Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna, SD)

The Swe­den Democ­rats (Sverigedemokra­ter­na, SD) is a Swedish right-wing pop­ulist and nation­al­ist par­ty found­ed in 1988, with ear­ly roots in far-right and white nation­al­ist move­ments. Under the lead­er­ship of Jim­mie Åkesson since 2005, the par­ty has rebrand­ed to soft­en its image while main­tain­ing a core focus on restric­tive immi­gra­tion poli­cies, preser­va­tion of Swedish cul­tur­al iden­ti­ty, and skep­ti­cism toward mul­ti­cul­tur­al­ism. SD first entered the Riks­dag in 2010 and has since grown into one of Sweden’s most influ­en­tial par­ties, play­ing a piv­otal role in shap­ing right-lean­ing coali­tions. Its plat­form is close­ly aligned with Euro­pean nation­al con­ser­vatism, stress­ing sov­er­eign­ty, tra­di­tion­al val­ues, and oppo­si­tion to supra­na­tion­al governance.

Sources:
Brook­ings – The rise of Swe­den Democ­rats and the end of Swedish exceptionalism
Euro­pean Cen­ter for Pop­ulism Stud­ies – Swe­den Democ­rats Par­ty Profile
Carnegie Europe – Sweden’s Right Turn