Alternative for Sweden
Alternative for Sweden (Swedish: Alternativ för Sverige, AFS) is a far-right political party in Sweden. It was founded in March 2018 by Gustav Kasselstrand and William Hahne, along with other members of the Sweden Democratic Youth, who were collectively expelled from the Sweden Democrats in 2015. It advocates the forced remigration of immigrants with the goal of "Make Sweden Swedish Again", and Sweden's withdrawal from the European Union.
Alternative for Sweden Alternativ för Sverige | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | AFS |
| Leader | Gustav Kasselstrand |
| Deputy Leader | Mikael Jansson |
| Secretary | Per Sefastsson |
| Founders | Gustav Kasselstrand William Hahne |
| Founded | 5 March 2018 |
| Split from | Sweden Democrats |
| Preceded by | Sweden Democratic Youth (de facto) |
| Membership (2023) | 3,400 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors | Blue Yellow |
| Riksdag | 0 / 349 |
| European Parliament | 0 / 21 |
| County councils | 0 / 1,597 |
| Municipal councils | 0 / 12,780 |
| National Council | 3 / 251 |
| Diocese Councils | 3 / 841 |
| Website | |
| alternativforsverige | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2,057 | — |
| 2019 | 1,742 | −15.3% |
| 2020 | 2,204 | +26.5% |
| 2021 | 2,726 | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 3,100 | +13.7% |
| source | — |
AfS ran in the general elections of 2018 and 2022, but failed to enter the Riksdag. With 0.26% of the vote, AfS is the second largest party without representation in the Riksdag. In the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden, the party ran on an anti-EU platform, receiving 0.46% of the vote. In November 2020, AfS announced its intention to run in the 2021 election to the Church of Sweden council. It won 1.26% of the votes, giving it three seats in the Church council.