Jimmie Åkesson wants to be an opposition party in the middle

Åkesson states that he can imagine cooperating with both S and M and that as an opposition party they can choose what is most favorable to SD's policy. This does not mean always supporting the bourgeois side.

- We stand between the traditional blocks, and then we must be able to make full use of that position.

Presents his own budget

Åkesson emphasizes that SD will not enter into any agreements or budget agreements in advance. The starting point is to be in opposition, which means that the party presents its own budget.

Does this mean that a bourgeois budget would fall against a red-green if you vote for your own?

- We are not a support party, we are an opposition party. If you want support for your policy in the Riksdag, we are open to negotiations, says Åkesson.

But it is, according to Åkesson, better to be an opposition party to a government that talks to SD, than one that does not pretend that the party exists.

C's way forward – the critique

The center is now waiting for the red-green and the bourgeois side to present their "total package", something that Åkesson believes is a "backward way" to do it.

- I am not involved in those discussions. As an opposition party, we shall not enter into any agreements or the like.

Jimmie Åkesson believes that it is now up to C to choose which side they stand on.

- Now they know the options and have to decide on what is the least bad, much like we have had to do.

He does not want to speculate on how C will act in the future.

- I know my logic, but I don't know the center's logic at all, and I don't think it's always the same as mine.

"Chance for revenge"

Åkesson finds it difficult to see that there would be a by-election because many parties have too much at stake. However, the party is not afraid of a by-election.

- We went backwards in this election, so a by-election could be a chance for revenge.