Sweden Democrats
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| Leadership | Jimmie Åkesson |
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| Founded | Stockholm |
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| ID | 2356425 |
About Sweden Democrats
Sweden Democrats or Swedish Democrats is a national-conservative, populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. The party describes itself as social conservative with a nationalist foundation.
Sweden gangs: PM summons army chief after surge in killings
... Mr Kristersson s centre-right minority government which came to power last year, with the support of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, has not yet been able to stem the violence...
Ukraine war: Nobel Prize invitation to Russia and Iran withdrawn
... This includes the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats - a party founded by Nazi sympathisers, who had been shunned by the mainstream for decades...
Ukraine war: Russia and Iran invited back to Nobel Prize banquet
... The leader of the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party, Jimmie Akesson, was also invited for the first time this year but said he was too busy to attend...
Sweden ditches 'feminist foreign policy'
... The biggest winners in the 11 September election were the far-right Sweden Democrats who emerged as the second-largest party behind the Social Democrats - who have dominated Swedish politics since the 1930s - taking around one-in-five votes...
Sweden election: How an ex neo-Nazi movement became kingmakers
...More than one in five Swedes voted for the radical anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) party in elections on Sunday...
Magdalena Andersson: Swedish PM resigns as right-wing parties win vote
... It will include the Sweden Democrats, a far-right party that has campaigned against The final result is still to be confirmed after a recount, which is standard practice in Sweden...
Sweden election: Result could take days as vote too close to call
... Immigration and crime were major issues in the campaign, and the far-right Sweden Democrats look set to become the second-largest party...
Sweden election: Gang shootings cast shadow over vote
... Polls show the Sweden Democrats are now the second most popular party in the country, behind the ruling Social Democrats and just ahead of the centre-right Moderates...
Ukraine war: Nobel Prize invitation to Russia and Iran withdrawn
By Paulin KolaBBC News
The Nobel Foundation has reversed a much-criticised decision to invite Russia, Belarus and Iran to this year's awards ceremony in Stockholm.
" We recognise The strong reaction in Sweden, " The Foundation said.
Russia and its ally Belarus were not invited Last Year following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, while Iran was left out over its Human Rights record.
Ukraine had criticised this year's decision and hailed Saturday's U-turn as " a victory for humanism".
The awards ceremony is held in Stockholm on 10 December - The Anniversary of The death of Alfred Nobel , The Man who established The fund.
There, The King of Sweden honours laureates in medicine, physics, literature, and economics. The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held on The same day in The Norwegian capital, Oslo.
In its announcement on Saturday, The Nobel Foundation defended its earlier decision, saying " it is important and right to reach out as widely as possible with The values and messages That The Nobel Prize stands for - for example, through Last Year 's clear political message with The Peace prize awarded to Human Rights fighters from Russia and Belarus as well as to Ukrainians who work with documenting Russian war crimes".
But it acknowledged That The reaction had " overshadowed this message".
" We, therefore, choose to repeat Last Year 's exception to regular practice - That is, to not invite The Ambassadors of Russia, Belarus and Iran to The Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm. As before, all ambassadors will be invited to The Ceremony in Oslo, " The Foundation said.
Saturday's announcement does not address another part of The earlier message That has caused additional concern in Sweden.
It centres on The Invitation to " all parties That have parliamentary representation in Sweden through democratic elections".
This includes The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats - a party founded by Nazi sympathisers, who had been shunned by The mainstream for decades.
It won around a fifth of votes in Last Year 's general election.
Its leader, Jimmie Akesson , has said he will not attend after being invited for The First Time .
" Unfortunately I'm busy That Day , " he wrote on Facebook on Thursday.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
