Young Swedes SDU
Young Swedes (Swedish: Ungsvenskarna [ˈɵ̂ŋˌsvɛnskaɳa ɛsdeːˈʉː] ⓘ) have been the youth section within the Sweden Democrats since 1 October 2015. National spokesperson since October 2022 is Emil Eneblad. According to Jimmie Åkesson, the party leader of the Sweden Democrats, the sections main goal is to "attract young people to vote for the party". The section itself says that its main task is to "prepare young people to become future Sweden Democratic politicians." They use the Engelbrektsbågen as a symbol and describes itself as democratic and socially conservative with a nationalist outlook.
| Young Swedes SDU Ungsvenskarna SDU | |
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| Secretary General | Arvid Torstensson |
| Spokesperson | Emil Eneblad |
| Founded | 1 October 2015 |
| Preceded by | Sweden Democratic Youth |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Membership | c. 800 members (2016) |
| Ideology | Swedish nationalism Conservatism Social conservatism Euroscepticism National conservatism Economic liberalism |
| Mother party | Sweden Democrats |
| European affiliation | European Young Conservatives |
| Website | ungsvenskarna |
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Unlike the former youth section Sweden Democratic Youth, the Young Swedes demands that its members are also members of the Sweden Democrats. The minimum age for membership in the section is 13 years. A difference compared to the other youth section in Sweden is that the delegates to the Young Swedes congresses are not elected by the sections members, instead being appointed by its national board.