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Anti-immigration party shakes up Swedish elections

Published: 20 September, 2010, 09:10
Edited: 26 October, 2010, 22:05


A Swedish election official lay arranges voting cards at a polling station in the suburb of Rinkeby outside Stockholm on September 19, 2010
(AFP Photo / Jonathan Nackstrand)

The Sweden Democrats stunned political observers at the weekend, winning seats for the first time and placing them in the position to give voice to their anti-immigration platform.

 
12 COMMENTS
Nicole September 19, 2010, 15:51 quote
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The Swedish government should provide compulsory language classes to new arrivals. Some basic proficiency of the native language is vital to ensure cohesion in any society.

PR101 September 19, 2010, 20:50 quote
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RT forget the that “those who live in glass houses shall not throw stones”! S Anybody who visited Russia and Sweden can tell clearly it is better to be in Sweden than to be in Russia if you have dark skin. I am please to see Swedish youth campaigning against right wing groups . When was the last time RT reported Russia’s youth out to enforce the rights of for central Asian migrants inside Russia? Perhaps Russia needs to rethink its war against terror by using politics of tolerance as much as military force to win the heart and minds of its non-Slavic brown skinned Muslim citizens. The basic point is that Russia has a long way to go until it catchs up with Sweden in democratic governance. I am willing to give Russia the necessary time to improve the economy and rebuild other key social infrastructure before it can focus on democratic governance. However, do not agree the message contained in this heavily slanted propaganda against one of the most stable democratic countries in northern Europe. That does not mean that I do agree with everything Sweden does. Far from it. Still, Swedish society and corporations show admirable moral responsibility. Recently, Sweden excluded the bid of a major European company from bidding a multi-billion euros Swedish project because the company in question participated the Racist Wall that excludes and encloses the Palestinians in the occupied territory.When was the first and the last time a Russian company or the Russian government acted on moral ground as Sweden? Rather than always pointing the accusing finger on others day in and day out, RT should ask the Russians to start respecting basic human rights of oppressed groups inside Russia and in other places before lecturing to Sweden.

Jon September 20, 2010, 08:52 quote
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Swedish have a right to voice opposition to open-immigration policies in their own homelands that have gone out of control. This is THEIR land after all.

Shilka.maskirovka September 20, 2010, 17:29 quote
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Democracy in Sweden is dead, all the media and the establishment strikes down on a democratic elected party that is called, Racist, Xenophobic, Nazi party and the list goes on. I highly doubt any of the established media or established party's in Sweden has ever read the SD Party platform in its entirety. What they strikes down on is this parties early days, SD is nothing of what it was 20 years ago but the establishment sticks to it. All extremist have either been thrown out or left on their own. They made their own party called Nationaldemokraterna. Swedish media has failed to separate the two. The Swedish population is doubt from the truth by all media. 5.7% of the Swedes has voted for SD, their votes is not held as serious, their votes is shrugged off as a rebellion refusal of obedience to the established party and power base in Sweden. The 5,7% that voted for SD is also downplayed as lesser humans as the majority of them lack jobs, or are lonewolfs that does not grasp the political scene, or new voters that = younger dumber and it goes on and on. There has been a need of a shake up in Sweden these last 20 years. SD does not win votes cause of any of the above explanations. They win votes cause the people has awaken from the coma they been sent into by the 1984 (movie) type media we got over here. Now it looks like SD wont have any power at all anyway regardless of their 20 seats in parliament. Again the establishment runs over the democratic process and all its voters. This will of course backfire against the establishment as it is only 4 years until the next election and that will lead to even more people will vote SD out of protest for the failed democratic process. The right = the established, will cooperate with the far left and the green coalition to make sure that an already failed system can go on for another 4 years.

Ibarruri September 20, 2010, 21:25 quote
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@PR101, Well advised , if anti- racism can be taught . Of course it can and must be taught to all , SWEDES, RUSSIANS, Americans and British alike . But you have to admit that the best teacher in this respect Was Lenin. His behest to the Russians was to ESCHEW BIG RUSSIAN CHAUVINISM in its relations with its minority Nationalities. In the 75 years of the Soviet Unions Socialist System, this teaching was upheld and the fruits were a relative harmony with the Islamic south . The advent of restoration of Bougeois rule in Russia has its most telling impact in the infiltration of racist intolerance into the Land of Lenin, mainly from its hotbeds in Western Europe and the USA. Sad, indeed it is for those of us who had the priviledge of visiting the region , drinking its life giving mineral waters and enjoying the enormous hospitality of the Russian, usually bestowed on all, White or Black. As for Sweden, rest assured that the Swedes have an irrefutable reputation for Humaneness towards all people of colour and that reality does not evaporate over an election result of this type. Government immigration policies are not the true indicators of a peoples development in race relations in so far as some countries are concerned. Sweden is an example and Russia today is also another such example.

vlad September 21, 2010, 00:26 quote
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This is good news for us swedes, the people are finally waking up from a 30 year sleep. It is no coincidence that the establishment have flooded the country with immigrants for so long. It's a plan from the power elites to create a multicultural hell that will completely wipe out our scandinavian identity. But now the corrupt establishment have a powerful enemy, the wise and informed Swedes.

JG September 21, 2010, 18:31 quote
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This scenario is being repeated in several European countries (UK, Netherlands and now Sweden): far right parties are gaining support because they are only ones speaking out against uncontrolled immigration and the smothering of local culture - and proposing steps to address these issues. If the mainstream parties actually addressed the immigration issues, instead of just talking about it, they would not have lost so much support to parties who would normally be seen as extreme. The current UK government has recently implemented a "quick and dirty fix" in the form of an immigration cap - but this fails to address the main problem of illegal immigrants. The French are being criticised for returning Roma who have not followed immigration law to their home countries but those returned had no right to live in France. The problem extends across Western Europe - people come from almost everywhere to live at the expense of local taxpayers. Most of these people make no attempt to integrate, despite free language courses and other assistance. Those that live as illegals at best, avoid taxation and do not contribute to society -at worst, they become involved in crimes as diverse as smuggling and prostitution.

prnte September 22, 2010, 15:15 quote
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Swedish and Western democracy is only good democracy for the handful international elites if people vote for their greedy agenda but if the nation wakes up from the induced coma and starts asking questions, the overseas conspirators will use the same methods as in North Korea to achieve their goals. Whoever told you there is democracy anywhere in the World it is just a big bluff. It is only a controlling system which works under the cover of the so called “Democracy”.

Roger J September 23, 2010, 14:57 quote
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For the past 13 years we have had rampant, uncontrolled immigration in the UK both from within and outside the EU. This has led to over-population concerns, strain on our social, educational and health services and social unrest. In many parts of the country there are large ethnic minority ghettos whose cultural values, religion and ways of life are diametrically opposite to those of the indigenous population. If this continues the far-right political parties will start making inroads just like they have in Holland and Sweden and the moderate political parties will have only themselves to blame.

EJP September 28, 2010, 18:14 quote
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GOOD FOR SWEDEN. I'm glad they have woken up to the dangers of mutli-cultural.

Peter Rawlings September 28, 2010, 23:51 quote
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As it is now, the sitting parlament have been dicussing how they can prevent SD from taking any part in ruling the country ever since the electionresult was clear. All swedish media have joined forces and are now campaigning to resent and fight SD. This has reached such proportians that attacks with violencew and stabbings are now hitting members of the party. Hardly anything is mentioned about these attacks. On top of that, the partys membership-lists are now published after somebody hacked their server. There are more and more members getting policeprotection , since threats and violance is now occuring openly.

Rick October 04, 2010, 02:52 quote
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Cultures are under assault by intolerance of imported foreign culture. The liberal value system of Sweden will be replaced by one that is medieval in nature if something isn't done. Its good that europe is learning to push back against the flood of immigrants and their outdated values. Will it be too late for America?

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