Sweden Democrats
The Sweden Democrats (Swedish: Sverigedemokraterna, SD) is a political party in Sweden.
The party was founded on 6 February 1988. In the 1988 Swedish general election, they only received 1,118 votes. However, their support has been slowly increasing since. In 2018, they received 1,135,627 votes and won 62 out of 349 seats in the Riksdag.
Other political parties in Sweden refuse to cooperate with the SD.
Beliefs
changeThe Sweden Democrats mainly believe in social conservatism and nationalism.[1] They believe that the current immigration policies in Sweden have failed. They also to make it harder for people to become citizens. According to the SD, a person who wants to become a citizen should: live in Sweden for 10 years, show that they are not criminals, be fluent in Swedish and know Swedish history.[2]
The SD wants to ban abortion after 12 weeks unless the mother's life is in danger.[2] They want a restrictive policy towards drugs and alcohol.[2] They are Eurosceptic, meaning they are critical of the European Union.[2] They awknowledge that LGBT people do not chose their sexuality, and believe that discrimination towards them should be illegal.[2] The SD wants to bring back the conscription (meaning the government forces people to join the armed forces).[2] They are supportive of nuclear power.[2] They are against the death penalty.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Radical Right-wing Populism in Sweden and Denmark". The Centre for the Study of European Politics and Society (Jens Rydgren). Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://sd.se/var-politik/var-politik-a-till-o/ Archived 2017-02-12 at the Wayback Machine (Swedish)
Other websites
change- (in Swedish) Sweden Democrats
- (in Swedish) Jimmie Åkesson's website
- (in Swedish) SD-Kuriren
- (in Swedish) Sweden Democratic Youth