National Democrats (Sweden)

National Democrats
Nationaldemokraterna
AbbreviationND
LeaderMarc Abramsson
Founded12 August 2001
Dissolved23 April 2014
Split fromSweden Democrats
HeadquartersStockholm
NewspaperNationell Idag
Youth wingNational Democratic Youth
IdeologyUltranationalism
Right-wing populism
Ethnopluralism
Third Position[1]
Anti-communism[1]
Anti-capitalism[1]
Political positionFar-right[2][3][4]
European affiliationEuronat
Alliance of European National Movements
Colours  Orange
Party flag

The National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna, ND) were a political party in Sweden, formed by a radical faction of national board 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.[5] The party disbanded on 23 April 2014.[6]

In the 2002 general election the party received 9,248 votes,[7] far below the 4% threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. In the 2006 general election, the party received 3,064 votes (0.06%); however, they had representation in two municipalities south of Stockholm.[8][9] In the 2010 general election, the party received 1,141 votes (0.02%).[10] The chairman of the party was Marc Abramsson.

On 2 February 2008, the old party logo consisting of a blue and yellow sail was replaced with an orange cloudberry flower.[11]

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  3. ^ SR: Högerextremister hyrde kursgård som ägs av staten. Sr.se (25 November 2004). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
  4. ^ Expo: Partierna som odlar böghatet Archived 7 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Expo.se (2 August 2003). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
  5. ^ Nationaldemokraterna. Nd.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012. Archived 30 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Nationaldemokraterna läggs ned". Dagens Nyheter. 23 April 2014.
  7. ^ Val till riksdagen övriga partier 2002. (PDF). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
  8. ^ Val till kommunfullmäktige i Södertälje. Val.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
  9. ^ Val till kommunfullmäktige i Nykvarn. Val.se. Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
  10. ^ Val till riksdagen 2010. Val.se (23 September 2010). Retrieved on 13 January 2012.
  11. ^ nationaldemokraterna.se. "ND offentliggör ny partifärg – Nationaldemokraterna". Nd.se. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010.