Jimmie Åkesson
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Per Jimmie Åkesson is a Swedish politician and author, serving as leader of the Sweden Democrats since 2005. He has been a member of the Riksdag (SD) for Jönköping County since 2010. He previously served as leader of the Sweden Democratic Youth from 2000 until 2005.
Åkesson in 2022
Åkesson being interviewed before an Sveriges Television party-leader debate ahead of the 2014 Swedish general election
Sweden Democrats
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The Sweden Democrats is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, and is the second largest party in the Riksdag. Within the European Union, the party is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.
Early sticker used by the Sweden Democrats with the slogan Bevara Sverige Svenskt ("Keep Sweden Swedish")
Jimmie Åkesson, interviewed before an SVT party-leader debate in 2014
Sweden Democrat supporters in Stockholm during the 2014 European elections