Sweden shifts to tougher migration
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Commentators said Sweden had shifted away from Reinfeldt-era openness toward more restrictive migration policies, prompting debate over whether the country had "lost its soul" or echoed broader European trends.
by Ben Rosamond
Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson, quoted in this piece: ’This could be the first election in Sweden where Muslim immigration …will decide a parliamentary election.’ 2/
September 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Sweden Democrats leader Jimmie Åkesson, quoted in this piece: ’This could be the first election in Sweden where Muslim immigration …will decide a parliamentary election.’ 2/
by Ben Rosamond
Good piece, this (in Swedish). It shows how the far right and even the centre-right has developed a narrative that treats immigrant citizens as second class or non-valid voters. 1/
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/d4e...
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/d4e...
SD:s välputsade fasad krackelerade i valet
SD:s välputsade fasad krackelerade i valet
www.aftonbladet.se
September 18, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Good piece, this (in Swedish). It shows how the far right and even the centre-right has developed a narrative that treats immigrant citizens as second class or non-valid voters. 1/
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/d4e...
www.aftonbladet.se/kultur/a/d4e...