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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 369

Jimmie Akesson

Party leader of the Sweden Democrats Jimmie Akesson gives a speech during the party's election watch at the Elite Hotel Marina Tower in Nacka, near Stockholm, Sweden, September 11, 2022. (Stefan Jerrevång/TT News Agency via AP, File)
September 14, 2022, 10:50 pm
Far-right leader declares victory for bloc in Swedish election; center-left PM quits
Head of Sweden Democrats, which has surged in popularity after being long-shunned over neo-Nazi roots, says it’s ‘time to put Sweden first’
By Agencies
Irish lead singer of rock band U2, Bono, center, performs on stage in Paris on September 8, 2018. (Zakaria ABDELKAFI/AFP)
September 13, 2018, 11:07 pm
U2’s Bono gives Nazi salute to mock far-right Swedes
Band’s frontman makes gesture during concert while shouting ‘Akesson’ in reference to head of the Sweden Democrats, a party with neo-Nazi origins which scored election success
By Agencies
Jimmie Akesson, leader of the right-wing nationalist Sweden Democrats party, prepares to vote in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday Sept. 9, 2018. (Stina Stjernkvist/TT via AP)
September 9, 2018, 9:40 pm
Exit poll indicates one in five Swedes voted for party with neo-Nazi roots
But center-left Social Democrats governing Sweden set to remain the largest party in parliament after election seen as a test on immigrant policy
By AP
William Hahne, vice chairman of the far-right "Alternative For Sweden" party, speaks at a campaign meeting in Kungstradgarden park in Stockholm, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. (Erik Simander/TT News Agency via AP)
September 8, 2018, 5:37 pm
On election eve, Swedish PM slams ‘Nazi and racist roots’ of far-right party
The Sweden Democrats, a party rooted in a neo-Nazi movement, is riding an immigration backlash in the first elections since Stockholm allowed in 163,000 migrants
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and Vanessa Gera
In this photo taken on August 17, 2018 Jimmie Akesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats, campaigns in Sundsvall, Sweden. (AFP/TT News Agency/Mats Andersson)
September 6, 2018, 12:26 am
Jimmie Akesson, the architect of Sweden’s rising far-right
Sweden Democrats leader says he purged his party of neo-Nazis but critics say he merely changed the party’s official rhetoric
By Helene DAUSCHY
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