“I thought there would be military and police everywhere but I haven’t seen it.” These were the first words the Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson said to me as we began our walk around the Brussels “no go zone” of Molenbeek
The latest YouGov opinion poll for Sweden, released today, shows the anti-mass migration Eurosceptic Sweden Democrats coming top, five points clear of their nearest rival. Building on what was already a historically strong position for the Sweden Democrats, the YouGov
More migrants have sought asylum in Sweden so far this year than in any other in the nation’s history. The new figures were revealed just days after the ruling left-wing coalition fell apart and the Prime Minister confessed Sweden was
A budget fight is edging Sweden closer to fresh national elections. This follows the breakdown of a deal with opposition parties that enabled the centre-left coalition led by Prime Minister Stefan Löfven (pictured) to rule as a minority government. A grassroots rebellion at
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden edged closer to a fresh national election on Friday after a budget deal with opposition parties that had made it possible for Prime Minister Stefan Lofven’s centre-left coalition to rule as a minority government collapsed. A
The Sweden Democrats – arguably Sweden’s answer to the UK Independence Party – has confidently declared that they expect to the run the country against a backdrop of increasing immigration tensions, and after taking the outright lead in a number
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats have scored record support in another opinion poll, confirming previous results that suggest a surge in popularity. The party, which backs much tougher controls on immigration and asylum seekers, has been rising in popularity as the
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party has launched a poster campaign apologising for “organised begging” in Stockholm. The posters, which are in English and aimed at tourists, feature images of people sleeping in the street and say: “Sorry about the mess
Over an eight-day period, mosques in cities across Sweden — Eslöv, Eskilstuna, and Uppsala — were torched in arson attacks.
