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*Pancevski, Bojan (September 10, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/sweden-vote-leaves-no-clear-majority-polls-show-1536521388 Sweden Moves to the Right in an Election Shaped by Immigration]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 10, 2018. | *Pancevski, Bojan (September 10, 2018). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/sweden-vote-leaves-no-clear-majority-polls-show-1536521388 Sweden Moves to the Right in an Election Shaped by Immigration]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved September 10, 2018. | ||
*Pollard, Niklas; Johnson, Simon (September 9, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-election/sweden-faces-political-deadlock-after-far-right-gains-idUSKCN1LO0V6 Sweden faces political deadlock after gains by far-right party]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved September 10, 2018. | *Pollard, Niklas; Johnson, Simon (September 9, 2018). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sweden-election/sweden-faces-political-deadlock-after-far-right-gains-idUSKCN1LO0V6 Sweden faces political deadlock after gains by far-right party]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved September 10, 2018. | ||
| − | *Henley, Jon (September 10, 2018). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/09/swedish-election-far-right-on-course-for-sizeable-gains-in-vote Sweden election: far right makes gains as main blocs deadlocked]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 10, 2018.</ref> | + | *Henley, Jon (September 10, 2018). [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/09/swedish-election-far-right-on-course-for-sizeable-gains-in-vote Sweden election: far right makes gains as main blocs deadlocked]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 10, 2018. |
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| + | *Hale, Virginia (September 10, 2018). [https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/09/10/sweden-election-osce-shock-undemocratic/ Sweden Vote: International Election Observer ‘Shocked’, ‘Never Seen Such an Undemocratic System’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved September 10, 2018.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 17:17, September 10, 2018
Sweden Democrats (Swedish: Sverigedemokraterna; SD) is a conservative and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. It is led by Jimmie Åkesson. A conservative party, the SD has been falsely labeled as "far-right" and even "neo-Nazi" by the mainstream media, far-leftists, and open borders activists,[1] and left-wing individuals have committed harassment and violence against the party and its supporters.[2][3]
History
Sweden Democrats was founded in 1988. The party has gained populist sentiment in recent years in a country that has traditionally been suspicious of nationalist sentiment. In 2010, the party entered parliament for the first time with 5.7% of the popular vote, and it received 12.9% of the vote in the 2014 elections.
In 2015, the Sweden Democrats cut ties with its youth organization, Young Sweden Democrats, who were impatient with the slow pace of reform and for alleged skinhead associations. In March 2017, the SD grew to become the most popular party in Sweden, according to polls,[4] and it surged in the polls leading up to the 2018 elections because of the increasingly apparent negative effects of mass migration in the country.[3][5] The Sweden Democrats received 17.6% of the vote in the 2018 election, which, while lower than some observers had expected, was still a large increase which coincided with a hung parliament and the Social Democrats' worst result since 1908.[6]
Policies
The SD takes a strong position against mass migration.[7] It is Euroskeptic and supports leaving the European Union.[8] Unlike other Swedish political parties, the SD acknowledges the existence of "No Go Zones."[9][10] The party takes strongly pro-Israel positions,[11] and it supports relocating Sweden’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ Lane, Oliver JJ (November 11, 2015). EXCLUSIVE: Sweden Democrats Slam BBC Article Claiming Polling-Leading Party Are ‘Neo-Nazis’. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Tomlinson, Chris (August 19, 2018). ‘Black-clad’ Individuals Set Populist Sweden Democrats Election Kiosk On Fire. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- Duxbury, Charlie (August 27, 2018). Fear and loathing on the Swedish campaign trail. Politico. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- Protesters target Sweden Democrats and Alternative for Sweden with eggs and tomatoes. The Local. August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
- Lane, Oliver JJ (September 7, 2018). Sweden Election: Police Investigate After Islamist Threat to Execute Populist Leader’s Family. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Duke, Selwyn (August 27, 2018). Swedish Anti-migration, Anti-EU Party Poised to Make Big Gains in Coming Election. The New American. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ↑ Montgomery, Jack (March 26, 2017). Eurosceptic, Anti-Mass Immigration Sweden Democrats Surge To First Place in Polls. Breitbart News. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
See also:- Brown, Stephen (May 23, 2018). Swedish far right at record high in pre-election poll. Politico. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Duke, Selwyn (June 27, 2018). Right Rising in Sweden as Muslim Migration and Nanny State Sink Culture. The New American. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- Tomlinson, Chris (May 18, 2018). New Poll Shows Populist Sweden Democrats Tied for First Ahead of Election. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- Tomlinson, Chris (August 21, 2018). Left-Wing Swedish Social Democrats On Course For Worst Election Result Ever. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- Shaw, Adam (September 7, 2018). Swedish elections likely to benefit nationalist party amid migration crisis. Fox News. Retrieved September 7, 2018.
- Tomlinson, Chris (September 8, 2018). Sweden Election: Populists Set for Major Gains, Social Democrats’ Grip on Power Fading. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ Multiple references:
- Montgomery, Jack (September 10, 2018). Sweden Election: Populists Win Biggest Ever Vote Share, Ruling Leftists Have Worst Result in 100 Years. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- Chamberlain, Samuel (September 9, 2018). Sweden election sees gains for far-right, anti-immigrant party. Fox News. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- Pancevski, Bojan (September 10, 2018). Sweden Moves to the Right in an Election Shaped by Immigration. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- Pollard, Niklas; Johnson, Simon (September 9, 2018). Sweden faces political deadlock after gains by far-right party. Reuters. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- Henley, Jon (September 10, 2018). Sweden election: far right makes gains as main blocs deadlocked. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- Hale, Virginia (September 10, 2018). Sweden Vote: International Election Observer ‘Shocked’, ‘Never Seen Such an Undemocratic System’. Breitbart News. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ↑ Tomlinson, Chris (February 18, 2018). Sweden Democrats Promise to Reduce Asylum Numbers to Zero and End Chain Migration. Breitbart News. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- ↑ Tomlinson, Chris (August 18, 2018). Populist Swedish Leader Doubles Down on Wanting Out of European Union. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ↑ Kassam, Raheem (March 6, 2018). EXCLUSIVE — Sweden Democrats Refute PM’s ‘No Go Zone’ Denial as ‘Fake News’. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ↑ Kassam, Raheem (November 19, 2015). EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sweden Democrats Leader Jimmie Åkesson Talks To Breitbart London From Brussels ‘No Go Zone’ Molenbeek. Breitbart News. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- ↑ Bybelezer, Charles (September 6, 2018). How a Far-Right Political Party Could Upend Sweden's Israel Policy. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
- ↑ Brünnhilde (May 1, 2018). The Swedish Democrats wants to move Sweden’s embassy to Jerusalem – “A matter of course”. SaveMySweden. Retrieved September 3, 2018.