Swedish voters hand anti-immigration Sweden Democrats influential role

STOCKHOLM, Sept 12 —Sweden’s right bloc appeared in pole position today to form a government for the first time in nearly a decade, helped by a wave of voter anger over gang violence which could give an anti-immigration populist party a share in power for the first time.

If the results are confirmed, Sweden, which has long prided itself on being a bastion of tolerance, will become less open to immigrants as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to force people to flee and climate change is pushing many to leave Africa. “It is the Sweden Democrats who have driven the right-wing bloc along, both in terms of shaping the political content and in attracting voters to the constellation,” the independent liberal newspaper Goteborgsposten wrote.

Gaining stature When Kristersson took over as leader of the Moderates in 2017, the Sweden Democrats were shunned by the right and left. But he has gradually deepened cross-party ties since a 2018 election loss and the Sweden Democrats are increasingly seen as part of the mainstream right having moderated some policies such as dropping plans to leave the European Union.

Preliminary results have showed the Sweden Democrats with 20.6 per cent of the vote, up from 17.5 per cent in the previous election.

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