National Democrats (Sweden)
| National Democrats Nationaldemokraterna |
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| Leader | Marc Abramsson |
| Founded | October 2001 |
| Headquarters | Stockholm |
| Newspaper | Nationell Idag |
| Ideology | Ethnopluralism[1][Third-party source needed] Third Position[2][Third-party source needed] |
| Political position | Far-right[3][4][5] |
| International affiliation | Euronat |
| European affiliation | Alliance of European National Movements |
| European Parliament Group | None |
| Official colours | Orange |
| Parliament: |  |
| European Parliament: |  |
| Counties:[6] |  |
| Municipalities:[6] |  |
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| http://www.nationaldemokraterna.se/ | |
| Politics of Sweden Political parties Elections |
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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.[7]
In the 2002 general election the party received 9,248 votes,[8] 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.[9][10] In the 2010 general election the party received 1,141 votes (0.02%).[11] 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.[12]
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[edit] Ideology
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The party describes its ideology as nationalist ("national democratic") and ethnopluralist.[7] 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".[13]
A broad outline of the party program:[14]
- Defend Sweden by retaining an ethnic Swedish majority.
- Immigration should be brought to a fraction of its current level.
- The culture should be traditionally Swedish and foreign cultural influences should be limited. Thus, the National Democrats advocate a ban on mosques and want to limit public exposure and glorification of "unhealthy artworks" and American ghetto culture.
- No foreign institutions or companies should be able to own major Swedish media.
- Stop immigration to Sweden of people from outside the Western world.
- Sweden to work for the disbanding of the European Union, which should be replaced by trade and cooperation agreements.
The party is highly critical of multinational corporations such as Shell and McDonald's which they label as "imperialist corporations" who are "exploiting third world resources [and] contributing to environmental pollution".[15]
In its 2006 general election manifesto, the party writes: "For years the social democrats have pursued a pure liberalist right-wing policy. They have bent their backs for the global market forces and opened up our country for the large companies to greedily grab. We know that Sweden can perform well in competition with other countries, but then the state needs to side with Swedish workers'."[16]
The party is also highly critical of United States foreign policy and of NATO, which it calls the "military spearheads of the global empire".[17][18] The party also calls for struggle against what it calls the "imperialist occupations of Serbia, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan."[18]
Many in the mainstream media have designated the party as xenophobic and/or racist[19][20][21][22][23][24] the party has publicly rejected these descriptions as a smear.[25][26]
[edit] Campaigns and political ties
The National Democrats have participated in annual marches honoring King Charles XII of Sweden on 30 November and a march in memory of the bombing of Dresden in World War II.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ www.nationaldemokraterna.se. "Nationaldemokraterna". Nd.se. http://www.nd.se/mal/default.asp#02. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ www.nationaldemokraterna.se. "Nationaldemokraterna". Nd.se. http://www.nd.se/skolarbete/default.asp#02. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ 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. http://www.scb.se/Pages/ProductTables____12275.aspx.
- ^ 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. http://www.nd.se/nyheter/dokument.asp?dokID=558. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ Sällskapet Kafé Kastanjeträdet: Opublicerat: 1. Bssborlange.blogspot.com (21 August 2006). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Principles – objectives – activities revised 12 December 2005 (Swedish)
- ^ Nationaldemokraterna. Nd.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
- ^ Valmanifest: Välfärd före mångkultur – Nationaldemokraterna. Nd.se. 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.
[edit] External links
- Nationaldemokraterna, official website (Swedish)
- Presentation of the party in English
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