasoline and diesel taxes by a few kronor for five months if the EU gives the final go-ahead. But the prime minister has so far been tight-lipped on the issue
Sweden Democrats' allegations of bought votes are rejected
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Sweden Democrats' allegations of bought votes are rejected

The Green Party has not "bought" votes from the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag. This is what both the MP and the Sweden Democrats say after SD leader Jimmie Åkesson's claim in Sunday's party leadership debate
Amanda Lind to Åkesson: Stop with false accusations
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Amanda Lind to Åkesson: Stop with false accusations

The party leaders had long refrained from repeating the heated TV debate that took place on SVT last fall. But Sunday's debate still heated up toward the end
Four people removed by police from TV house at Gärdet in Stockholm during SVT debate
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Four people removed by police from TV house at Gärdet in Stockholm during SVT debate

Police have taken four people into custody and removed them from the television house at Gärdet in Stockholm.
Kristersson: No revote after equalizer chaos in citizenship vote
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Kristersson: No revote after equalizer chaos in citizenship vote

The controversial parliamentary vote on citizenship - where a move by the Sweden Democrats caused the set-off system to fall - stands. "We have submitted our proposal and we stand by it, of course," says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M)
Åkesson: I will attend votes when I need to
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Åkesson: I will attend votes when I need to

Jimmie Åkesson has had the highest number of absences from parliamentary votes of all members since the 2022 election. But following the settlement dispute, the leader of the Sweden Democrats must appear in parliament next week
Åkesson dismisses debate with Andersson, says she is like a wall
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Åkesson dismisses debate with Andersson, says she is like a wall

The Sweden Democrats' party leader, Jimmie Åkesson, does not intend to debate the Social Democrats' party leader, Magdalena Andersson, ahead of the election.
Edvin Törnblom responds to Tidötopparna
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Edvin Törnblom responds to Tidötopparna

Dagens Nyheter's choice to let podcaster Edvin Törnblom conduct interviews with party leaders has been criticized by the government.
Riksdag voting pact has fallen after the emergency meeting
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Riksdag voting pact has fallen after the emergency meeting

The Riksdag's clearing system has collapsed after the Sweden Democrats' "foul play," the opposition claims. The Moderates agree
Tidö party leaders reject DN interviews with podcaster
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Tidö party leaders reject DN interviews with podcaster

DN has assigned podcaster Edvin Törnblom to interview party leaders ahead of the election. Ulf Kristersson (M), Jimmie Åkesson (SD) and Ebba Busch (KD) have declined
Tidö parties: We will vote down Magdalena Andersson as prime minister
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Tidö parties: We will vote down Magdalena Andersson as prime minister

All Tidö parties are closing the door on supporting a government with the Social Democrats' leader, Magdalena Andersson, as prime minister. This is what the party leaders write in Aftonbladet Debatt
Political pie-throwing repels Swedish voters
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Political pie-throwing repels Swedish voters

Personal attacks, pie-throwing and bickering. Three out of four Swedes describe the tone of conversation in Swedish politics as rude, according to a survey conducted by Novus on behalf of TCO
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