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From Pariah to Pillar of Power: The Rise of Sweden’s Far Right
Once shunned by all major parties, the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) have become the country’s second-largest party and a key support pillar for the ruling coalition, marking over a decade of mainstreaming a party with neo-Nazi roots. Starting from the 2018 political deadlock, SD broke through the cordon sanitaire, culminating in the 2022 Tidö Agreement and a subsequent embrace by Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson. Critics argue this normalization has shifted the Overton window on immigration and racial policy in Sweden.