Jimmie Åkesson is demanding that his party colleagues fall in line behind the party platform’s “open Swedishness”—otherwise, they must resign or be expelled. Following the threat, Richard Jomshof has asserted that he is not an ethno-nationalist and that he supports “open Swedishness,” but he also emphasizes that Swedish cultural bearers are necessary for it to work in practice.
Jimmie Åkesson is extremely clear. Anyone who does not adhere to the party’s platform must either leave or be expelled. This also applies to Richard Jomshof.
- That means exactly that: you have to fall in line and follow the party's platform, and if you don't, there are other things you can do, he tells SVT ahead of Tuesday's vote for prime minister.
He and Richard Jomshof have been on opposite sides in the internal dispute over what it means to be Swedish. Åkesson has not spoken openly with Jomshof since the dispute. ”We haven't talked things out, but I don't know what we actually have to talk about”, he says. ”I think I've said everything I have to say.”
Åkesson put his foot down last week
Last week, Åkesson took a firm stand in an op-ed in Expressen. In it, he made it clear that the party’s stance on “open Swedishness” stands. If you want to be part of the Sweden Democrats’ journey, you must stand behind the fundamental values in the party platform, of which “open Swedishness” is an important part. Otherwise, you’ll have to step aside or be cast out.
The party platform defines the nation in terms of culture, language, identity, and loyalty—not in terms of historical national affiliation or genetic group affiliation. The wording has remained unchanged since 2011.
Jomshof bends down
Following Åkesson's threat to expel him, Jomshof has asserted that he believes in an inclusive Swedish identity and that he is not an ethno-nationalist. In a post On X, he clarified the other day that neither he nor Tobias Andersson are ethno-nationalists.
Åkesson refers back to the Expressen article when asked about Jomshof’s actions. The message is clear: the party line applies, and anyone who doesn’t fall in line has other things to do. Jomshof has now publicly pledged his loyalty to that line.
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Yeah, apparently Jomshof doesn't have any backbone either; he's putting his salary and pension before the Swedish people.
So now he gets to join the journey toward ruin, just like all the other Traitors.
Right up until the end, I thought Jomshof would stand up for the Swedish people, resign with his head held high, and then join the AFS!!!
But unfortunately, I was wrong; now we can count Jomshoff among the traitors to the country.
Jomshof is completely spineless—the only thing that matters to him is his generous parliamentary salary. But I wouldn’t have expected anything else, either. The Sweden Democrats won’t emerge victorious from this battle…
Wow, are you surprised that they’re bowing down to the Jews? All 349 members of the Riksdag are bowing down to the big-nosed ones. When will people realize this? There’s no such thing as democracy—it’s just so you sheep have something to fight about. The Jews won again….
Yes, it's a shame when we see who's in charge of our parliament.
The SD is a completely unnecessary party; it will die out on its own since there is no reason to vote for them.
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