{"id":168007,"date":"2026-04-08T15:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=168007"},"modified":"2026-04-09T06:17:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T04:17:54","slug":"sd-valjare-gar-emot-tidolinjen-vill-se-akesson-som-statsminister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/sd-voters-against-the-timeline-want-akesson-as-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"SD voters go against the Tid\u00f6 line - want \u00c5kesson as prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A new poll shows that a majority of the SD's own voters do not support the Tid\u00f6 deal. At the same time, the party leadership insists on allowing Ulf Kristersson to become prime minister.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the press conference where the Moderates and the Sweden Democrats presented their plan for a joint government, a survey now points in a different direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv4.se\/artikel\/7CLlPlL3jwWtBKUJKwDIKw\/trots-dealen-sd-vaeljarna-vill-ha-akesson-som-statsminister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Novus<\/a><\/strong> 58% of SD voters say they want to see <strong>Jimmie \u00c5kesson<\/strong> as prime minister if the Tid\u00f6 parties win the election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means that a majority of the party's own voters prefer a different solution than the one currently on the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>A large part of the electorate is not on board with the new line, at least not yet<\/em>, says Novus CEO <strong>Torbj\u00f6rn Sj\u00f6str\u00f6m<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The deal: influence instead of prime ministership<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agreement between the Moderates and the Sweden Democrats means that the SD will allow <strong>Ulf Kristersson<\/strong> as prime minister. In exchange, the party is expected to gain ministerial posts and greater influence over policy, including on migration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a clear strategic shift, with the focus on substantive policy and government influence rather than the premiership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the poll shows that this change is not fully shared by the voter base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>The challenge for \u00c5kesson is that a vote for the SD is a vote for Ulf Kristersson as prime minister. And more than half of his voters would rather have \u00c5kesson.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Divided picture - but some support<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, there is some support for the new line. According to the survey, 32% of SD voters say they want or can accept Kristersson as prime minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kristersson is also the party leader that most voters overall can tolerate in the role, indicating a broader acceptance outside the party's core voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Elections determine the direction<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey highlights a key issue in the run-up to the elections: how well the party leadership's strategy matches voters' expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, it is only after the elections that it will be decided how the government is actually formed and what influence each party will have in practice.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SD voters go against the Tid\u00f6 line - 58% want \u00c5kesson as prime minister, despite the deal with Kristersson for power<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":166413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1522,205],"tags":[1322,245,1188,156],"class_list":["post-168007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-jimmie-akesson","tag-regeringen","tag-statsminister","tag-sverigedemokraterna"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=168007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/168007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/166413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=168007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=168007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=168007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}