The Sweden Democrats is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, and is the second largest party in the Riksdag. Within the European Union, the party is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.
Early sticker used by the Sweden Democrats with the slogan Bevara Sverige Svenskt ("Keep Sweden Swedish")
Jimmie Åkesson, interviewed before an SVT party-leader debate in 2014
Sweden Democrat supporters in Stockholm during the 2014 European elections
Right-wing populism, also called national populism and right-wing nationalism, is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric employs anti-elitist sentiments, opposition to the Establishment, and speaking to or for the "common people". Recurring themes of right-wing populists include neo-nationalism, social conservatism, economic nationalism and fiscal conservatism. Frequently, they aim to defend a national culture, identity, and economy against perceived attacks by outsiders. Right-wing populism has remained the dominant political force in the Republican Party in the United States since the 2010s.
Incumbent President of Argentina Javier Milei
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in 2019
Pauline Hanson, leader of One Nation
Hong Jun-pyo, former leader of LKP