| Country: | Sweden |
| National Democrats | |
| Native Name: | Nationaldemokraterna |
| Abbreviation: | ND |
| Leader: | Marc Abramsson |
| Foundation: | 12 August 2001 |
| Dissolved: | 23 April 2014 |
| Ideology: | Ultranationalism Right-wing populism Ethnopluralism Third Position[1] Anti-communism Anti-capitalism |
| Split: | Sweden Democrats |
| Position: | Far-right[2] [3] [4] |
| European: | Euronat Alliance of European National Movements |
| Newspaper: | Nationell Idag |
| Youth Wing: | National Democratic Youth |
| Headquarters: | Stockholm |
| Flag: | Nationaldemokraterna flag.png |
| Colours: | Orange |
The National Democrats (Nationaldemokraterna, ND) were a political party in Sweden, formed by a radical faction of national board of the Sweden Democrats (SD) in October 2001 after they were expelled from the SD. The party described itself as a democratic nationalist and ethnopluralist party.[5] The party disbanded on 23 April 2014.[6]
In the 2002 general election the party received 9,248 votes,[7] far below the 4 percent threshold necessary for parliamentary representation. In the 2006 general election the party received 3,064 votes (0.06%), however they had representation in two municipalities south of Stockholm.[8] [9] In the 2010 general election the party received 1,141 votes (0.02%).[10] The chairman of the party was Marc Abramsson.
On 2 February 2008, the old party logo consisting of a blue and yellow sail was replaced with an orange cloudberry flower.[11]
ND's ideology was described as xenophobic and/or racist by the newspaper expressen.[12] The party rejected these descriptions.[13] [14]
The party was critical of United States foreign policy and of NATO.[15] [16] The party also opposed what it called the "imperialist occupations of Serbia, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan."[16]
| Election year |
| % of overall vote |
| +/- | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9,248 | 0.17 | New | |||
| 2006 | 3,064 | 0.11 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 1,141 | 0.02 | 0 |