The Sweden Democrats is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2022,it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply,and is the second largest party in the Riksdag.
Richard Johannes Jomshof,néLohikoski,is a Swedish politician affiliated with the Sweden Democrats (SD) party and former pop musician. He served as Secretary-General of the Sweden Democrats from 2015 to 2022 and has been a Member of the Riksdag since September 2010. In 2022,he was appointed as chairman of the Justice Committee in the Riksdag.
General elections were held in Sweden on 9 September 2018 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag. Regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The incumbent minority government,consisting of the Social Democrats and the Greens and supported by the Left Party,won 144 seats,one seat more than the four-party Alliance coalition,with the Sweden Democrats winning the remaining 62 seats. The Social Democrats' vote share fell to 28.3 percent,its lowest level of support since 1911.
Julia Maria Kronlid is a Swedish politician for the Sweden Democrats and a member of the Riksdagen since the 2010 general election. She represents the Stockholm County electorate.
Jonas Viktor Göran Åkerlund is a Swedish politician who was Member of the Riksdag from 2010 to 2018 and first deputy party leader for the Swedish Democrats from 2006 to 2015. He also served as the party's press spokesman.
Martin Anders Kinnunen,is a Swedish-Finnish member of parliament for the Sweden Democrats party. He was previously the press secretary for the party,as well as leader for the party's youth organisation the Sweden Democratic Youth (SDU) between 2005 and 2007. He took over that position from Jimmie Åkesson and was succeeded by Erik Almqvist.
Alternative for Sweden is a far-right political party in Sweden. It was founded in March 2018 by Gustav Kasselstrand and William Hahne,along with other members of the Sweden Democratic Youth,who were collectively expelled from the Sweden Democrats in 2015. It advocates the forced remigration of immigrants with the goal of "Make Sweden Swedish Again",and Sweden's withdrawal from the European Union.
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution,regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The preliminary results presented on 15 September showed the government parties lost their majority,which were confirmed by the final results published on 17 September. After a month of negotiations following the elections that led to the TidöAgreement among the right-wing bloc,Moderate Party (M) leader Ulf Kristersson was elected Prime Minister on 17 October. The Kristersson Cabinet is a minority government that relies on confidence and supply from the Sweden Democrats (SD).
MalmöMunicipality is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag,the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established in 1994 from parts of Fyrstadskretsen following the reorganisation of the constituencies in Malmöhus County. It is conterminous with the municipality of Malmö. The constituency currently elects 10 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 251,172 registered electors.
Henrik Olof Vinge is a Swedish politician of the Sweden Democrats. He served as Leader of the Sweden Democrats in the Riksdag from 2019 to 2023 and has served as first deputy leader of his party since November 2019.
Stockholm Municipality is one of the 29 multi-member constituencies of the Riksdag,the national legislature of Sweden. The constituency was established in 1970 when the Riksdag changed from a bicameral legislature to a unicameral legislature. It is conterminous with the municipality of Stockholm. The constituency currently elects 29 of the 349 members of the Riksdag using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2022 general election it had 728,089 registered electors.
Per Oscar Evert Sjöstedt is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party. He has also served as the SD's finance and economics spokesman since 2014.
Kent Olle Felten is a Swedish politician and former member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats and then Alternative for Sweden.
Christoffer Robin Lech Dulny is a Swedish politician and far-right activist.
Lars Wistedt is a Swedish former military officer,security specialist and politician of the Sweden Democrats party who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2022 representing the Uppsala County constituency.
Leonid Yurkovskiy is a Swedish politician affiliated with the Sweden Democrats.
Mona Ann-Charlotte Olin is a Swedish politician affiliated with the Sweden Democrats.
In the run-up to the next Swedish general election,various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Sweden. The date range for these opinion polls are from the 2022 Swedish general election,held on 11 September,to the present day. The next election is scheduled for 13 September 2026,but a snap election may be held earlier.
Björn Göran Sebastian Wiechel is a Swedish politician and member of the Riksdag,the national legislature. A member of the Social Democratic Party,he has represented Västerbotten County since September 2014.
Martin Westmont is a Swedish politician and former school teacher who has served as a Member of the Riksdag for the Sweden Democrats party since 2022. He represents the Stockholm Municipality constituency.
