# Jimmie Åkesson

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How a call to demolish mosques sent shock waves through Swedish politics

This week: Jimmie Åkesson talks about demolishing mosques, the latest on the Tesla strike, Sweden’s Advent celebrations, solutions journalism, and why some criminologists think it’s time for Sweden to ditch zero tolerance on drugs. Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Lögren a…

2023 Year in Review! Social Media and Politics, with Dr. Anamaria Dutceac Segesten

The 8th Annual Social Media and Politics Year in Review! This year, we cover the platforms' year in review reports, AI for political communication, the creator economy, and EU concerns around disinformation and cyberattacks.  Here are links to resources discussed in the episode, and see you in 2024…

Waffle Day, terror arrests, Christian Democrats and Sweden Democrats in war of words

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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel hold meetings at the Royal Castle

On Thursday, Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel held several meetings at the Royal Castle. They met with Social Democrats' party chairman Magdalena Andersson, Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch, and party chairman of the Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Åkesson. …

PeterSweden - A Journey Through Journalism, Politics and Faith in a Changing Sweden

Show Notes and Transcript PeterSweden, an independent journalist and political commentator joins Hearts of Oak to share his journey into journalism, covering topics like politics, climate change, and the rise of the Swedish Democrats party.  He discusses challenges Sweden faces, such as gang viole…

Are Jimmie Åkesson’s gang leader links damaging for the Sweden Democrats?

In this week's episode: Rising anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, journalists slammed for prostitution tips, and how damaging are the Sweden Democrats' biker gang links? Host Paul O’Mahony is joined this week by The Local's Emma Löfgren and James Savage, as well as guest Jonathan Leman from anti-raci…

Why the Liberals abandoned their opposition to Sweden Democrats in government

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Why does Ulf Kristersson want to put Sweden Democrats in charge of immigration?

This week we ask whether the new deal between Ulf Kristersson and Jimmie Åkesson is a capitulation or a masterstroke by the prime minister. And what a Sweden Democrat migration minister might mean. We look at what it's really like inside one of Sweden’s deportation centres – and why being articulat…

Billionaires weigh in as Sweden goes to the polls

This week: Joy for Liberals as support swells, Sweden Democrats and Left Party hit by scandals, immigration in focus in TV debate, billionaires duel over which side to back, and poor school results throw a spanner in the works.  Two of Sweden’s wealthiest people, Jacob Wallenberg and Martin Lorentz…

Did immigrants really swing Sweden's election?

This week: Final election results, far right blames immigrants for loss, and what the election outcome means for foreigners in Sweden.   200,000 foreigners who have become Swedish citizens are to blame for Sweden’s tiny swing to the left – and in particular for the losses suffered by the Sweden Dem…