Jimmie Åkesson gives a new speech in Arabic

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Jimmie Akesson gives a new speech in Arabic

Jimmie Åkesson received stinging criticism for his plan to demolish mosques.

Now the SD leader will explain himself in Arabic – with the help of artificial intelligence, Aftonbladet learns.

– It is important that he is given the opportunity to speak directly to the Arabic-speaking world, says a source with insight.

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  • Jimmie Åkesson plans to address the Arabic-speaking world through a new AI-generated speech.
  • This after Åkesson’s first speech that Sweden should demolish mosques received a lot of criticism.
  • The goal of the AI ​​speech is to reach individuals who are not usually exposed to the party’s message, especially those who do not rely on Swedish-language media.

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    There has been a storm around Jimmie Åkesson after his speech at the party’s country days at the end of November.

    In the speech, the SD leader said that Sweden must start demolishing mosques – something he partially backed down from just a couple of days later. The message was met with a cold hand from the other Tidö parties. Muslim organizations and Muslims condemned Åkesson – some went so far as to compare his rhetoric to that of Adolf Hitler.

    the full screen SD leader gave a speech in early November with the help of an AI clone. A new speech will be held on Monday, Aftonbladet learns. Photo: Youtube

    Should be about Islam and Islamism

    Now, according to a source with transparency, Jimmie Åkesson will try to explain himself to the Muslim population. The SD leader will give a new speech on Monday with the help of an AI clone. In the speech, according to the source, he will address Muslims directly in Sweden and abroad. The speech should be about freedom and rights, Islam and Islamism.

    – Over the course of two weeks, more or less deliberate misinterpretations of Åkesson’s speech have been published, says a source with insight.

    The AI ​​speech in Arabic will be the second that the SD leader gives. The first was held in November and was a translation of Åkesson’s speech to the nation. The purpose then was to reach a group in Sweden that does not follow Swedish media.

    full screen Fittja mosque. Photo: Robin Lorentz Allard

    Don’t want to reveal

    – This can go home to people who are not normally reached by our messages, not because they are politically uninterested, but because they may not really follow Swedish-language media and can see it. But it can also be people who are abroad, but who still have relatives in Sweden, SD’s head of communications Joakim Wallerstein told GP.

    full screen Joakim Wallerstein, SD’s communications manager. Photo: Stina Stjernkvist/TT

    The previous speech was met with praise and praise. Media house Alkomis, which reports news in Arabic, called it populist because SD are usually negative about social information and news being available in Arabic. Andreas Hallberg, docent in Arabic at the University of Gothenburg, told the GP that the speech sounded very much like an Arab politician, but that it contained some minor errors.

    SD’s press department confirms that there will be a speech on Monday, but the party does not want to reveal the content.

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