{"id":182394,"date":"2026-11-10T15:52:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=182394"},"modified":"2026-11-10T17:20:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:20:52","slug":"akesson-vill-dra-sd-at-vanster-varnar-moderaterna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/akesson-wants-to-move-the-sd-to-the-left-the-left-warns-the-moderates\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00c5kesson Wants to Shift the Sweden Democrats to the Left \u2013 Warns the Moderates"},"content":{"rendered":"
Jimmie \u00c5kesson wants to change the Sweden Democrats\u2019 economic policy after several years of compromises with the Moderates. He is now demanding budget negotiations and warning that a center-right government could be brought down. Kristersson could thus take power\u2014even as the Sweden Democrats discuss the possibility of bringing a vote of no confidence against him.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Leader of the Sweden Democrats Jimmie \u00c5kesson<\/strong> signaled during a hearing in the Riksdag on Tuesday that the party wants to return to a less right-leaning economic policy. At the same time, he is taking a tougher stance against the Moderates ahead of the possible formation of a center-right government, reports Aftonbladet<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wants to break with the Moderate Party's economic policy<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u00c5kesson believes that, during the past legislative term, the Sweden Democrats were forced to accept an economic policy that is further to the right than the party\u2019s traditional stance. He claims that the party has had to agree to several compromises with the Moderates that have been difficult to accept and suggests that the party now wants to pursue a different economic policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 We\u2019re not going to become the Social Democrats, but traditionally speaking, we\u2019re not as far to the right on economic policy as we\u2019ve been during this term. We\u2019ve had to swallow a lot, in a way that I haven\u2019t always been comfortable with.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ministers Are Stepping Down\u2014But Not Giving Up Budgetary Power<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Last week, \u00c5kesson announced that the Sweden Democrats could tolerate a center-right government without holding any ministerial posts themselves. However, he offers no guarantee that they will support the government\u2019s budget, but instead emphasizes that Ulf Kristersson <\/strong>must negotiate with other parties to get its economic policies passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 If they want support for their budget, they should seek it in the Riksdag; in that case, we are a party that is open to negotiations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could bring down Kristersson's government<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

To TV4 <\/a><\/strong>\u00c5kesson makes it clear that the SD intends to act as an opposition party and does not promise to keep a center-right government in power. Nor does he rule out bringing a vote of no confidence against Kristersson if the conflicts become serious enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 I haven't promised that we won't remove him from office. But I'm surprised that someone is willing to take office under these conditions\u2014yet apparently that's what they want.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Warning About Cattle Being Let Out to Graze<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

\u00c5kesson describes a pent-up dissatisfaction with the Moderate Party after several years of cooperation. If the Sweden Democrats end up in the opposition, he expects significantly tougher political clashes, while also pointing to the Center Party\u2019s internal conflict as a decisive factor in the formation of a government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 There's a pent-up desire to put pressure on the Moderates. It's going to be a free-for-all.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opens the door to collaboration with S<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, he is open to cooperating with parties on the left in the Riksdag, particularly the Social Democrats, which may explain the importance of pursuing a more left-leaning economic policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 I think the Social Democrats are a fairly easy party to reach an agreement with, if they feel that they want to and need to reach an agreement<\/em>, \u00c5kesson tells The Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00c5kesson wants to shift the Sweden Democrats to the left and is open to cooperation with the Social Democrats. At the same time, he issues a stern warning to Kristersson regarding government power<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":182397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1520,209,205],"tags":[1322,156],"class_list":["post-182394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-stor","category-ekonomi","category-nyheter","tag-jimmie-akesson","tag-sverigedemokraterna","post_format-post-format-video"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182394","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=182394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/182394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=182394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=182394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=182394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}