Education
University of Gothenburg.
University of Gothenburg.
He became acting chairman of the youth league upon the timeout of William Petzäll due to his alcohol problems in February 2011. He was elected ordinary chairman on 10 September 2011, and re-elected three consecutive times on 1 September 2012, 7 September 2013 and 29 November 2014. He resigned on the annual congress on 12 September 2015, having served as the chairman for nearly five years.
Kasselstrand called the action "undemocratic" and meant that it was all a way for the party leadership to secure their own power and positions, and that they feared the upcoming generation in the youth league to gain more influence.
Kasselstrand continued on his position as the chairman for SDU until the ordinary congress in September the same year. Ohlson is considered to be one of Kasselstrand"s closest collaborators, having served as the youth league secretary during Kasselstrand"s chairmanship.
Only hours after Ohlson had been elected as the new chairperson, the Sweden Democrats announced that they break the ties between the party and the youth league to form a new youth league. Meanwhile, Ohlson declared that she continue to lead the original youth league as an independent youth league.
Kasselstrand also called for party leader Jimmie Åkesson to resign from his position.
In January 2016, Kasselstrand announced that he had launched a podcast called "Den kokta grodan" (The boiling frog) with Erik Berglund.
In April 2015, Kasselstrand was expelled as a member from the mother party, the Sweden Democrats. Kasselstrand and Ohlson publicly declared that they "will consider all opportunities" in the future regarding the possibility to form a new political party.
