Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson has weighed in on the ongoing party dispute over what defines Swedishness. In an opinion piece in Expressen, he urges those who disagree with the party line to leave.
Swedish politicsA row over Swedish identity has erupted within the Sweden Democrats. It could damage the party’s relations with the bourgeois parties in the long term, according to political scientist Andreas Johansson Heinö.
Swedish politicsSeveral of the Sweden Democrats’ leading representatives in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament) are getting new assignments. There is no dissatisfaction with anyone, says the party’s outgoing group leader, Linda Lindberg.
Swedish politicsMattias Karlsson (SD) is expected to become the new chairman of the Culture Committee when the new posts are announced on Tuesday.
EntertainmentThe Sweden Democrats (SD) are reshuffling several of their well-known names in the Riksdag (the Swedish parliament). Oscar Sjöstedt, the party’s economic policy spokesperson, has been nominated to the Constitutional Committee.
Swedish politicsMattias Karlsson is missing the European Table Tennis Championships because of a finger injury - which he sustained while making the bed. "I understand that it sounds a bit comical, but it's the truth," he tells Expressen.
SportsThe Left Party (V) rejects S accusations that it has begun collaborating with the Moderates. “We will never vote for any other prime ministerial candidate than her,” says V deputy party leader Ida Gabrielsson.
Swedish politicsParisa Liljestrand (M) will say yes if she gets the chance. But if the Conservatives win the election, the next Minister of Culture could be a Sweden Democrat. That is what Andreas Johansson Heinö, publisher at Timbro, believes.
EntertainmentMattias Karlsson has won both European Championship and World Championship gold in doubles. But when the men's squad for the European Table Tennis Championships in Slovenia was presented, he was not included in any of the Swedish doubles teams.
SportsTable tennis veteran Mattias Karlsson received a wildcard to the major tournament Europe Smash in Malmö. There, things came to a head for the 34-year-old. Dane Jonathan Groth won 3-2 in sets after a shocker.
SportsSD leader Jimmie Åkesson is embarking on an election tour at a time when the Tidö parties appear to be well below the red-greens in voter support. He says he has no explanation for why.
Swedish politicsThe Moderates are requesting a special debate in Parliament on anti-Semitism, extremism and "undue influence" on parliamentary parties.
Swedish politicsSwedes abroad could decide the election this autumn. And the parties' campaign offices are planning advertisements, events and election messages aimed specifically at these voters. In close contests, they can be completely decisive, says Mattias Karlsson (SD).
Swedish politicsSwedes abroad could decide the election this autumn. The parties' campaign offices are planning advertisements, events and election messages aimed specifically at these voters. In close contests, it is a completely decisive group, says Mattias Karlsson (SD).
Swedish politicsSweden 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.
Swedish politicsThe clearing chaos in the Riksdag continues - and may take time to resolve, warns Moderate Party group leader Mattias Karlsson. He describes the tone as tense. There are obvious risks right now that we may be left without a clearing system for several years, he says.
Swedish politicsThe chaos in the Riksdag continues after the party group leaders failed to reach an agreement at today's meeting with the Speaker. The group leaders will meet again on Thursday morning.
Swedish politicsSpeaker Andreas Norlén has called the Riksdag's group leaders to an extraordinary meeting amid a dispute over the set-off system.
Swedish politicsSweden's table tennis team has had a good start at the World Team Championships. They comfortably defeated South Korea and England on the first day of competition.
SportsNo travel, no sick leave. The reconciliation dispute means all members must be present in the Riksdag next week.
Swedish politicsIf the fight over the balance sheet in the Riksdag continues, the Tidö parties may find it more difficult to get major reforms through before the election. "I will vote according to my own judgment," says SD maverick Elsa Widding to SVT.
Swedish politicsTable tennis veteran Kristian Karlsson, 34, recently became a father but will not be at the World Team Championships in London until Saturday. "I will not use him in any of the seeding matches," says national team captain Marcus Sjöberg.
SportsThe Riksdag's clearing system has collapsed after the Sweden Democrats' "foul play," the opposition claims. The Moderates agree. But the Sweden Democrats' party leader, Jimmie Åkesson, disagrees.
Swedish politicsThe opposition accuses the Sweden Democrats (SD) of deliberately abusing the Riksdag's pairing system during a vote on transitional rules for stricter citizenship requirements. "The people have voted for the Tidö majority," the SD group leader wrote in a comment.
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