Smaller towns and villages in Sweden have suffered economically as a result of out-migration.
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Researchers find a relationship between population declines in rural areas and support for populist radical right parties in 28 EU countries.
Danish-Swedish extremist and politician Rasmus Paludan as he burns a Quran in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on January 21, 2023.
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Anti-Islam activists in Sweden have repeatedly burned Qurans in public, not only earning the country vehement criticism from Muslim countries but also raising the threat of terrorism.
Sweden’s Minister for Migration Maria Malmer Stenergard has faced a backlash for her proposal.
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Doctors, teachers and dentists are to be forced to report undocumented migrants to the authorities but they are refusing to comply.
Far-right political parties, often Eurosceptic, have long been at work building their influence in Brussels. On June 12, 2019, Italy’s Lega and France’s Rassemblement National announced that they would form the Identity and Democracy (ID) group within the European Parliament. At a press conference the next day, Marco Zanni of Lega (L) shakes hands with the RN’s Marine Le Pen.
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How political parties such as Fidesz, Brothers of Italy, and the National Rally form part of the European Parliament.
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Sweden is considering a deal to send foreign prisoners to jails in other countries – but is this just a way of getting rid of unwanted foreign criminals?
Sweden Democrats Jimmie Akesson celebrates on election night.
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The Sweden Democrats have become the second largest party nationally, making it harder to argue against including them in government.
Pre-election rally of the extreme-right Golden Dawn party in Athens in 2015.
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From welfare chauvinism to value-based nationalism – a breakdown of what constitutes a ‘far right’ group.