Loading AI tools
Political party in Sweden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna, ND) were a political party in Sweden, formed by a radical faction of national board of the Sweden Democrats (SD) in October 2001 after they were expelled from the SD. The party described itself as a democratic nationalist and ethnopluralist party.[5] The party disbanded on 23 April 2014.[6]
National Democrats Nationaldemokraterna | |
---|---|
Abbreviation | ND |
Leader | Marc Abramsson |
Founded | 12 August 2001 |
Dissolved | 23 April 2014 |
Split from | Sweden Democrats |
Headquarters | Stockholm |
Newspaper | Nationell Idag |
Youth wing | National Democratic Youth |
Ideology | Ultranationalism Right-wing populism Ethnopluralism Third Position[1] Anti-communism[1] Anti-capitalism[1] |
Political position | Far-right[2][3][4] |
European affiliation | Euronat Alliance of European National Movements |
Colours | Orange |
Party flag | |
In the 2002 general election the party received 9,248 votes,[7] far below the 4 percent threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. In the 2006 general election the party received 3,064 votes (0.06%), however they had representation in two municipalities south of Stockholm.[8][9] In the 2010 general election the party received 1,141 votes (0.02%).[10] The chairman of the party was Marc Abramsson.
On 2 February 2008, the old party logo consisting of a blue and yellow sail was replaced with an orange cloudberry flower.[11]
ND's ideology was described as xenophobic and/or racist by the newspaper expressen.[12] The party rejected these descriptions.[13][14]
The party was critical of United States foreign policy and of NATO.[15][16] The party also opposed what it called the "imperialist occupations of Serbia, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan."[16]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.