Sweden can’t avoid immigration debate

The Local.se reported that analysts were saying in December 2014 that Sweden may have narrowly avoided snap elections for March 2015 that would have been dominated by a debate on immigration, but with asylum seekers arriving in record numbers the issue was unlikely to stay off the agenda for long.

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Blog: Open Europe, 27.12.14: Sweden: Will today’s deal boost the anti-immigration party? http://openeurope.org.uk/blog/anti-immigration-party-may-get-boost/

ESO: Background information: Sweden parties reach budget deal to avoid snap election http://www.europeansources.info/record/sweden-parties-reach-budget-deal-to-avoid-snap-election/

ESO: Background information: Immigration debate intensifies in Sweden http://www.europeansources.info/record/immigration-debate-intensifies-in-sweden/

Deutsche Welle, 01.01.15: Swedish police investigate third mosque arson attack in a week http://dw.de/p/1EE0p

The Local.se, 01.01.15: Uppsala mosque hit by firebomb attack http://www.thelocal.se/20150101/uppsala-mosque-hit-by-firebomb-attack

BBC News, 02.01.15: Sweden protest after three mosque fires in one week http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30658482

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