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Åkesson repeats demand for clarity from Busch on possible S-led government support
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Åkesson repeats demand for clarity from Busch on possible S-led government support

SD leader Jimmie Åkesson reiterates his demand for a public answer on what “exceptional circumstances” would lead the KD leader to say yes to an S-led government. But KD has no plans for any specific public clarification
What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Expert explains the consequences
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What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Expert explains the consequences

What happens if a party leaves the Riksdag? Who loses their jobs? And what happens to the money? Political science professor Jonas Hinnfors explains.
Busch offered Åkesson sponge cake after speech row
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Busch offered Åkesson sponge cake after speech row

Jimmie Åkesson (SD) criticized Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch in his summer speech. Busch then quickly rerouted her campaign tour to Åkesson's Sölvesborg - where she had a peace coffee with the SD leader
Åkesson attacks Busch: Can KD be trusted?
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Åkesson attacks Busch: Can KD be trusted?

SD leader Jimmie Åkesson takes on his own Tidö colleagues in his summer speech. Can KD be trusted? he asks after Ebba Busch's repeated winks to S leader Magdalena Andersson
Mohamsson appeals for support as Liberals fight to survive in Riksdag fight
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Mohamsson appeals for support as Liberals fight to survive in Riksdag fight

The Liberals are under pressure from public opinion and risk leaving the Riksdag. Now Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson is doing everything she can to win votes
Mohamsson criticizes Åkesson’s call to vote out the Liberals
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Mohamsson criticizes Åkesson’s call to vote out the Liberals

L leader Simona Mohamsson is not pleased with SD leader Jimmie Åkesson's call to vote out L if opinion poll numbers do not rise. "It may not be a very good thing," she says in SVT's party leadership hearing
Liberals hit highest support since Mohamsson shifted course on Sweden Democrats
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Liberals hit highest support since Mohamsson shifted course on Sweden Democrats

Support for the Liberals is at its highest since party leader Simona Mohamsson shifted course this spring and agreed to give the Sweden Democrats ministerial posts, according to Dagens Nyheter/Ipsos’s latest voter barometer.
Sweden Democrats want stronger mortgage interest deductions for first-time home builders
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Sweden Democrats want stronger mortgage interest deductions for first-time home builders

The Sweden Democrats want 100,000 so-called "Sweden Houses" to be built over the next ten years.
Pourmokhtari hits back at Åkesson’s warning to Liberals: Focus on the opposition, not our own camp
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Pourmokhtari hits back at Åkesson’s warning to Liberals: Focus on the opposition, not our own camp

Climate and Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) is now responding to Åkesson's deadline for her party. Our focus needs to be on the opposing side and not on pissing in our own tent, she says
Mohamsson: Åkesson will not become minister without Liberal support
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Mohamsson: Åkesson will not become minister without Liberal support

SD leader Jimmie Åkesson has set a deadline for when votes for L are “wasted. ” Now L leader Simona Mohamsson is hitting back
Åkesson dismisses climate alarm over Europe wildfires
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Åkesson dismisses climate alarm over Europe wildfires

SD's Jimmie Åkesson is not concerned about the record heat and the fires that have ravaged Europe during the summer. No, I think it mostly seems to have created concern among the establishment and the media elite, he says in SVT's hearing
Åkesson: If Liberals are below 3.5 percent, don't vote for L
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Åkesson: If Liberals are below 3.5 percent, don't vote for L

If the Liberals do not reach 3. 5 percent with ten days left until the election, no Tidö voters should vote for them, says SD party leader Jimmie Åkesson
Gozzi denies SD cooperation over Åkesson song
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Gozzi denies SD cooperation over Åkesson song

Producer Rasmus Gozzi denies that the song he and Fröken Snusk made with Jimmie Åkesson should be seen as support for the SD. "We have not made a song in collaboration with SD
Åkesson: It is not our responsibility to save the Liberals
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Åkesson: It is not our responsibility to save the Liberals

SD leader Jimmie Åkesson does not want to offer the Liberals any support votes. It is not in the Sweden Democrats' interest to vote for other parties, he tells TV4 Nyheterna
Jimmie Åkesson says he aims to become prime minister in 2030 or later
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Jimmie Åkesson says he aims to become prime minister in 2030 or later

Jimmie Åkesson says in an interview with the French news agency AFP that he is aiming for the post of prime minister in 2030 or later.
SD wants pardons for people convicted after warning about pedophiles
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SD wants pardons for people convicted after warning about pedophiles

SD wants the government to pardon people convicted of defamation after warning about convicted pedophiles.
SD proposes modern state psychiatric homes for long-term mental health care
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SD proposes modern state psychiatric homes for long-term mental health care

The Sweden Democrats want to establish a new form of state psychiatric home. It is a kind of modern version of the old mental hospitals, says SD leader Jimmie Åkesson
Kristersson shrugs off poll setback as opposition leads by 10 points
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Kristersson shrugs off poll setback as opposition leads by 10 points

The Tidö parties are not making any gains in SVT/Verian's first poll since June. The opposition has a 10-point lead
Party leaders clash over household finances in Expressen/Di debate
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Party leaders clash over household finances in Expressen/Di debate

The prime ministerial rivals clashed in the Expressen/Di party leaders' debate on household finances. They accused each other of nonsense and hypocrisy
Kristersson accuses Jomshof of sabotaging election campaign over Muslim comments
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Kristersson accuses Jomshof of sabotaging election campaign over Muslim comments

MP Richard Jomshof's (SD) comment in Dagens Nyheter that Muslims "can stop being Muslims" continues to upset the other parties. Jomshof is constantly seeking attention, and what he says is stupid, says Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson on his way into Expressen's and Dagens Industri's party leaders' debate
Election researcher: Few artists want to be linked to the right wing
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Election researcher: Few artists want to be linked to the right wing

Cornelis Vreeswijk performed for the VPK, Silvana Imam for Feminist Initiative and, recently, Eva Dahlgren spoke for the Social Democrats. It is common for artists to get involved with the left - but experts say it is much rarer on the right
Åkesson on Miss Snusk song: No strategy behind it
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Åkesson on Miss Snusk song: No strategy behind it

Jimmie Åkesson (SD) began his election tour in an unusual way, dancing and lip-syncing to his and artist Fröken Snusk's new song. "You don't need to read strategy into everything," Jimmie Åkesson says about the song release with the artist
Åkesson wants to spend zero on integration, expects permanent permits to be temporary
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Åkesson wants to spend zero on integration, expects permanent permits to be temporary

SD leader Jimmie Åkesson does not want to spend any money on integration if his party is in government after the election. He also expects permanent residence permits to be converted into temporary ones, he tells Sveriges Radio
Fröken Snusk and Jimmie Åkesson to release song together
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Fröken Snusk and Jimmie Åkesson to release song together

The collaboration with the Sweden Democrats caused Fröken Snusk to be dropped from the festival in Växjö. Now the artist and SD leader Jimmie Åkesson will release a song together, writes Expressen
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