Sweden faces prospect of far right at heart of government – a week after AfD’s victory in Germany
- It was a point of national pride that at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis across Europe Sweden took in 163,000 asylum seekers, the second highest per capita across the continent – equivalent to one person for every 60 locals.
- But a decade on, that number had fallen by 96 per cent.
- Successive governments from both the political Left and then the Right have pushed for firmer measures on migration that have steadily gained acceptance across society.
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- It was a point of national pride that at the height of the 2015 refugee crisis across Europe Sweden took in 163,000 asylum seekers, the second highest per capita across the continent – equivalent to one person for every 60 locals.
- But a decade on, that number had fallen by 96 per cent.
- Successive governments from both the political Left and then the Right have pushed for firmer measures on migration that have steadily gained acceptance across society.
Sources: The Independent