The National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna, ND) is a minor political party in Sweden, formed by a faction of the Sweden Democrats in October 2001. The party describes itself as a democratic nationalist ("national democratic") and ethnopluralist party.^[1] The general media and other observers frequently designate the party as xenophobic and/or racist^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}, and the Stephen Roth Institute has described it as "neo-Nazi"^[8], while the party itself rejects these descriptions.^[9][10] Image File history File links National_Democrats_(Sweden). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nationell Idag (National Today) is a Swedish periodical published by the extreme right-winged political party National Democrats, founded in the beginning of 2002. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Ethnopluralism is a view in modern far right politics. ... Euronat (also known as EuroNet and Euro-Nat) is/was an effort by Jean-Marie Le Pen of Front National to gather all the Euronationalist parties of Europe. ... YOU SUCK!!!!! ... A yellow Tulip. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Sweden Democrats (Sverigedemokraterna, SD), founded in 1988 by Leif Zeilon, is a Swedish social democratic political party. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: October 2 - Bankruptcy of Swissair. ... Democracy describes a series of related forms of government. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... Ethnopluralism is a view in modern far right politics. ... Look up xenophobia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Because racism carries connotations of race-based bigotry, prejudice, violence, oppression, stereotyping or discrimination, the term has varying and often hotly contested definitions. ... The Stephen Roth Institute for the Study of Contemporary Antisemitism and Racism is a resource for information, provides a forum for academic discussion, and fosters research on issues concerning antisemitic and racist theories and manifestations. ... The terms Neo-Nazism and Neo-Fascism refer to any social or political movement to revive Nazism or Fascism, respectively, and postdates the Second World War. ...

In the 2006 general election the party gained 3,064 votes (0.06%) in the elections to the Riksdag. The party also has representation in two municipalities south of Stockholm. The current chairman of the party is Marc Abramsson. A general erection (Swedish: ) was held in Sweden on September 17, 2006 to elect members to the Riksdag. ... The parliament building from outside. ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Nickname: Location of Stockholm in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden Municipality Stockholm Municipality County Stockholm Province Södermanland and Uppland Charter 13th Century Population (April 2007)  - City 782,885  - Density 4,160/km² (10,774. ...

Ideology

The party describes its ideology as nationalist ("national democratic") and ethnopluralist.^[1] A broad outline of the party program: Ethnopluralism is a view in modern far right politics. ...

• Defend Sweden by creating an ethnically white people. Non-white immigration should be stopped so that coloreds don't assimilate into the Swedish population. Cultural assimilation is by ND considered highly problematic and one of the main reasons behind high crime rates, poverty and declining moral values.
• The culture should be traditionally Swedish; thus, the National Democrats advocates a ban on mosques and "unhealthy artworks and buildings".
• No foreign institutions or companies should be able to own media.

ND also says that they want to "strengthen democracy" by limiting the right to vote. They say the most important requirement to be able to vote is to have a general knowledge of politics. Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler and Adolf Ziegler visit the entartete Kunst exhibition. ...

According to Jimmy Windeskog, a leading member of the party, the "political roots of the party goes back to the social democratic idea of the Folkhemmet, so professionally constructed by social democratic politicians like Per Albin Hansson and Ernst Wigforss. These people have more in common with ND today than any other party".^[11] Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ... Folkhemmet, meaning the Peoples Home, as the idea of the Social Democratic welfare state played an important part in Sweden during the 20th Century. ... Per Albin Hansson Per Albin Hansson (October 28, 1885–October 6, 1946), leader of the Swedish Social Democrats, was Prime Minister in four governments between 1932 and 1946, including the coalition government which was formed during World War II, and included all major parties except the communists. ... Ernst Johannes Wigforss (January 24, 1881–2 January 1977) was a Swedish linguist (dialectologist), mostly known as a prominent Social Democratic politician and Swedish Minister of Finance. ...

The party is highly critical of multinational corporations such as Shell and McDonald's which they label as "imperialist corporations" who are "exploiting third world resources [and] contributing to environmental pollution".^[12] A multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries. ... Look up shell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is the worlds largest chain of fast-food restaurants, primarily selling hamburgers, chicken, french fries, milkshakes and soft drinks. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... For the Jamaican reggae band, see Third World (band). ... The Lachine Canal, in Montreal, is badly polluted Pollution is the release of harmful environmental contaminants, or the substances so released. ...

In its 2006 general election manifesto, the party writes: "For years the social democrats have pursued a pure liberalist right-wing policy. They have bended their backs for the global market forces and opened up our country for the large companies to greedily grab. We know that Sweden can stand good in the competition with other countries, but then the state need side with the Swedish workers'."^[13] A general erection (Swedish: ) was held in Sweden on September 17, 2006 to elect members to the Riksdag. ... The Swedish Social Democratic Party, officially the Social Democratic Workers Party (Swedish: ), contests elections as Workers Party - Social Democrats (Arbetarepartiet-Socialdemokraterna), commonly referred to just as the Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterna); is a political party in Sweden. ... Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Left-Right politics. ...

The party is also highly critical of United States foreign policy and of NATO, which it calls the "military spearheads of the global empire".^[14][15] The party also calls for struggle against what it calls the "imperialist occupations of Serbia, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan."^[15] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... NATO 2002 Summit in Prague. ... Combatants  Bosnia and Herzegovina Volunteers from Islamic countries HVO  Croatia Volunteers from Western Europe Republika Srpska  Yugoslavia Various paramilitary units from Serbia and Montenegro Volunteers from Eastern Europe Commanders Alija Izetbegović (President of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sefer Halilović (Army chief of staff 1992-1993) Rasim Delić (Army chief of Staff... The occupation of Palestine is a hotly disputed issue in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict. ...

Homosexuality

The party holds that parents should maintain "healthy family ideals" and the nuclear family should be preserved. No "perverted" family forms should be allowed, for instance legalised homosexual relations. Homosexuality is generally accepted in Swedish society. The term nuclear family developed in the western world to distinguish the family group consisting of parents (usually a father and mother) and their children, from what is known as an extended family. ... LGBT rights Around the world · By country History · Groups · Activists Declaration of Montreal Same-sex relationships Marriage · Adoption Opposition · Persecution Violence This box:      Sweden is considered to one of the most liberal countries in Europe and in fact the world, when it comes to laws surrounding homosexuality. ...

Prominent members of ND and its youth organization NDU were involved in a violent protest against participants of the Stockholm Pride parade in the summer of 2003 which resulted in a severe beating of one man and brief panic among parade participants. A number of NDU members, including the chairman of NDU, Marc Abrahamsson and ND's candidate for the EU parliament elections in 2004, John Andersson, were indicted for battery and rioting and were later convicted of it. Stockholm Pride is a festival for homo-, bi- and transsexuals held yearly in Stockholm, Sweden since 1998. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ...

According to ND, the incident was caused by undue provocation by alleged members of violent anarchist networks who had infiltrated the parade and that the actions of the ND and NDU members was mere self-defense. During previous pride parades, ND had staged very minor non-violent counter-demonstrations to show their resistance to the idea of gay rights and gay pride. Anarchism is a generic term describing various political philosophies and social movements that advocate the elimination of hierarchy and imposed authority. ...

Most of ND's criticism of the gay community and gay rights movement is motivated by a view of homosexuality as being unnatural and because the party believes that gay male individuals are heavily overrepresented among child molestors and that gay rights organizations to some extent support pedophilia. Most of the slogans in protests aimed at gay organizations, pressure groups and communities concern pedophilia. Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... Pedophilia or pædophilia (see spelling differences) is the paraphilia of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to prepubescent or peripubescent children. ...

Campaigns and political ties

Campaigning before the 2004 European Parliament election, Nick Griffin of the British National Party visited Sweden and the National Democrats to give the party his endorsement.^{[citation needed]} Elections to the European Parliament were held in Sweden on June 13, 2004. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom. ...

A very popular and reoccurring part of ND campaigns target an alleged over-representation of immigrant groups in crime statistics with strong focus on sex crimes. Sex crimes are forms of human sexual behavior that are crimes. ...

ND has also participated in several of the annual "Salem Marches" together with openly national socialist organizations such as the National Socialist Front, the Swedish Resistance Movement and Blood & Honour. ND has also participated with these organizations in annual marches honoring King Charles XII of Sweden on November 30 and a march in memory of the bombing of Dresden in World War II.^{[citation needed]} National Socialism redirects here. ... // About the party The National Socialist Front (Swedish: Nationalsocialistisk Front), also known as the NSF, is Swedens greatest national socialistic political party. ... The Swedish Resistance Movement (Swedish: Svenska Motståndsrörelsen), also known as the SMR, is a Swedish extreme nationalist, racist organisation that exists in Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö and Linköping in Sweden. ... Blood & Honour are a militant neo-Nazi network founded in 1987 in response to the Anti-Nazi Leagues Rock Against Racism organisation. ... Carl XII, Karl XII or Carolus Rex, (June 17, 1682 – November 30, 1718), the Alexander of the North, nicknamed in Turkish as Demirbaş Şarl (Charles the Habitué), was a King of Sweden from 1697 until his death in 1718. ... November 30 is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The bombing of Dresden, led by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and involving the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) between February 13 and February 15, 1945, remains one of the more controversial Allied actions of World War II. Historian Frederick Taylor says: The destruction of Dresden has an...

2006 bomb incident

In April 2006 the British National Party website reported that a bomb had been left on a train in Stockholm, seemingly with the intention of killing members of the BNP and the National Democrats. The device was not detonated.^[16] The British National Party (BNP) is a far-right political party in the United Kingdom. ...

References

External links

• Nationaldemokraterna, official website (Swedish)
• Presentation of the party in English