Posts Tagged ‘AntiImmigration’
Membership Of UK’s Anti-immigration Reform Party Surpasses Conservatives
Membership of Britain’s upstart anti-immigration Reform UK party has overtaken that of the centre-right Conservative Party for the first time, the party said Thursday, as Tories disputed the numbers. Party leader and Brexit figurehead Nigel Farage hailed the figure as a “historic moment”. Immigration was a major issue at the ballot box at the UK’s…
Read MoreMette Frederiksen, The Face Of The Anti-immigration Left In Denmark
Mette Federiksen became Denmark’s youngest prime minister in 2019 Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, poised to form a new government after winning Denmark’s election this week, is a social-media loving leader who has overseen her Social Democrats’ monumental shift to a “zero refugee” policy. The 44-year-old, a fan of canned mackerel and Instagram, became the country’s…
Read MoreWho is Jimmie Åkesson? Anti-Immigration, ‘Anti-Muslim’ Leader Shakes Up Swedish Politics With Surprise Election Win
The right-wing alliance has likely defeated the ruling centre-left bloc headed by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Sweden. One of the key partners in the conservative bloc is the far right Sweden Democrats party which espouses stringent anti-immigrant stance. The final tally of results won’t be available until Wednesday as the election is too close…
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