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.
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’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.
The populist Sweden Democrats won so many votes in the country’s recent elections that they won more seats in local governments than they had candidates to fill them.
Alternative media news websites accounted for one-third of all the stories shared on Facebook during the Swedish election, according to a report that claims the influence of alternative media has grown in the country.
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.
A mosque in the Swedish town of Botkyrka could be under investigation for electoral fraud after allegations that the imam had offered up to 3,000 votes to the Moderate Party in exchange for building permits.
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.
After the first time a Swedish election has been monitored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), observers have expressed “shock” at the nation’s “undemocratic” system. Danish delegate Michael Aastrup Jensen, who has previously monitored elections in
French President Emmanuel Macron has blasted populist Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson claiming he is “not compatible with Swedish values” during an interview one week before the country’s national election.
The Swedish Security Service (Säpo) has claimed the number of actions taken to attempt to influence the upcoming national election have increased compared to previous elections.
Several members of the Swedish political establishment, including the country’s Culture Minister, slammed populist Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson after he said he would advocate shutting down a left-liberal radio station.
A Swedish Social Democrat candidate has been slammed by the Moderate Party and the populist Sweden Democrats for posting lies about their policies to migrants in Arabic-language social media posts.
The leader of the populist Sweden Democrats Jimmie Åkesson has demanded that the government grant the people of Sweden a referendum on whether or not to remain in the European Union (EU) following this year’s national election.
A poll from the Statistics Sweden, the official statistics agency of the Swedish state, shows a solid increase in support for the populist Sweden Democrats (SD) as mass migration issues come to the forefront of the election campaign.
Swedish journalist and “culture critic” Kristina Lindquist has slammed the institution of marriage as a whole but noted that marriages to asylum seekers to help them stay in Sweden are an “excellent reason” for them.
The Danish People’s Party (DF) has announced that for the first time they will support the election campaign of the Sweden Democrats (SD) as the two parties share many of the same concerns on migration issues.
A poll has shown a surge in support for the anti-mass migration Sweden Democrats which are now tied with the ruling Social Democrat party ahead of this year’s national election.
The leader of the populist Sweden Democrats (SD) Jimmie Åkesson dominated a party leaders debate over the weekend, winning the overall debate with policies on immigration and crime.
Swedes have named immigration as the country’s most pressing concern, according to polling conducted ahead of national elections in September.
Facebook has granted authorities in Sweden special powers to remove so-called “fake accounts” on the website ahead of this year’s national elections, reports local media.
The populist anti-mass migration Sweden Democrats (SD) are now the number one party for Swedes aged 18 to 34, according to a newly released poll following a populist voting trend among young people across Europe.
