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… But Jimmie Åkesson himself coughs and snorts on the Riksdag rostrum
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Jimmie Åkesson, of course, should have stayed home and not huffed and cough in the Riksdag’s rostrum.
The public health authority preaches that you should stay home if you have a cold.
The SD leader ignores this, even though he demands mouth protection from others.
Åkesson stayed home from the Riksdag opening ceremony on Monday because he had a cold.
But tuesday appeared in the debate of the Riksdag’s first party leader of the year. He was puffing, coughing, and sounding congested and shouldn’t have been there if he’d followed the Public Health Agency’s advice to “stay home even if it feels a little cold.”
He should have been especially responsible because the Swedish Democrats attacked the government for being mischievous, praised the restriction, and demanded mandatory mouth protection in cramped settings. No other party does.
We have not had the precautionary principle applied by other countries in Sweden, Åkesson has repeated.
Åkesson snores and coughs gives rise to two reflections.
The first is that he does not live as he teaches, a mortal sin for politicians. There is no precautionary principle in the House for Åkesson, who does not even believe that the general and all too often repeated advice to stay home if he is ill applies to him. But he had obviously expected criticism for showing up and had prepared himself with arguments from the Public Health Agency website.
He says he can leave the house after two days without fever. Åkesson had done that.
He also says, according to the SD leader, that he could go to work even with a dry cough and loss of smell and taste. Obviously he didn’t suffer from it, at least not anymore.
However, there is no recommendation to go out with people if you are still snobby. It was Åkesson. He was congested and brat. Surprisingly often.
Photo: LOTTE FERNVALL
Jimmie Åkesson coughed and snorted into the lectern.
Party leaders are opinion leaders. This applies not only to political messages, if Åkesson thinks so, but also to behavior. Jimmie Åkesson has missed that and that is why he was snoring and coughing in the Riksdag’s chamber platform. Without even consulting a doctor.
The second reflection It is that Jimmie Åkesson obviously does not believe that anyone can intervene for him in the debates of the party leaders. Although it shows symptoms of something that may be covid-19.
He is not the first party leader to refrain from making sure there is a prince or crown princess. Far from there.
But it may be time to think about it. Åkesson is the oldest party leader in the Riksdag until his tenure and has been president of the Sweden Democrats for 15 years. Somewhere there is also a distant limit for him.
In addition, it was here the debate of the party leader is not very important. It is the halftime between the elections and the Riksdag has increased the number of planned party leader debates during the year, from three to four. To that we must add two on Swedish Television. Letting someone else test the wings, frankly, hadn’t been everyone. Even Jimmie Åkesson is not irreplaceable. Believe me
The signatures of the January agreement had barely dried up before smart people as he spoke of a new political landscape. He was right even then, but it has become increasingly clear.
The Bourgeois Alliance, For many years with great success, he died a painful death. Three new constellations remained. The Left Opposition, which is only formed by the Left Party. The three right-wing opposition parties M, KD and SD. And the four January parties that cooperate on the budget and 73 other issues: the S and MP government and the bourgeois liberals and the Center Party.
It seemed like it was a long time ago that Stefan Löfven refused to receive a stack of Annie Lööf paper in a live television debate, a rift that attracted a lot of attention.
Now she says, to be commended, that it is good that she raises topics for discussion.
What does it say about cooperation after the next elections? That probably won’t be interrupted. The Center Party and the Social Democrats walk together towards the future. At present, it is not very clear whether the Liberals and the Green Party will remain in the Riksdag after the next elections.
In party leader debates, you don’t respond to those you like or at least tolerate. Both Ulf Kristersson (M) and Ebba Busch (KD) refrained from having a debate with Åkesson.
What does it say about the upcoming elections? That they will cooperate more than today. In that case, you can trust Åkesson – it shows up even if you have a cold.
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The number one tip of the Swedish Public Health Agency
Under the heading “Keep Your Distance and Take Personal Responsibility, the main advice of the Public Health Agency is as follows:Stay home even if it feels a little cold.
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