“Ten years ago, people would say: ‘Oh we dislike the far right, the Sweden Democrats, we despise Nazis,’” said Tess Asplund, 52. “And now, they’ve become normalised. It’s like, what happened?”
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Her comments hint at the recent reshaping of Swedish politics, where the far right – once a pariah – has steadily marched into the halls of power. “I’m sad, afraid and ashamed of Swedish citizens,” said Asplund in an interview at a cafe in central Stockholm. “It’s pure racism.”
Ahead of a general election on 13 September, polls suggest that the centre-left opposition has a lead over the ruling rightwing coalition, meaning a change of government could be on the cards.
But the Sweden Democrats, a party with neo-Nazi roots, is expected to garner the second-most votes in the country. In the 2022 elections, it also came second, paving the way for it to play a supporting role in a minority-run coalition.”


Ashifa Kassam
The Guardian


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