Following the public row over ethnicity within the Sweden Democrats (SD), Tobias Andersson has now issued a clear statement. He denies being an ethno-nationalist, advocates ”open Swedishness,” and emphasizes that he voted in favor of the party’s platform. The statement comes shortly after Jimmie Åkesson’s threat against party representatives who do not toe the party line.
The Sweden Democrats’ (SD) internal dispute over what it means to be Swedish has put several party leaders under pressure. The young member of the Riksdag Tobias Andersson has, together with the SD leadership Richard Jomshof has been singled out as part of an alleged "ethnonationalist" faction, in which ethnicity is decisive for being considered Swedish. But in an interview with Skaraborgs Allehanda Andersson clearly distances himself from this and emphasizes his loyalty to the party's principles of "open Swedishness.".
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