National Democrats (Sweden)
| National Democrats Nationaldemokraterna |
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| Leader | Marc Abramsson |
| Founded | October 2001 |
| Headquarters | Stockholm |
| Newspaper | Nationell Idag |
| Political position | Far-right[1][2][3] |
| International affiliation | Euronat |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European National Movements |
| European Parliament group | None |
| Colours | Orange |
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| European Parliament: |  |
| Counties:[4] |  |
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| http://www.nationaldemokraterna.se/ | |
The National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna, ND) is a minor political party in Sweden, formed by a faction of the Sweden Democrats in October 2001. The party describes itself as a democratic nationalist and ethnopluralist party.[5]
In the 2002 general election the party received 9,248 votes,[6] far below the 4 percent threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. In the 2006 general election the party received 3,064 votes (0.06%), however they currently have representation in two municipalities south of Stockholm.[7][8] In the 2010 general election the party received 1,141 votes (0.02%).[9] The current chairman of the party is Marc Abramsson.
On 2 February 2008, the old party logo consisting of a blue and yellow sail was replaced with an orange cloudberry flower.[10]
Ideology
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This section relies on references to primary sources. (August 2011) |
The party describes its ideology as nationalist ("national democratic") and ethnopluralist.[5] According to Jimmy Windeskog, a leading member of the party, the "political roots of the party goes back to the social democratic idea of the Folkhemmet, so professionally constructed by social democratic politicians like Per Albin Hansson and Ernst Wigforss. These people have more in common with ND today than any other party".[11]
The party is also highly critical of United States foreign policy and of NATO, which it calls the "military spearheads of the global empire".[12][13] The party also calls for struggle against what it calls the "imperialist occupations of Serbia, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan."[13]
Many in the mainstream media have designated the party as xenophobic and/or racist[14][15][16][17][18][19] the party has publicly rejected these descriptions as a smear.[20][21]
References
- ^ Aftonbladet: Planen: ta över Sverige. Aftonbladet.se (5 August 2006). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ SR: Högerextremister hyrde kursgård som ägs av staten. Sr.se (25 November 2004). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Expo: Partierna som odlar böghatet. Expo.se (2 August 2003). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ a b "Allmänna val, valresultat". Statistics Sweden.
- ^ a b Nationaldemokraterna. Nd.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Val till riksdagen övriga partier 2002. (PDF) . Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Val till kommunfullmäktige i Södertälje. Val.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Val till kommunfullmäktige i Nykvarn. Val.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Val till riksdagen 2010. Val.se (23 September 2010). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ www.nationaldemokraterna.se. "ND offentliggör ny partifärg – Nationaldemokraterna". Nd.se. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Sällskapet Kafé Kastanjeträdet: Opublicerat: 1. Bssborlange.blogspot.com (21 August 2006). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Nationaldemokraterna. Nd.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ a b Nationaldemokraterna[dead link]
- ^ Sverigedemokraterna kom in i nio kommuner. Dn.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ (Swedish) SvD » Stockholmsnyheter » Tretton omhändertagna vid torgmöte. Svd.se (2 September 2006). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ svt.se – Valet 06. Mobil.svt.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Ny partiledare i Nationaldemokraterna. sr.se (22 November 2006). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ I väntan på raskriget. Expo.se (1 June 2003). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ "En mörk dag för Sveriges brevbärare" – Nyheter – Expressen.se – Sveriges bästa nyhetssajt!. Expressen.se (24 March 2006). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Nationaldemokraterna. Nd.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Nationaldemokraterna. Nd.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
External links
- Nationaldemokraterna, official website (Swedish)
- Presentation of the party in English
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