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Sweden Democrats
Abbreviation SD
Chairperson Jimmie Åkesson
Secretary Mattias Bäckström Johansson
Founded 6 February, 1988
Preceded by Sweden Party
Headquarters Riksdag, 100 12
Stockholm
Newspaper SD-Kuriren
Youth wing Young Swedes SDU
(since 2015)
Sweden Democratic Youth
(1998-2015)
Ideology National conservatism
Right-wing populism
Factions:
Neo-fascism
Political position Far-right

The Sweden Democrats (Swedish: Sverigedemokraterna, SD) is a far-right, national conservative and right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2024, it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing bloc and the second-largest party in the Riksdag. It provides confidence and supply to the right-wing ruling coalition. Within the European Union, the party is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.