Criticism of Islam is a core political issue for the Sweden Democrats and therefore they need to put themselves in conflict with the Social Democrats, says My Rohwedder, Aftonbladet's political commentator. At the same time, they want to distinguish themselves from the rest of the Tidö parties.
"I think it was only a matter of time before something more radical in this area came along," she says in the Morning Studio.
It's also a way to continue to amaze, says Torbjörn Nilsson, politics reporter at Svenska Dagbladet. However, he believes that the party is not more radical than before.
"I think that Jimmie Åkesson has said this to a large extent on previous occasions, or other representatives such as Richard Jomshof, who is an important and important person in the Sweden Democrats," he said.
Wants to create debate
In a debate article in Aftonbladet, Jimmie Åkesson writes that his statements are interpreted "like hell reading the Bible". My Rohwedder believes that the Sweden Democrats often make far-reaching proposals and then back away, which she believes creates a debate around them and makes the party topical.
"They are masters at keeping the debate alive and very good at making sure that they end up in a position where you continue to talk about them.
SD does not want to adapt to ratification
Torbjörn Nilsson also highlights how the statement stands in relation to Sweden's NATO process, as it can create dilemmas to question a world religion while Sweden is waiting for a yes from Turkey.
The Sweden Democrats and the Social Democrats have previously changed their minds to be pro-NATO. Torbjörn Nilsson believes that the Social Democrats have worked actively to get a yes from the countries that are to ratify, while the SD does not want to adapt to the countries' wishes.
"One might ask how intensely and convincingly the Sweden Democrats really changed their minds. Because now it doesn't seem to be important at all," he says, adding that he doesn't think they've changed their minds about it.