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Sweden on the Populist Precipice? Not So Fast
Investors are worried about the Sweden Democrats for the wrong reasons.
Election posters in Stockholm.
Photographer: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty Images
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Sweden, the last Scandinavian country to withstand the tide of populism that’s swept across Europe, is on the brink.
There’s been concern over the prospect that the Sweden Democrats will stage a breakthrough in this weekend’s election — but much of the worry has been for the wrong reasons.