Party of the Swedes
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Party of the Swedes Svenskarnas parti | |
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Founded | 22 November 2008 |
Dissolved | 10 May 2015 |
Preceded by | Anti-immigration |
Political position | Far-right |
European affiliation | Alliance for Peace and Freedom |
Colours | Black, yellow |
Party flag | |
Party of the Swedes (
The party's only electoral success was one municipal mandate in
History
The party was founded as Folkfronten ("the people's front") in November 2008 by members of the defunct
In the 2010 elections the party received 102 votes (2.8%) in the elections to municipal council in Grästorp, giving them one mandate. According to the anti-racist watchdog magazine Expo, this made them the first Neo-Nazi party to win a seat in a Swedish political assembly since the end of World War II.[9][10] At the second council meeting after the election, the policy for public tenders was to be decided; the initial proposal gave preference to bidders with higher health and safety standards and lower environmental impact. Party of the Swedes representative Daniel Höglund managed to gather support for an additional sentence stating that Swedish labourers and companies should be given preference over foreign bidders, given the potential differences in travel distance. Other representatives later told reporters from the newspaper Expressen that this had appeared innocuous, but when later reflecting upon the consequences they recanted the decision and ensured that his suggestion would not have any influence on tenders.[11]
A prerequisite for a mandate in Swedish municipal councils is residence in that municipality. After a few weeks and after the official records were reviewed, it was revealed that Höglund was registered as living in the neighbouring municipality and he was deprived of his seat.[12]
Though it had received no votes at all, the party gained another seat in
Party leaders
- Daniel Höglund (2008–2013)
- Stefan Jacobsson (2013–2015)
Electoral results
Parliament (Riksdag)
Election year | # of overall votes | % of overall vote | # of overall seats won | +/- | Notes |
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2010 | 681 | 0.01 | 0 / 349
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New | Extra-parliamentary |
2014 | 4,189 | 0.07 | 0 / 349
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0 | Extra-parliamentary |
See also
- National Democrats (2001–2014)
- Party of the Danes
References
- ^ a b "Lövestadsbo tar över extremparti - Sjöbo - Skånskan.se". Skanskan.se. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ a b "Expo: "Nazister som bytt skepnad" - Sjöbo - Skånskan.se". Skanskan.se. 2013-04-18. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ a b "Nazistläger gick lugnt till - Sydsvenskan". Sydsvenskan.se. 2011-07-09. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ a b "Tema: Svenskarnas Parti". Expo.se. Archived from the original on 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Punktprogram | Svenskarnas parti". Svenskarnasparti.se. 2011-06-15. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-07-07. Swedish: "Endast människor som tillhör det västerländska genetiska och kulturella arvet."
- ^ "Nynazistiska Svenskarnas parti lägger ned". Dagens Nyheter. dn.se. 2015-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
- ^ "at". Den-svenske.com. 2008-11-25. Archived from the original on 2009-06-23. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "Revolutionära Fronten". Revfront.org. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ Alexander Bengtsson Anders Dalsbro (2010-09-20). "EXTRA: Nazistparti tar kommunalt mandat". Expo.se. Archived from the original on 2010-12-16. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ [1] Archived September 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Så lurade nazist hela fullmäktige | GT". Gt.expressen.se. 2010-11-27. Archived from the original on 2010-12-04. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Svenskarnas parti lämnar Grästorp - Nyheter P4 Skaraborg | Sveriges Radio". Sveriges Radio. Sverigesradio.se. 2004-12-26. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
- ^ "Nazisterna får mandat i Nykvarns kommun | Nyheter | Expressen". Expressen.se. 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Politik - Senaste inrikespolitiska nyheterna". DN.se. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Svenskarnas parti får mandat i kommunerna | Anna-Lena Lodenius". Al-lodenius.com. 2 October 2012. Retrieved 2015-03-18.
- ^ "Grästorp - Valda - Val 2014". Val.se. 2014-09-23. Retrieved 2015-03-18.