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SD

Sweden Democrats

National conservatism · Jimmie Åkesson

20.5% (73 seats 2022)

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What they stand for

  • •Strict migration policy and faster deportations
  • •Tougher penalties and more police
  • •Lower tax on pensioners and low earners
  • •More nuclear power and lower electricity prices

How they differ from others

  • →Most restrictive migration policy — clearly distinct from all Riksdag parties
  • →EU-sceptic but not exit party — wants to reduce EU influence
  • →Closer to M/KD on crime but differs on welfare privatisation

Positions by criterion

CriterionPosition
Economy & taxation
Conservative/market-lib.
Education & schools
Conservative/market-lib.
Housing & rural policy
Centre
Climate & energy
Conservative/market-lib.
Defence & NATO
Progressive
Law & order
Progressive
Equality & gender
Conservative/market-lib.
Labour market
Centre
Immigration & integration
Progressive
Welfare & healthcare
Centre
Healthcare
Centre
Pension & elder care
Progressive
Childcare & family
Centre
EU & international
Conservative/market-lib.
Civil liberties
Conservative/market-lib.
Public sector efficiency
Progressive
Rural & infrastructure
Progressive
Energy supply
Progressive

Key votes 2022–2026

IssueSSDMVCKDMPL
Sweden's NATO membership(passed)✓✓✓✗✓✓–✓
Defence budget 2% of GDP(passed)✓✓✓✗✓✓–✓
Market rents in new construction(failed)✗✓✓✗✓✓✗✗
Tougher penalties for gang crime(passed)✓✓✓✗–✓✗✓
New nuclear power act(passed)–✓✓✗✓✓✗✓
Stricter migration legislation(passed)✗✓✓✗✗✓✗✓
Weapons support to Ukraine(passed)✓✓✓–✓✓✓✓
Expanded RUT deduction(passed)✗✓✓✗✓✓✗✓
Limit on free school profits(failed)✓✓✗✓–✗✓✗
Sharpened 2045 climate targets(passed)✓–✓✓✓–✓✓
Expanded police surveillance(passed)–✓✓✗✗✓✗✓
Raised guarantee pension(passed)✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓
Implementation of EU minimum wage directive(passed)✓✗✓✓✓✗✓✓
Stop profit in welfare(failed)✓✓✗✓–✗✓✗
Expanded quota refugee intake(failed)✓✗✗✓✓✗✓✓

✓ = yes, ✗ = no, – = abstain. Curated votes 2022–2026 based on Riksdag open data.