Why the Sweden Democrats refuse to rescue their Liberal allies

With just over two weeks to go, the election race looks tighter than it has all year.

And Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has made a striking intervention this week, telling his own voters not to vote tactically for the Liberals unless they can prove they're actually within reach of parliament.

Host James Savage is joined this week by panelists Emma Löfgren and Becky Waterton. 

Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:

2026 Swedish election 

• Liberal leader begs for tactical votes
• Early voting opens in Sweden – 18 days before election
• Sweden's right-wing bloc gains ground in new polls as election nears

Crime

• Second man held over fatal Fagersta school attack

Brexit

• 'Ripped from a loved one': British-Swedish couple separated by Brexit deportation
• 'Brexit can hardly have come as a surprise': Sweden defends expelling Brits

Schools

• What foreign parents think of schools in Sweden

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