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Sweden Democrats Distance From Dark Past with Nazi Ties Apology
- The Sweden Democrats apologized for their past Nazi links and antisemitism as part of efforts to present a more mainstream image to voters ahead of the 2026 national election.
- A commissioned study revealed that Nazi and antisemitic views were common at party functions in the 1980s and 1990s.
- Mattias Karlsson stated that the party's history of antisemitism is "disgusting and reprehensible" and reiterated their apology to Swedish citizens of Jewish descent.
- Historian Tony Gustafsson noted that the party emerged from neo-Nazi organizations in the 1980s and cooperated with them until the 1990s.
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Swedish far-right party apologizes for its past links to Nazis and antisemitism ahead of elections - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The far-right nationalist party Swedish Democrats apologized Thursday for its past links to Naziism and antisemitism ahead of the country’s national elections next year. The public apology, which included a study commissioned by the party that found Nazi and antisemitic views were pervasive in its publications and functions throughout the 1980s and 1990s, underscores efforts by the party to become more aligned with mainstream Swedish voters. “Th…
The leader of the Sweden Democrats, Jimmie Økesson, apologizes for the fact that his party could be perceived as anti-Semitic when it was founded. A recently published white paper shows that the party has strong neo-Nazi roots.
Sweden Democrats apologise for past Nazi links, antisemitism as election nears
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats apologised on Thursday for the party's past Nazi links and antisemitism, part of efforts to present a more moderate, mainstream image to voters ahead of a national election next year.
The document, commissioned by the Swedish Democrats, to a researcher, confirms the links between the party, founded in 1988, and the national-socialist movement. On Tuesday, its leader, Jimmie Akesson, had already presented his "apologies" to the Swedish Jews.
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