Sweden general election: close race as far right eyes role in government – Europe live
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Country heads to the polls as latest polling shows 0.3-point gap between left and right wing blocs The prospect of far-right anti-immigration Sweden Democrats entering the government has understandably attracted a lot of international attention, particularly coming just days after the Alternative für Deutschland won the regional elections in Saxony Anhalt in Germany. As our Nordic correspondent Miranda Bryant notes in her preview, “ SD has attempted to make itself more palatable to the mainstream by toning down its overtly racist rhetoric, while arguing that immigration is responsible for Sweden’s crime problems.
SD’s campaign slogan of “make Sweden Sweden again” was reminiscent of Donald Trump’s “make America great again”. Continue reading...
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