# Jimmie Åkesson won’t be Sweden’s next prime minister. But in a way, he’s already won.

https://mins.news/en/item/52946

- Bloomberg News, 2026-09-10 11:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-09-10/sweden-election-agenda-set-by-far-right-leader-jimmie-akesson

> Jimmie Åkesson will not become Sweden’s next prime minister, but the charismatic populist has arguably already prevailed in another sense. The far-right Sweden Democrats are reshaping Sweden’s political landscape.

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