William Hahne | |
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Deputy Leader of Alternative for Sweden | |
In office 5 March 2018 –23 March 2020 | |
Leader | Gustav Kasselstrand |
Preceded by | Party established |
Succeeded by | Mikael Jansson |
Deputy Chairman of the Sweden Democratic Youth | |
In office September 2011 –September 2015 | |
Preceded by | Gustav Kasselstrand |
Succeeded by | Adam Berg |
Personal details | |
Born | William Eric Viking Hahne 19 April 1992 Stockholm,Sweden |
Political party | Alternative for Sweden (2018–2020) |
Other political affiliations | Sweden Democrats (until 2015) |
Spouse | |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Education | |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Sweden |
Branch/service | Swedish Army |
Years of service | 2012–present |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | Life Regiment Hussars |
William Eric Viking Hahne (born 19 April 1992[ citation needed ]) is a Swedish politician who was the Deputy Chairman of the party Alternative for Sweden. He was Deputy Chairman of the Sweden Democratic Youth from September 2011 to September 2015. From November 2014 to April 2015 Hahne represented the Sweden Democrats in the City Council of Stockholm Municipality.
Hahne was expelled from the Sweden Democrats on 7 April 2015. [1] Only hours after having left as deputy chairperson of the Sweden Democratic Youth, the Sweden Democrats announced that they break the ties between the party and the youth league to form a new youth league. [2]
At the launching of the party Alternative for Sweden in March 2018 Hahne was presented as its Deputy Chairman. In March 2020 he resigned after it was revealed that he sold surgical masks for 249 SEK each. [3]
Hahne is associated with a Swedish game development team called Nordic Empire Games, which in May 2022 released Acquitted, a computer game created in support of the actions of American citizen Kyle Rittenhouse during the Kenosha Unrest Shooting, with many far-right undertones present in the work. [4]
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