Sweden votes in election seen as test of immigrationThe potentially promising prospects of the far-right Sweden Democrats had many other Swedes worried about an erosion of the humanitarian values that have long been a foundation of the Scandinavian country’s identity. The poll indicated the Sweden Democrats — led by Jimmie Akesson — would get 19.1% of the vote compared to the 13% support received in 2014. Immigration was the hot topic of the campaign, helping the steady rise in popularity of the Sweden Democrats. We can’t just throw them out.”But others say the Sweden Democrats are trying to fix a historical problem. “For me, the Sweden that he (Jimmie Akesson) wants to see… that is not our future,” Mr Nuur said.

Source: Irish Independent September 09, 2018 17:15 UTC