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 politicsThe 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 politicsSD is the party that is losing the most in the parliamentary elections. The party is losing in 285 of Sweden's 290 municipalities. It is a surprisingly large decline, says political scientist Andreas Johansson Heinö.
Swedish politicsThe Sweden Democrats are backing down for the first time in a parliamentary election and losing their position as the largest party on the right. We will not know tonight whether it is me, Ulf, Ebba and Simona who will form the government. Or whether it is the other team, says party leader Jimmie Åkesson in a speech.
Swedish politicsThe chairman of the municipal board in Gothenburg, Jonas Attenius (S), was threatened on Saturday evening. Police were called to the scene and the incident has now been reported to police. At the same time, Attenius is critical of an SD leader who shared a clip of him on social media.
Swedish politicsShe says the Sweden Democrats are pursuing racist policies and would not hug Jimmie Åkesson. Nevertheless, Romina Pourmokhtari (L) is campaigning until the last minute for the "blue-yellow team" and does not rule out becoming a minister again in a government with the Sweden Democrats. "It is possible to undo your early vote on election day," Åkesson shoots back.
Swedish politicsRichard Jomshof (SD) says he could consider becoming “some kind of democracy minister” in a new government, SVT reports.
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