Sweden Democrat leader to give update on ministerial posts
Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.

Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson has dismissed reports he plans to take a break and stuck fast to his party's insistence on ministerial posts in any new government in the first press conference he has held since his party's election setback..
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Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
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Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson is set to hold a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg around lunchtime today to address the ongoing government formation talks.
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