BREAKING: An exit poll projected that Sweden’s ruling left-wing Social Democrats have won the most votes in a general election, while a right-wing populist party had its best showing yet.
The party has its roots in the white nationalist movement but many years ago began expelling extremists. Despite its rebranding, voters long viewed it as unacceptable and other parties shunned it. That is changing.
Zeth Isaksson, a specialist in electoral behavior at Stockholm University, said she is highly trusted thanks to her experience in government, first as finance minister, through crises including the COVID-19 pandemic and, as prime minister, in the negotiations to join NATO. “She has had eight years to do everything that she’s now saying she’s going to do,” said Bosse Adolfsson, a 70-year-old electrician at a Sweden Democrats rally. “She is asking for four more years to not do anything.”
The populists’ leader Jimmie Akesson still is not considered a prime minister candidate given the party’s historical roots. Andersson has voiced alarm at the rising popularity of the Sweden Democrats, characterizing it as a far-right party that, if it wins influence in government, could erode Sweden’s identity as a place of tolerance and of refuge for the persecuted.The Sweden Democrats have clearly tapped into the anxieties of many, and other parties have been moving closer to its positions.
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