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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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

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SWP Comments ; No. 25/2010

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Krumrey, Peer ; Schymik, Carsten
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2010

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/256130
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET