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The National Democrats (''Nationaldemokraterna'', ND) were a political party in Sweden, formed by a radical faction of the Sweden Democrats (SD) in October 2001 after they were expelled from the SD. The party described itself as a democratic nationalist and ethnopluralist party.Nationaldemokraterna
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The party disbanded on 23 April 2014. In the 2002 general election the party received 9,248 votes, far below the 4 percent threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. In the 2006 general election the party received 3,064 votes (0.06%), however they had representation in two
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south of
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. In the 2010 general election the party received 1,141 votes (0.02%). The chairman of the party was
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. On 2 February 2008, the old party logo consisting of a blue and yellow sail was replaced with an orange
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Ideology

ND's ideology was described as
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and/or
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. The party rejected these descriptions. The party was critical of
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and of
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.Nationaldemokraterna
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The party also opposed what it called the "imperialist occupations of
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and
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."


Electoral results


Parliament (''Riksdag'')


Leadership


Party leader

* Anders Steen (20012004) * Tomas Johansson (20042005) * Nils-Eric Hennix (20052006) *
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(20062014)


See also

*
Alternative for Sweden Alternative for Sweden ( sv, link=no, Alternativ för Sverige, AfS) is a far right political party in Sweden. It was founded in March 2018. The party was founded by Gustav Kasselstrand and William Hahne. Alternative for Sweden was founded b ...
*
Party of the Swedes Party of the Swedes ( sv, Svenskarnas parti, SvP) was a Neo-Nazi political party in Sweden. The party described itself as nationalist and sought to limit Swedish citizenship only to individuals who belong to the "Western genetic and cultural legacy ...
(2008-2015)


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