Irish Examiner view: Stifling debate benefits the extremists
Jimmie Åkesson's Sweden Democrats achieved a breakthrough this week, entering the new coalition, driven in part by its pledge to curb immigration. Picture: Per Pettersson/Flickr
As indicated earlier this week on this website, a change of government beckons in Sweden, with a coalition of right-wing parties to form the country’s next administration.
Prime minister Magdalena Andersson stepped down at a press conference on Wednesday when she pointed out that her Social Democrats were still the country’s largest party and that the incoming coalition had a very slim majority.
