Tag: Åkesson
458: New bottom note for the NATO process
Rasmus Paludan’s burning of the Koran angered Turkish President Erdogan so much that he now says that NATO membership is out of the question as long as Sweden allows the burning of the holy book. At the same time, the Social Democrats attack the Sweden Democrats and say that Prime Minister Kristersson’s cooperation with Jimmie […]
Frosty between Åkesson and Kristersson and lazy politicians
In this podcast you meet David Druid and Katherine Zimmerman who were previously colleagues in Morgonpasset in P3. The talk show is their reunion where they talk about politics and little else. In the podcast, we also hear Ekot’s political domestic reporter Lova Olsson and the satirist Moa Wallin from the P3 Club. Producer: Sukran […]
Follow the year’s first party leader debate in the Riksdag
The party leaders meet in the year’s first party leader debate in the Riksdag. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) starts, then in order of party size Magdalena Andersson (S), Jimmie Åkesson (SD), Nooshi Dadgostar (V), Annie Lööf (C), Ebba Busch (KD), Märta Stenevi (MP) and Johan Pehrson ( L). Follow the party leader debate that […]
Right now: Nooshi Dadgostar in Ekot’s party leadership hearing
Today it is the Left Party leader Nooshi Dadgostar’s turn to be questioned in the party leadership hearing in P1 morning with Monica Saarinen and Johar Bendjelloul. The V leader is last in Ekot’s party leader hearings, which have been going on for almost two weeks. Ulf Kristersson (M), Magdalena Andersson (S), Per Bolund (MP), […]
Annie Lööf (C) in Ekot’s party leader hearing
You will find all of Ekot’s party leader hearings on the page Val 2022. The party leaders will be questioned in P1 morning at 07.15. Here is the order: 8/8 Ulf Kristersson (M) 9/8 Magdalena Andersson (S) 10/8 Per Bolund (MP) 11/8 Johan Pehrson (L) 15/8 Jimmie Åkesson (SD) 16/8 Ebba Busch (KD) 17/8 Annie […]
Jimmie Åkesson (SD) in Ekot’s party leader hearing
You will find all of Ekot’s party leader hearings on the page Val 2022. The party leaders will be questioned in P1 morning at 07.15. Here is the order: 8/8 Ulf Kristersson (M) 9/8 Magdalena Andersson (S) 10/8 Per Bolund (MP) 11/8 Johan Pehrson (L) 15/8 Jimmie Åkesson (SD) 16/8 Ebba Busch (KD) 17/8 Annie […]
Right now: Hear Jimmie Åkesson’s (SD) speech in Almedalen
The Sweden Democrats’ Jimmie Åkesson will be the last party leader from the right-wing parties to give a speech on the Almedalen stage. Earlier in Ekot’s hearing, he talked about the hesitation towards the Liberals and how it can be difficult to cooperate with the party. Listen to Ekot’s political commentator Fredrik Furtenbach’s analysis after […]
Povel Ramel – seven decades of comedy and music
In the year 2022, it is one hundred years since Povel Ramel was born. In this program we move around his person, style and career. We get to meet Povel Ramel himself, his children Mikael and Lotta, the musicologist Johanna Broman Åkesson, the enthusiast Lennart Andreasson and the entertainer Henrik Dorsin. All with their relationship […]
Ultima Thule – the band that plays SD into the Riksdag | Part 3/3
Ultima Thule bans are introduced in schools and in the media the band is hunted down with questions about their past. The collusion with the white power movement, fans who heal and the criticism that follows eats away at the band. They are linked to the growing racism that is being debated extensively. Some record […]
Ultima Thule – the skinheads’ new favorite band | Part 2/3
The punks have become skinheads and behind the band’s debut album is right-wing extremist Bevara Sverige Svenskt – BSS. Ultima Thule continues to hang in the circles around the growing white power movement and the pressure on the band increases. Who are they and what do they stand for? At the same time, the economic […]
Ultima Thule – how Sweden’s most controversial band is created | Part 1/3
What starts as a punk band will become the Viking rock band all of Sweden knows. Loved and hated – the audience grows and the records sell at the same time as they are accused of being Nazis. How did the band get into nationalism and start singing about Sweden and love for the motherland? […]
Right now: Agenda’s party leader debate
NATO, the riots, pensions, energy prices and the climate. These are the most important issues in the election year’s first debate in SVT’s Agenda tonight. The two-hour debate is led by Camilla Kvartoft and Anders Holmberg. Participating are Magdalena Andersson (S), Ebba Busch (KD), Nooshi Dadgostar (V), Ulf Kristersson (M), Annie Lööf (C), Johan Pehrson […]
Jimmy Åkesson’s pink flamingo
When former Prime Minister Stefan Löfven in a debate said bickering, the word came to life again. Recently, criminologist Leif GW Persson used the term pill quilt on Ebba Busch’s weapon knowledge. What more old words might come to life again? David has some suggestions. Our political satirist Moa Wallin has checked the situation with […]
Avicii – part 2
The atmosphere is uplifting on the luxury hunt where Avicii’s team gathers after the concert on the Ultrafestival’s big stage, March 22, 2013. That the house audience’s favorite DJ offered a bluegrass band and played country songs was not well received by the audience. In Måns Mosesson’s book Tim: the biography of Avicii describes how […]
Avicii – part 1
The darkness has settled and it is completely packed in front of the big stage. The euphoric folk sea bathes in the flashing light show while they move in time to the thumping music. Behind the DJ booth is the biggest star shot of recent times in the house sky and he seems to have […]
SD turns on NATO: Sweden should join if Finland does
If Finland chooses to join NATO, the Sweden Democrats should change their line and advocate membership in the defense alliance, says party leader Jimmie Åkesson to Swedish daily newspaper. Åkesson is supported by the party’s foreign policy spokesman Aron Emilsson: “It is important that Sweden and Finland keep pace”. In that case, Sweden would get […]
Åkesson (SD): Ukrainian refugees should not stay here permanently
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has made the Sweden Democrats think in new directions about both their defense and migration policy. How do Jimmie Åkesson and the Sweden Democrats reason about the new refugee situation and what happens if the war is prolonged? Hear party leader Jimmie Åkesson in Ekot’s Saturday interview.
390: SD and the Russian bear
In connection with the Ukraine crisis, the Sweden Democrats are once again criticized for being weak towards Russia. How well-founded is the criticism and how well does Jimmie Åkesson’s reasoning land when he refuses to choose between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin? Outside the Riksdag, two new small parties are emerging in the form of […]
The song giant Evert Taube – the poet and the time
This is part 3 of our series Visgiganten Evert Taube. The previous parts are below. It’s like wherever Evert was, he had to write and tell about it. An impressionist who in words and tone painted everything from Fritiof Andersson’s robust adventures to Rönnerdahl’s shimmering archipelago idyll. Pampas, Shanghai, Bohuslän and Stockholm’s archipelago, everything could […]
Jimmie Åkesson (SD) speaks at the party’s national days
The Sweden Democrats’ national days are currently taking place in Karlstad. There, the representatives will vote on the orientation program that will form the basis for the party’s policy before the election next year. In several policy areas, including housing and integration, the proposed focus program emphasizes the need for return. Hear party leader Jimmie […]
Per Bolund (MP) smoked together with Jimmie Åkesson (SD) in the party leader debate
Hear a conversation with Fredrik Furtenbach, domestic political commentator at Ekot and My Rohwedder, political commentator at Aftonbladet. The feature was published in Studio one on Monday, October 11, 2021.
Jimmie Åkesson about Lars Vilks and free art
Sweden Democrats’ party leader Jimmie Åkesson is this week’s guest in Ekot’s Saturday interview. Comment: Pontus Mattsson, political reporter at Ekot Host: Monica SaarinenProducer: Viktor MattssonTechniques: Tim Kellerman
Listen to Jimmie Åkesson (SD) in Ekot’s Saturday interview
Right now: Distrust vote against Stefan Löfven
The risk day is now gathered to vote on the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, which decides the Swedish government’s future. The background is that the left-wing leader Nooshi Dadgostar has stated that she lacks confidence in Stefan Löfven due to the government’s investigation proposal to introduce free renting on newly produced tenancies. […]
Bird Singing Night Part 1
The bird song night is an eight-hour special program from Naturmorgonredaktionen. The program is broadcast this year on the night between Friday and Saturday and thus includes Naturmorgon’s regular broadcast time. It’s the birds which determines what happens during the night in this live broadcast. But we think that right from the start at midnight […]
Jimmie Åkesson: Sweden is in a war-like state
The Sweden Democrats’ party leader Jimmie Åkesson will give a speech at Järva Week on Friday. His message in the speech is that Sweden has gone from being a functioning welfare state to being in “a war-like state”. Åkesson blames the development on politicians and wants to nuance the picture of SD’s attitude to immigration. […]
“Death shootings a difficult issue for the government”
Low levels of clarification and limited success in slowing down development. The lethal violence with firearms is higher in Sweden than in the rest of Europe. It shows a new report from the Crime Prevention Council. Several politicians have reacted to the report and Jimmie Åkesson (SD) says that “the government has lost its grip”. […]
The after-talk – Jimmie Åkesson in Ekot’s Saturday interview
Participants: Anders Lindberg, Aftonbladet, Susanne Nyström, Dagens Nyheter and Per Gudmundsson, Swedish daily newspaper. Host: Lasse Johansson Producer: Peter Bjurbo Technician: Heinz Wennin / Johanna Carell
VMA in Borås, Västra Götaland County
The state should take greater responsibility for raising pensions by contributing more money to pension contributions. The Sweden Democrats’ party leader Jimmie Åkesson said this in Ekot’s Saturday interview, where he was asked about the party’s demands to support a possible bourgeois government after the next election. “With our proposal, an average pensioner would receive […]
VMA in Borås, Västra Götaland County
For the first time since the party entered the Riksdag in 2010, the Sweden Democrats have a chance to enter into a government collaboration after the election next year. In that case, what issues should the parties cooperate on, everyone – or only those where they already agree? What do SD think themselves? Sweden Democrats […]
There is no treatment for long-term covid
There is still no cure for the long-lasting, sometimes severe symptoms after acute coronary infection called postcovid. But both nationally and internationally, it is stated that long-term complications of covid-19 are a significant problem. “Unfortunately, we cannot offer that much help. We are at a stage where we are mapping these symptoms,” says infection doctor […]
Ramberg: The consensus collapsed in front of the viewers in a live broadcast
During Sunday night’s party leader debate on SVT, things got really hot when the center leader Annie Lööf and the Sweden Democrats’ Jimmie Åkesson sought explanations for the problem of men’s violence against women. At the same time, the second part of the debate was marked by the care queues and the time after the […]
Lööf: I feel such contempt
In tonight’s party leader debate on SVT, it was hot when the topic of men’s violence against women came up. When Jimmie Åkesson (SD) reasoned that Sweden “imported” certain values through long-term immigration, Annie Lööf (C) directed harsh criticism at him. “I feel such contempt when I hear your reasoning. Do not let this debate […]
SD wants to limit grants for non-citizens
The Sweden Democrats want only Swedish citizens to be entitled to, for example, child allowance, housing allowance and guarantee pension. It is an important way of valuing the importance of Swedish citizenship, according to the party, which today presented its spring budget motion. “The second part is that it will affect how many people apply […]
Padel – the serious game?
The importance of play is important to people, but where is the limit? When does the game end and the seriousness comes in? If one is to believe the Dutch cultural history Johan Huizinga, it is when the game fulfills a purpose that is outside the game itself. When play takes on a meaning outside […]
No concrete government requirements from SD
The Sweden Democrats do not intend to announce whether they want ministerial posts in a possible right-wing government. The party wants influence in relation to its size. Party leader Jimmie Åkesson says that cabinet posts have never been an end in themselves for the party, but it is the focus on politics that is important.
Right now: No concrete government demands from the Sweden Democrats
The Sweden Democrats hold a press conference on the government issue. Makes no concrete demands today but says that Sweden deserves a majority government. Hear party leader Jimmie Åkesson, Henrik Vinge, group leader and Richard Jomshof, party secretary.
Halving of fire and inspection visits to nursing homes
The number of fire inspection and inspection visits to nursing homes and special homes was halved in 2020 compared with the year before, according to figures produced by MSB for Ekot. The reason is that the Rescue Service does not want to contribute to the spread of infection. Ola Åkesson at the Rescue Service in […]
The political game
After Trump’s election loss and the storming of the Capitol, one can sense a new wave of criticism of nationalism and right-wing populism. This was not least noticeable in this week’s party leader debate, where both Prime Minister Stefan Löfven and Annie Lööf attacked Jimmie Åkesson. In this week’s episode we immerse ourselves in the […]
The attack on Kapitolium central in today’s party leader debate
During the party leader debate in the Riksdag, several speakers highlighted the division in the United States and the attack on the Capitol, and they warned of a similar development here with a mixture of facts and lies and undermining of democracy. Sweden Democrats’ Jimmie Åkesson also warned against shutting down votes from social media.
Jimmie Åkesson: Trump would be a better president
SD’s party leader Jimmie Åkesson insists that it would have been better for the United States and the Western world if the Republicans had won the election. He condemns Trump’s actions in the riots in Washington. “He lacks many of the qualities we normally consider to belong to humanity.” “Donald Trump’s person is one thing […]
SD wants the Riksdag to act on the issue of oral protection
The Sweden Democrats want the government to give the Swedish Public Health Agency the task of reviewing the general advice on oral protection. Today, the Swedish Public Health Agency does not recommend oral protection to the public. SD leader Jimmie Åkesson says that it is “beyond any doubt” that mouth protection can help curb the […]
Swedish 5G auction paused: “For uncertain location”
The Swedish 5G auction has been formally paused following an appeal from Chinese Huawei, which has largely been shut down as a supplier. On Friday, the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, PTS, announced that it is appealing to the Court of Appeal and hopes to be able to start the 5G auction as soon as […]
Pulmonary disease has the highest risk of dying in covid-19 at IVA
People with chronic lung disease are the group with underlying diseases that have the greatest risk of dying in covid-19 in intensive care units in Sweden. It shows a yet unpublished study. Men in old age have the highest risk of dying. But when it comes to underlying diseases, those with lung disease have the […]
SD and KD make additional demands after stopping alcohol
After a party leader meeting tonight due to the corona situation, the Sweden Democrats’ Jimmie Åkesson is calling for more support for the restaurant industry. This is due to the government’s announcement today to stop alcohol sales at the pub from ten o’clock in the evening. An action that Åkesson supports. The Christian Democrats’ party […]
No involvement of dogs in the Nordic wolf tribes
Analyzes of the genome of wolf populations in other European countries have shown the involvement of dogs. This aroused suspicion that there could be dog genes in the Nordic wolf populations as well, but in a new study, researchers can now state that the Nordic wolves are purebred. There is no interference of dog genes […]
Even SD ready to overthrow the government
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson writes on Twitter that his party will vote to oust the government if such a proposal is submitted to the Riksdag. It is already clear that the Left Party, the Christian Democrats and the Moderates are ready to overthrow the Löfven government if there is a declaration of no confidence.
Støjberg: Sweden has left Denmark in the lurch
Legal spokesman for the Liberal Party and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Integration and Housing Inger Støjberg met on Monday with the chairman of the Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Åkesson. After the meeting, Inger Støjberg expressed satisfaction that a discussion on immigration, crime and integration is opening up in Sweden. – I am glad that people […]
Kristersson does not want to rule with Åkesson
Ulf Kristersson, party leader for the Moderates, does not intend to give Jimmie Åkesson and the Sweden Democrats ministerial positions in a future bourgeois government. He says this in Ekot’s Saturday interview earlier today: – No, it’s not relevant to me. I will go to the polls to form a government with the Christian Democrats. […]
The opposition is critical of the government’s initiative
The government and the co-operation parties have now agreed to give an additional just under SEK 20 billion to municipalities and regions in the budget for next year. Earlier this year, the government, the Liberals and the Center Party agreed to permanently increase the general state subsidies to the municipalities by SEK 12.5 billion from […]
Hungry snails growing problems in agriculture
Not only homeowners have problems with snails in the garden. Farmers are also increasingly affected by snails that eat up the crop in the fields. It is the field snail that does damage here in Lars Åkesson’s newly sown rapeseed outside Vara in Västergötland. A snail that is smaller than the more infamous killer snail […]
Jimmie Åkesson strongly critical of the government
On Wednesday, the Sweden Democrats’ party leader Jimmie Åkesson gave his summer speech in his hometown Sölvesborg. Listen to Ekot’s domestic commentator Katarina Helmerson.
