In Sweden, Sweden Democrats attribute their election defeat to immigration
The far-right party, recording its first setback since 1988, denounces a purported opposition maneuver aimed at preventing a right-wing victory, according to Le Monde.
The Swedish far-right party, the Sweden Democrats, suffered an electoral setback, the first since 1988, Le Monde reports in its September 17, 2026 edition.
According to the newspaper, party officials and sympathizers attribute this defeat to immigration and are developing rhetoric that Le Monde describes as conspiratorial.
The newspaper indicates that figures close to the party accuse the opposition of orchestrating a form of electoral "great replacement," a theory they say is intended to prevent a right-wing victory.
Le Monde does not specify, in the available excerpt, the detailed election results or official reactions from other Swedish political parties.
This development takes place in a context where discourses attributing electoral results to manipulation linked to immigration are becoming more prevalent within certain far-right movements in Europe, according to the newspaper.
Sources
- En Suède, l’extrême droite impute sa défaite à l’immigration — Le Monde — Une
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