Sweden Democrats
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Sweden Democrats
Sverigedemokraterna |
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| Abbreviation | SD |
| Party chairman | Jimmie Åkesson |
| Party secretary | Richard Jomshof |
| Parliamentary group leader | Mattias Karlsson |
| Founded | 6 February 1988 |
| Headquarters | |
| Newspaper | SD-Kuriren |
| Youth wing |
Sweden Democratic Youth (1998–2015) Young Swedes SDU (2015–present) |
| Membership | 24,291 (February 2016) |
| Ideology |
Swedish nationalism Anti-immigration Social conservatism National conservatism Right-wing populism Euroscepticism Ethnopluralism |
| Political position | Right-wing to Far-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance for Direct Democracy in Europe |
| European Parliament group | Europe of Freedom and Direct Democracy |
| Colours | Yellow |
| Riksdag |
49 / 349
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| European Parliament |
2 / 20
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| County Councils |
161 / 1,597
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| Municipal Councils |
1,324 / 12,780
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| Website | |
| sd.se | |
Sweden Democrats or Swedish Democrats (Swedish: Sverigedemokraterna, SD) is a nationalist political party in Sweden that was founded in 1988. The party describes itself as social conservative with a nationalist foundation, though it has been characterized by some as far-right,right-wing populist,national-conservative, and anti-immigration. The party had its roots in Swedish fascism and was a part of the white supremacy movement in the late-1980s; initially, it was characterized by right-wing extremism and activism. SD's logo from the 1990s until 2006 was a version of the torch used by the UK National Front. Since 2005 its party chairman has been Jimmie Åkesson. Richard Jomshof has been party secretary since 2015 and Mattias Karlsson has been the parliamentary group leader since 2014. An Anemone hepatica flower (Swedish: blåsippa) has been the official SD logo since 2006.
SD is divided into eighteen district party associations, and various local or municipal associations, throughout Sweden. Until recently, young members were organised in the Sweden Democratic Youth (SDU), founded in 1998; however, the youth organisation was expelled from the party in 2015 due to accusations of racism and connections to extremist groups. Shortly after expelling SDU, the party formed a new youth wing called Ungsvenskarna SDU (Young Swedes SDU), a name similar to the old name of the youth wing of the Swedish Moderate party. The party also publishes a magazine, SD-Kuriren, which is distributed to its members.
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