Kent Olle Felten (born 28 October 1953) is a Swedish politician and former member of the

Riksdag The Riksdag (, ; also sv, riksdagen or ''Sveriges riksdag'' ) is the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden. Since 1971, the Riksdag has been a unicameral legislature with 349 members (), elected proportionally and se ...

for the

Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( sv , Sverigedemokraterna ; SD ) is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden. As of 2022, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing governing bloc to which it provides confidence and supply, a ...

and then

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 ...

. Felten is an entrepreneur in

Norrköping Norrköping (; ) is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County, about 160 km southwest of the national capital Stockholm, 40 km east of county seat Linköp ...

. He was a member of the

Moderate Party The Moderate Party ( sv, Moderata samlingspartiet , ; M), commonly referred to as the Moderates ( ), is a liberal-conservative political party in Sweden. The party generally supports tax cuts, the free market, civil liberties and economic liber ...

before joining the Sweden Democrats. He served as a councilor and a member of the SD's executive board in

Vadstena Vadstena () is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden, with 5,613 inhabitants in 2010. From 1974 to 1979 Vadstena was administered as part of Motala Municipality. Despite its small population, Vadstena is ...

municipality and was also a member of the City Council of

Norrköping Municipality Norrköping Municipality (''Norrköpings kommun'') is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Norrköping, with some 90,000 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in Östergötland. By ...

. Felten was elected to parliament as a Sweden Democrats MP during the

2014 Swedish general election General elections were held in Sweden on 14 September 2014 to elect all 349 seats in the Riksdag, alongside elections for the 21 county councils, and 290 municipal assemblies. The centre-right Alliance for Sweden coalition (comprising the Mod ...

. Felten announced in March 2018 in a press conference in the Riksdag that he had left the Sweden Democrats and joined the new

(AfS) party founded by former members of the SD. Felten was subsequently expelled from the SD for both his decision to join AfS and after it also came to light he had links with "right-wing extremists and racists." He spent the rest of his term in the Riksdag as an independent due to Swedish parliamentary rules on switching allegiances but announced his intention to run for the AfS party in 2018. Felten was ultimately unsuccessful and lost his seat when AfS did not gain enough votes for representation.Olle Felten - Altinget - Allt om politik: altinget.se
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1953 births Living people Swedish nationalists Alternative for Sweden politicians Members of the Riksdag from the Sweden Democrats Politicians from Malmö People from Norrköping 21st-century Swedish politicians Independent politicians in Sweden {{Sweden-politician-stub