Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson has the highest absence rate in the Swedish parliament, according to new figures on voting in the chamber. The data, compiled by the parliament's chamber office at SVT's request, shows Åkesson topped the list of those with the highest absence in votes between January 1 and December 31 last year. This trend has continued into this year.
In a new documentary on SVT Play, Åkesson responds to critics who claim he would not handle the pressure as a minister. " The documentary follows him from his home in Sölvesborg to the corridors of power in Stockholm and a questioned visit to a conference in Israel.
It is genuinely unfair to use his voting attendance as an argument that he is lying on the sofa at home in Sölvesborg, calling it 'sossespinn.'