{"id":177866,"date":"2026-09-10T13:21:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=177866"},"modified":"2026-09-10T13:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T11:23:40","slug":"akesson-stodrosta-inte-pa-liberalerna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/akesson-dont-count-on-the-liberals\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c5kesson: Don't cast a protest vote for the Liberals!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Romina Pourmokhtari maintains that the Sweden Democrats pursue racist policies\u2014yet she does not rule out becoming a minister in a government with them. Jimmie \u00c5kesson responds: Read this, and then don\u2019t cast a strategic vote for the Liberal Party.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three days before the election, the Minister of Climate and the Environment says <strong>Romina Pourmokhtari<\/strong> (L) that she feels the same way about the Sweden Democrats as she always has. In her view, the party pursues racist policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jimmie \u00c5kesson<\/strong> responds by pointing specifically to that interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 If anyone is wondering why Sweden Democrats shouldn\u2019t cast a tactical vote for the Liberals, they should read this article<\/em>, he writes on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jimmieakesson\/status\/2097990092174262733\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jimmieakesson\/status\/2097990092174262733\">X<\/a><\/strong> and Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He adds that anyone who has already voted early can change their mind on Election Day.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460.jpg\" alt=\"Minister of Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari. Photo: Kristian Pohl\/Government Offices of Sweden\" class=\"wp-image-175746 lazyload\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.0000849256900213;width:456px;height:auto\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460.jpg\" alt=\"Minister of Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari. Photo: Kristian Pohl\/Government Offices of Sweden\" class=\"wp-image-175746\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.0000849256900213;width:456px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460.jpg 800w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460-18x9.jpg 18w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460-696x348.jpg 696w, https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/romina-pourmokhtari_3-e1694582585460-600x300.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Minister of Climate and the Environment, Romina Pourmokhtari. Photo: Kristian Pohl\/Government Offices of Sweden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Pourmokhtari: The Sweden Democrats are \u201dracist nutcases with Nazi roots\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pourmokhtari became known as one of the Sweden Democrats\u2019 (SD) harshest critics. In 2018, she wrote that the party consists of racist nutcases with Nazi roots. As chair of the LUF, she said that the SD fosters hatred and xenophobia. The following year, she became a minister in a government that relies on the SD\u2019s support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, in the final stretch of the election campaign, she is reiterating that stance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 I haven't changed my views; I still feel the same way about the Sweden Democrats as I always have<\/em>, she tells <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.svd.se\/a\/9pLLXp\/pourmokthari-skulle-inte-krama-akesson\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.svd.se\/a\/9pLLXp\/pourmokthari-skulle-inte-krama-akesson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SVD<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She wasn't going to hug \u00c5kesson. <strong>Richard Jomshof<\/strong> she doesn't want to see as a minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 What does Magdalena Andersson usually say about the Left Party? They have a very long way to go. I think Jomshof has a very long way to go.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, she is campaigning for the Swedish national team and does not rule out becoming a minister again in a government that includes the Sweden Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u2013 I\u2019m not a Sweden Democrat; I\u2019m a liberal. We have different opinions on many things, but we can sit down, look at Sweden\u2019s needs, and come to an agreement on them.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>L is asking for the SD's votes<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is the divide \u00c5kesson is now exploiting. In practice, the Liberals are asking for SD votes in order to clear the electoral threshold. On the same day, a Liberal Party minister says that the SD are still racists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Novus has shown that the L Party\u2019s support has suddenly risen above four percent, in part due to voters from the SD. \u00c5kesson\u2019s message is that those votes should not be handed out as charity to a party that hasn\u2019t budged an inch in its view of his voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"sv\" dir=\"ltr\">If anyone is wondering why Sweden Democrats shouldn't cast a tactical vote for the Liberals, they should read this article. <br><br>Also, you can change your early vote on Election Day.<br><br>Link in the comments section. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n5GUkQ09S3\">pic.twitter.com\/n5GUkQ09S3<\/a><\/p>- Jimmie \u00c5kesson (@jimmieakesson) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jimmieakesson\/status\/2097990092174262733?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pourmokhtari: The Sweden Democrats are still racists. \u00c5kesson: Then no Sweden Democrat should cast a tactical vote for L<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":166413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1522,205],"tags":[1322,158,1355,156],"class_list":["post-177866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-jimmie-akesson","tag-liberalerna","tag-romina-pourmokthari","tag-sverigedemokraterna"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177866","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\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177866\/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=177866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}