Sweden Nationalists Dream of ‘Swexit’ That (Almost) No One Wants
- Polls show very few Swedes want to leave European Union
- Finance minister says nationalists are being dishonest
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Sweden’s nationalist party leader spooked the currency markets this week by calling for a referendum on exiting the European Union after September’s election.
But Jimmie Akesson’s desire for a vote has scant backing among the public and the other established parties. Even his own Sweden Democrats are lukewarm to the idea, and in any case have no desire to give up access to Europe’s internal market.