https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Europe in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Embracing the Sweden Democrats was supposed to give the Liberals access to much needed support from their allies. The risk is that it pushes their poll ratings even further into the basement, argues The Local's James Savage. https://www.thelocal.com/20260318/politics-in-sweden-hugging-akesson-close-could-be-the-kiss-of-death-for-liberals Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:18:08 +0100 politics-in-sweden-hugging-akesson-close-could-be-the-kiss-of-death-for-liberals Here's a summary of "The Sweden Promise" – the controversial new deal between the Liberals and the Sweden Democrats. https://www.thelocal.com/20260316/whats-in-the-liberals-15-point-deal-with-the-sweden-democrats Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:12:47 +0100 whats-in-the-liberals-15-point-deal-with-the-sweden-democrats The Sweden Democrats presented their so-called ‘white book’ on Thursday, a nearly 900-page document following the party through its nationalist origins in 1989 to its entry into parliament in 2010. What are the key takeaways and reactions? https://www.thelocal.com/20250626/six-key-takeaways-from-white-book-that-confirms-sweden-democrats-nazi-past Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:31:44 +0200 six-key-takeaways-from-white-book-that-confirms-sweden-democrats-nazi-past Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson told the crowd during his speech at the Almedalen political festival that he 'apologises deeply' for his party's history, after the release of an 800-page document looking into its far-right origins. https://www.thelocal.com/20250625/sweden-democrat-leader-apologises-deeply-for-partys-history Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:36:34 +0200 sweden-democrat-leader-apologises-deeply-for-partys-history The Sweden Democrat head of parliament’s justice policy committee, Richard Jomshof, has stepped down pending an investigation into hate crimes. https://www.thelocal.com/20240913/sweden-democrat-justice-committee-chair-steps-down-over-hate-crime-suspicion Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:33:30 +0200 sweden-democrat-justice-committee-chair-steps-down-over-hate-crime-suspicion The far-right Sweden Democrats have called for Sweden's government to overrule its own inquiry and push forward with a massive increase in grants given to immigrants to encourage them to return to their home countries. https://www.thelocal.com/20240819/sweden-democrats-push-to-overrule-inquiry-on-re-emigration-grants Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:01:11 +0200 sweden-democrats-push-to-overrule-inquiry-on-re-emigration-grants TikTok has closed down the Sweden Democrats’ anonymous accounts after a Swedish documentary revealed that the far-right party operated a secret social media troll farm. https://www.thelocal.com/20240617/tiktok-shuts-down-sweden-democrats-anonymous-accounts Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:11:39 +0200 tiktok-shuts-down-sweden-democrats-anonymous-accounts A Sweden Democrat MP who got caught on tape belting out a racist chant at the party's election night vigil has vowed to quit parliament. https://www.thelocal.com/20240611/sweden-democrat-mp-steps-down-over-racist-chant Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:05:26 +0200 sweden-democrat-mp-steps-down-over-racist-chant The Sweden Democrats on Thursday continued to hit back at a TV4 documentary that revealed a troll factory run by the far-right party, but promised to adopt a softer tone in social media when posting about its government allies in the future. https://www.thelocal.com/20240516/sweden-democrats-promise-softer-tone-after-troll-factory-sparks-right-wing-rift Thu, 16 May 2024 15:25:18 +0200 sweden-democrats-promise-softer-tone-after-troll-factory-sparks-right-wing-rift A Sweden Democrat 'troll factory' runs campaigns against its political opponents and collaborators, spreading videos faked with AI and posts depicting immigrants as violent, dangerous or stupid, the second part of a documentary series by broadcaster TV4 claims. https://www.thelocal.com/20240514/how-the-sweden-democrats-troll-factory-tries-to-shape-the-immigration-debate Tue, 14 May 2024 16:19:29 +0200 how-the-sweden-democrats-troll-factory-tries-to-shape-the-immigration-debate A Swedish reporter went undercover for a whole year to confirm the existence of a far-right troll factory, run by the Sweden Democrats to spread content of benefit to the party and degrade its political opponents. https://www.thelocal.com/20240507/revealed-sweden-democrats-secret-social-media-troll-factory Tue, 07 May 2024 17:34:35 +0200 revealed-sweden-democrats-secret-social-media-troll-factory The Swedish government and its supporting party, the Sweden Democrats, have called for an inquiry into the "economic net effects of migration to Sweden in modern times". https://www.thelocal.com/20231207/swedens-government-calls-for-investigation-into-cost-of-immigration Thu, 07 Dec 2023 16:01:42 +0100 swedens-government-calls-for-investigation-into-cost-of-immigration Jimmie Åkesson, party leader for the far-right Sweden Democrats, will be invited to the Nobel Prize banquet for the first time this year, alongside the ambassadors for Russia, Iran and Belarus. https://www.thelocal.com/20230901/sweden-democrat-party-leader-invited-to-nobel-banquet-for-first-time Fri, 01 Sep 2023 11:01:45 +0200 sweden-democrat-party-leader-invited-to-nobel-banquet-for-first-time