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The Far-Right Is Surging in Sweden. Here’s What To Know About the Upcoming Election
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJimmie Akesson, leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats, is pictured prior to a debate with other...
As Sweden joins NATO, it bids farewell to more than two centuries of neutrality
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSweden's last war ended in 1814, and when the rifles and cannons it aimed at Norway fell silent, the...
EXPLAINER: What to know ahead of Sweden's election Sunday
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSweden is holding an election Sunday to elect lawmakers to the 349-seat Riksdag as well as to local...
Gangs, guns and bombs: Sweden's 'crisis of violence'
The Week via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA street is barricaded by a police car in Sweden. Apartment blocks blown apart by bombs; video footage of a teenage boy being "executed" by gunmen –...
Sweden holds election amid concerns over energy bills, crime
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith election day in Sweden approaching, Joakim Sandell, the leader of the Social Democratic Party...
Sweden Democrat surge a chance and a challenge for right-wing PM hopeful
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoModerate leader Ulf Kristersson's big bet that a deal with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats...
Factbox-Polls ahead of Sweden's election for parliament
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden goes to the polls on Sept. 11 to elect a new parliament in what is...
Hungary approves Sweden’s bid to join NATO
Semafor via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSemafor Signals Supported by The News The Hungarian Parliament voted in favor of Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Monday following months of delays. “Today...
Swedish voters boost anti-immigration party amid high crime
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA populist anti-immigration party surged to become Sweden's second largest political force in a...
Sweden halts adoptions from South Korea after claims of falsified papers on origins of children
Associated Press via AOL· 6 months agoSweden’s main adoption agency said Wednesday it was halting adoptions from South Korea, following claims of falsified papers on the origins of children adopted from the Asian country. Swedes ...