Jimmie Akesson
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Mainstream Swedish party open to working with once-spurned nationalists
- Europe
- December 5, 2019, 20:12
Sweden’s political landscape looks set to be redrawn after one of the country’s mainstream parties went back on its word and said it was prepared to w(...)

Swedish PM Lövfen to step down after losing confidence vote
- Europe
- September 25, 2018, 09:22
Sweden moved a step closer to a new centre-right government after acting Social Democrat prime minister Stefan Lövfen was defeated in a confidence vot(...)

Sweden faces hung parliament as far-right makes big gains
- Europe
- September 10, 2018
Swedish Social Democrat prime minister Stefan Löfven has urged all “decent” parties to unite after a record result in Sunday’s general election for th(...)

New era dawns as far right makes gains in Swedish election
- Europe
- September 9, 2018, 23:14
Sweden is facing a new political era after general election results suggested almost one in five voters backed the far-right. With support evenly div(...)

‘Hope, lovin’ and trust’ are in short supply in anxious Sweden
- Europe
- September 8, 2018, 06:00
Business is booming at Nikos’s Taverna, an escapist getaway for weary Swedes in central Stockholm. A three-course Greek dinner and three hours of Abb(...)

Sweden’s Social Democrats plan to freeze out far right
- Europe
- September 16, 2014, 01:00
Sweden’s Social Democratic leader, Stefan Löfven, has vowed to lead a new coalition and isolate the far-right Sweden Democrats after Sunday’s indecisi(...)

Left targets privatisation in Swedish election
- Europe
- September 13, 2014, 01:00
Swedes do democracy the civilised way: over fika, their afternoon treat of coffee, cake and a chat. In Stockholm’s Kulturhuset arts centre, members(...)