Swedish far right set for action after storming win on welfare worry


  • World
  • Monday, 15 Sep 2014

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Shrugging off scandal and condemnation from their political rivals, the far right Sweden Democrats have more than doubled their vote to hold the balance of power in their country - cementing immigration worries into mainstream political debate.

Such success for a party that included neo-Nazi supporters among its founders and wants immigration to be slashed by 90 percent has shocked people in Sweden who hitherto preferred to think of their country as the "humanitarian superpower" described by Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt.

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