Overview

100 days has passed since the parliamentary election September 19, 2010. What immediate impact has the Sweden Democrats (SD) had so far? Sweden Democrats or Swedish Democrats (Swedish: Sverigedemokraterna, SD) is a national-conservative, populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. The party describes itself as social conservative with a nationalist foundation. The party has been characterized by others as right-wing populist or far-right, national-conservative, and anti-immigration. Jimmie Åkesson has been party leader since 2005. The Sweden Democrats crossed the 4% threshold necessary for parliamentary representation for the first time in the 2010 general election, polling 5.7% and gaining 20 seats in the Riksdag/Parliament.

Top Cast

Jimmie Åkesson

SD/Party Chairman

Mattias Karlsson

SD/Media

Björn Söder

SD/Party Secretary

Kent Ekeroth

SD/MP

Richard Jomshof

SD/MP

William Petzäll

SD/MP

Johnny Skalin

SD/MP

Abir Al-Sahlani

C/MP

Fredrik Reinfeldt

M/MP/ Party Chairman

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Carl B Hamilton

FP/MP

Jens Holm

V/MP

Lars Ohly

V/MP/Party Chairman