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Sweden Democrats

National conservatism

Logo of Sweden Democrats.

Grew from the far-right fringe to become Sweden’s second-largest party and the parliamentary support for the current government. Campaigns on immigration reduction, tougher sentencing and cultural conservatism.

Founded
1988
Positions as of
2022 Tidö agreement
Last verified
01

What does it believe?

  • Nation and the world

    Campaigns for net-negative immigration, repatriation incentives and restrictions on citizenship.

  • Wealth and inequality

    Defends the welfare state for citizens while campaigning to restrict benefit access for non-citizens.

02

Where it sits on each dimension

Wealth and inequality

48

Evidence: Documented

The state in the economy

52

Evidence: Documented

Personal liberty

28

Evidence: Well documented

Tradition and change

10

Evidence: Well documented

Nation and the world

94

Evidence: Well documented

Religion and the state

55

Evidence: Documented

Power and its limits

38

Evidence: Documented

Environment and growth

26

Evidence: Well documented

Crime and punishment

8

Evidence: Well documented

Sources

Sources are prioritised in this order: official manifestos, official party documents, parliamentary records, academic research, then high-quality reporting.

  • Principprogram · Sverigedemokraterna · 2019
  • Tidöavtalet · Moderaterna, KD, L and SD · 2022

Logo: Sweden Democrats textlogo.svg · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons.