ANALYSIS: This election showed the Sweden Democrats are not invincible
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Self-examination has begun at the right-wing Sweden Democrats party, which for the first time ever suffered a setback in a parliamentary election.
Immigrant Communities Embrace Election Result as Sweden Democrats Face Setback
In Sweden, immigrant communities expressed relief following the parliamentary elections, where the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats faced a decline. The centre-left bloc is projected to win a slim majority, countering the Sweden Democrats' proposals against multiculturalism and immigration. The outcome reflects a significant voter turnout from immigrant-heavy suburbs.
Everything felt so good during the election campaign – yet SD lost the most of all parties. Now the Sweden Democrats are testifying to a great surprise. – What determines our future now is whether we can actually lose in an election and move on, says Carl Eos, senior fellow at the think tank Oikos.
One explanation for the Sweden Democrats' defeat lies in young men, who were no longer attracted by the rebelliousness of four years ago, writes HS's Nordic correspondent Aino Vasankari.
The Sweden Democrats have been a support party for the right-wing government since 2022.
ANALYSIS: This election showed the Sweden Democrats are not invincible
It’s not clear who won this election, but it’s clear who lost: the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats. The spell that the Sweden Democrats have cast over Swedish politics over the past sixteen years has been broken.
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