On Saturday evening, around 70 people marched through central Stockholm in a demonstration. According to witnesses, the demonstration was attended by members of the violent Nazi group Aktivklubb Sverige.
Slogans such as "Sweden for the Swedes" and "hail victory" were chanted, according to Expressen. Several politicians are now reacting strongly to the demonstration.
"The government takes all forms of violent extremism very seriously, not least that which is cultivated in right-wing extremist environments. These are completely abhorrent views, and groups that often function as a platform for radicalization and violence," Strömmer says in a written comment.
“Must be pushed back”
The Minister of Justice further says that he understands that this type of manifestation arouses particularly strong reactions among people who themselves have a foreign background.
"Having to look over your shoulder in fear of being subjected to hatred, threats or violence just because you have dark hair or dark skin - we simply do not want such a society, and therefore the hateful and violent extremists must be pushed back."
“Deeply un-Swedish”
Several opposition politicians are also reacting with outrage, including S leader Magdalena Andersson.
"They stand and shout and chant about Sweden, but to scare people with political violence, that's un-Swedish. Deeply un-Swedish," Andersson tells Expressen.
C-leader Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist also reacts strongly:
"Nazis on our streets are a brutal reminder of the darkness of history and must never be normalized," she writes in a comment to the newspaper.
The police monitored the demonstration, which was not authorized, and no disturbances occurred.
