The Sweden Democrats’ historic decline is drawing attention even outside Sweden. Several of the party’s most high-profile shifts are now being cited as an explanation for the slump—changes that critics have described as a betrayal of the party’s former anti-establishment stance.
For the first time since the Sweden Democrats (SD) took their seats in the Riksdag, the party’s long winning streak has come to an end. This decline has spurred a search for explanations as to why some voters chose to abandon the party.
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