Jimmie Akesson in Stockholm on April 12. Photographer: Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg
AFP: Sweden's far-right poised for record election gains
Barring a major upset, Sweden's far-right is on course for a record result in September 9 legislative elections, capitalising on the mood of voters who feel they are being left behind in favour of hundreds of thousands of newly-arrived asylum seekers.
With two weeks to go to the election, opinion polls suggest the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) could sweep around 20 percent of votes, making them the second- or third-biggest party.
That could give SD -- an offshoot of the neo-Nazi movement but now clamouring for political legitimacy -- significant influence over Swedish politics.
SD has said it is willing to collaborate with either the left or right, as long as it can shape the country's immigration policy.
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Update: Sweden election to spell nightmare for EU as anti-Brussels party set to be kingmaker (Express.co.uk).
WNU Editor: Some of my Nordic friends are telling me that the 20% support for the Sweden Democrats (SD) according to opinion polls is low. They are expecting a far higher number. Meanwhile .... are the people in Scandinavia unhappy? .... Why Nordic countries might not be as happy as you think (BBC).
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