Sweden Democrats or Swedish Democrats (Swedish: Sverigedemokraterna, SD) is a national-conservative, populist [12] political party in Sweden founded in 1988. [2] [13] The party describes itself as social conservative with a nationalist foundation. [3] [4] The party has been characterized by others as right-wing populist [2] [14] or far-right, [8] [15] national-conservative, [2] [2] [5] [16] Jimmie Åkesson has been party leader since 2005. The party has its roots in anti-establishment Today, the Sweden Democrats have acceptance of the establishment 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. [22] [23] This increase in popularity has been compared by international media to other similar anti-immigration movements in Europe. [24] The party received increased support in the 2018 Swedish general election, when it polled 17.5% and secured 62 seats in parliament, becoming the third largest party in Sweden. [25] [26] The Sweden Democrats remained isolated in the Riksdag for a long time because the other parties staunchly maintained a policy of refusing cooperation with them. [27] [28] However, in March 2019 Christian Democratic leader Ebba Busch Thor announced that her party was ready to start negotiations with the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag. [29] The Sweden Democrats are a member of European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament. The party was against the European Union, and supported a Swedish exit from the EU until January 2019. [30]

Sverigedemokrater eller svenska demokrater (svenska: Sverigedemokraterna, SD) är ett nationellt konservativt, populistiskt [12] politiskt parti i Sverige grundat 1988. [2] [13] Partiet beskriver sig själv som socialkonservativ med en nationalistisk grund. [3] [4] Partiet har karaktäriserats av andra som högerpopulistiska [2] [14] eller högerextrema, [8] [15] nationalkonservativa, [2] [2] [5] [16 ] Jimmie Åkesson har varit partiledare sedan 2005. Partiet har sina rötter i anti-etablering Idag har Sverigedemokraterna accepterat etableringen Sverigedemokraterna korsade den 4% tröskel som krävs för parlamentarisk representation för första gången i 2010 års allmänna val, röstade 5,7% och fick 20 mandat i riksdagen. [22] [23] Denna ökade popularitet har jämförts av internationella medier med andra liknande anti-invandringsrörelser i Europa. [24] Partiet fick ökat stöd under 2018 års allmänna val, när det tillfrågade 17,5% och säkrade 62 mandat i riksdagen, vilket blev det tredje största partiet i Sverige. [25] [26] Sverigedemokraterna förblev isolerade i riksdagen under lång tid eftersom de andra partierna starkt upprätthöll en politik för att vägra samarbete med dem.[27] [28] I mars 2019 meddelade dock den kristdemokratiska ledaren Ebba Busch Thor att hennes parti var redo att inleda förhandlingar med Sverigedemokraterna i riksdagen. [29] Sverigedemokraterna är medlem i gruppen Europeiska konservativa och reformister i Europaparlamentet. Partiet var emot Europeiska unionen och stödde en svensk utträde ur EU fram till januari 2019. [30]