Sweden Party () was a

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. It was founded in late 1986 through the merger of '' Bevara Sverige Svenskt'' and the Stockholm branch of the Progress Party. The leader of the party was Stefan Herrmann, formerly the leader of the Progress Party. In October 1987, Herrmann was expelled from the party. His group reconstituted the Progress Party. The remainder of the party would regroup as the

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in 1988.

History and ideology

The Sweden Party was formed in 1986 after a meeting in Stockholm. Its founders included Stefan Hermann, Leif Zeilon and who were active in the ''Bevara Sverige Svenskt'' organization. The party never officially ran for election and during the 1988 Swedish general election advocated boycotting the main parties, stating "DO NOT VOTE for the traitors in the 1988 election" and used symbols associated with white power movements. The party was formally dissolved in 1988, with some of its members playing a role in the founding of the

which emerged as a successor. In its policies, the Sweden Party was critical of immigration into Sweden and argued that a

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was superior to a

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, but also advocated for certain protectionist measures such as limiting the power of foreign companies in Sweden and breaking up what it called the "power of big finance."''Contra'' 3 1987. Swedish historian Heléne Lööw has argued that the Sweden Party did not hold a coherent ideology and was internally polarized between two groups; those sympathetic to

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and neo-Nazi ideas and a more conventional

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and national conservative faction.

References

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