Far-right Sweden Democrats not welcome at Nobel banquet - foundation


STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, which became the country's second biggest party in last month's election, are not welcome at the Nobel banquet, the Nobel Foundation said on Tuesday.

This year's laureates, which includes former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and French novelist Annie Ernaux, will be celebrated along with a host of other dignitaries at a lavish banquet in Stockholm on Dec. 10.

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