National Democrats (Sweden)

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National Democrats
Nationaldemokraterna
AbbreviationND
Leader Marc Abramsson
Founded12 August 2001
Dissolved23 April 2014
Split from Sweden Democrats
Headquarters Stockholm
Newspaper Nationell Idag
Youth wing National Democratic Youth
Ideology Ultranationalism
Right-wing populism
Ethnopluralism
Third Position [1]
Anti-communism [1]
Anti-capitalism [1]
Political position Far-right [2] [3] [4]
European affiliation Euronat
Alliance of European National Movements
Colours  Orange
Party flag
Nationaldemokraterna flag.png

The National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna, ND) were a political party in Sweden, formed by a radical faction of the Sweden Democrats (SD) in October 2001 after they were expelled from the SD. The party described itself as a democratic nationalist and ethnopluralist party. [5] The party disbanded on 23 April 2014. [6]

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In the 2002 general election the party received 9,248 votes, [7] far below the 4 percent threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. In the 2006 general election the party received 3,064 votes (0.06%), however they had representation in two municipalities south of Stockholm. [8] [9] In the 2010 general election the party received 1,141 votes (0.02%). [10] The chairman of the party was Marc Abramsson.

On 2 February 2008, the old party logo consisting of a blue and yellow sail was replaced with an orange cloudberry flower. [11]

Ideology

ND's ideology was described as xenophobic and/or racist. [12] The party rejected these descriptions. [13] [14]

The party was critical of United States foreign policy and of NATO. [15] [16] The party also opposed what it called the "imperialist occupations of Serbia, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan." [16]

Electoral results

Parliament (Riksdag)

Election year# of overall votes % of overall vote# of overall seats won+/-Notes
2002 9,2480.17
0 / 349
NewExtra-parliamentary
2006 3,0640.11
0 / 349
Decrease2.svg 0Extra-parliamentary
2010 1,1410.02
0 / 349
Decrease2.svg 0Extra-parliamentary

Leadership

Party leader

See also

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