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Jimmie Åkesson

Leader of the Sweden Democrats

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Has led the Sweden Democrats since 2005, taking the party from the fringe to Sweden’s second-largest, with a focus on tighter immigration and tougher crime policy.

Jimmie Åkesson sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly state-led and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly traditional on culture and strongly anti-establishment on institutions.

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Where Jimmie Åkesson sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologySlightly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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Political views closest to Jimmie Åkesson

Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…96%PeronismAn Argentine movement blending labor rights, welfare and economic nationalism around a…96%Economic nationalismUses tariffs, subsidies and industrial policy to protect and grow domestic industry.96%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.94%

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