Sweden Democrats

A teenager who is accused of attempting to attack Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson with a large firecracker will face charges in court.

A study by polling firm Demoskop has revealed that as many as three in ten Swedish politicians face threats and harassment, but the populist Sweden Democrats are the most likely to be targetted.

The left-wing Swedish Social Democrats continue their downward trend and although they won the overall European Parliament vote, they saw their worst performance in the party’s history.

Populist Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Akesson was targetted by an attack earlier this week when an unknown individual shot fireworks at his car following a European Parliament election campaign meeting.

The ruling Swedish Social Democrats could be facing their worst European Parliament election result ever, according to a new poll that puts the populist Sweden Democrats on a near equal footing.

A 15-year-old man was violently attacked by a group of individuals while out campaigning for the populist Sweden Democrats (SD) for this month’s upcoming European Parliament election, it is claimed.

Swedish Justice and Migration Minister Morgan Johansson of the Social Democrats has labelled a new European Parliament election poster campaign by the populist Sweden Democrats as being in the “spirit” of former Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels.

The top European Parliament candidate for the populist Sweden Democrats has confirmed that the party changed its policy on wanting to hold a vote to leave the European Union due to the way the Brexit process has unfolded.

Populist Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson has criticised 16-year-old climate change activist Greta Thunberg, claiming she and her movement were the creation of a public relations agency.

The populist Sweden Democrats look set to double their vote in the upcoming European Parliament elections as leader Jimmie Åkesson has rejected all calls for allowing returning Islamic State members back into the country.

A court has found a man guilty of shooting a starter pistol at a bus containing a local populist Sweden Democrats politician in August, shortly before the national election. The district court sentenced the man, who was not identified, to a fine

The leader of a Swedish populist party that has long campaigned to get a referendum on European Union membership for the nation said Tuesday that the punitive tactics of the European Union are enough for him to reconsider wanting to leave the EU — for now.

A local election for city council in the Swedish municipality of Vaggeryd was voided after the populist Sweden Democrats receiving no votes, despite candidates claiming they voted for themselves.

Sweden is still without a government over two months after the national election and a poll shows a new election could see an increase for the populist Sweden Democrats.

The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) has criticised Sweden’s electoral system noting voter privacy concerns, missing ballots, and the way in which unions fund the Social Democrats.

Over two months since the Swedish national election in September, no government has been formed as the centre-right alliance has nearly split over the question of working with the populist Sweden Democrats.

Sweden remains without a working government since the September election left the formerly ruling Social Democrats unable to form a coalition, and a growing number of voters are now calling for their own parties to consider working with the populist Sweden Democrats.

The municipality of Karlskrona has rejected calls from the populist Sweden Democrats and the conservative Christian Democrats to ban the public call to prayer at a local mosque. The municipality rejected the proposal to ban the public call to prayer saying that

Sweden has still not formed a government following September’s national election, with former Prime Minister and Social Democrat leader Stefan Löfven giving up his attempt at building a new coalition.

Sweden Democrats MP Richard Jomshof has warned that without any change in policy, native Swedes will become a minority in their own country.

Sweden’s Left Party leader Jonas Sjöstedt has declared that he and his party would see any potential coalition deal between the Moderates and the populist Sweden Democrats (SD) as a “declaration of war”.

Populist Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson has offered to resign as party leader if the move would help secure a coalition with the Moderate Party.

A Stockholm municipal politician and member of the Sweden Democrats was targetted in a deliberate arson attack on her home in the latest assault on the populist party and its members.

Sweden’s embattled Prime Minister, who led his left-wing coalition to a historically poor result in this month’s national elections, has lost a confidence vote, meaning he will have to step down as the national leader.

Ahead of the informal summit in Salzburg, Stefan Löfven said he will argue for mandatory asylum seeker quotas, reportedly showing “anger” at current EU Presidency chair Austria’s declaring the policy dead.

The majority of Swedish Moderate Party politicians would like to see party leader Ulf Kristersson open a dialogue for a potential governing agreement with the populist Sweden Democrats.

The Swedish election results were one of the worst ever performances for the Social Democrats. But the result is just one example of the massive decline for social democracy across Europe over the past decade.

Assuming the role of potential kingmaker, populist Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson has vowed to refuse to support any coalition deal that would keep his party from influencing policy.

Irish rock star Bono gave a Nazi salute during a show in Paris while mocking the success of the Swedish populist party – Sweden Democrats – in Sunday’s general election.

Italy’s Matteo Salvini has hailed the strong electoral performance of the populist Sweden Democrats over the weekend, and promised more gains in next year’s EU elections.