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Sweden: Right-wing populist yet EU friendly. The electoral success of the Sweden Democrats overshadows the increasing approval of the EU in Sweden

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  • Krumrey, Peer
  • Schymik, Carsten

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The outcome of Sweden's general election held on 19 September 2010 was widely seen as yet another example of a right-wing populist party on the rise in Europe. However, Sweden's case also shows that growing right-wing populism does not necessarily go hand in hand with growing opposition to the EU. Although the Sweden Democrats advocate both anti-immigrant and anti-EU ideas, the latter hardly contributed to their success at the polls. On the contrary, Swedish society - often referred to as traditionally eurosceptical - has »mentally« joined the European Union

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  • Krumrey, Peer & Schymik, Carsten, 2010. "Sweden: Right-wing populist yet EU friendly. The electoral success of the Sweden Democrats overshadows the increasing approval of the EU in Sweden," SWP Comments 25/2010, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), German Institute for International and Security Affairs.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:swpcom:252010
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