Could the extreme right win in Sweden? With Dominic Hinde
Ahead of the Swedish parliamentary election on September 11, we look at why the far-right party has risen in the polls and whether a recent recovery by the ruling Social Democrats means that the country’s Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson will be able to retain power.
Journalist and academic Dominic Hinde joins New Statesman’s managing editor, Megan Gibson, to discuss the main issues of the election, what has happened to the traditional conservative bloc and how Swedes see their place in the world.
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