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- ↑ Betz, Hans-Georg (1994). Radical right-wing populism in Western Europe . New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312121952.
- ↑ Rydgren, Jens; Ruth, Patrick (September 2011). "Voting for the radical right in Swedish municipalities: social marginality and ethnic competition?". Scandinavian Political Studies . 34 (3): 206. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9477.2011.00269.x.
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