The Rise of Far-Right Swedish Parliament

On 11 September 2022, the Swedish General Elections were held. While no party has won a majority, it appears that the new government will be formed by a four-party collation of right-wing parties, provided that the second largest winner, the Sweden Democrats, can join forces with the third largest winner, the right-wing “Moderate” party.

This year has been a rocky political year in Sweden, as Sweden had just agreed to join the NATO alliance during the Ukrainian war. This election saw a polarization of the election. The largest left party, the Social Democrats, won the most votes, gaining primarily in large cities, notably in Stockholm county. The largest right-wing party, the Swedish Democrats, won many more votes, passing the Moderate Party to become the second largest party in Sweden.

The rise of the Sweden Democrats is troubling for many reasons. The party has early links with the neo-Nazi, though its leadership denied it. They also have campaigned on a platform of anti-immigration and anti-environmentalism.

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6. Social Democrats, the largest party in Parliament

To date, the Swedish Social Democratic Party has been the most popular political party in Sweden. Since 1932, the party has always gotten more than 100 of the 349 seats and remains the largest political party in Sweden, both in terms of seats and votes. The Social Democratic Party has its roots in the Second International where many Marxist parties, then known as Social Democrats, from across the world established political parties in different countries in Europe. The party enjoys support from all over the country but has been very strong with the organized labour force.

However, since the mid-2000s, support from their core support base has been beginning to fade. Though the party is very active in its Trade Unions, the strength of trade unions has faded.

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