‘Deep roots in racist organisations’: Sweden’s PM Magdalena Andersson on the far-right threat in the election

Magdalena Andersson on a campaign visit to the city of Norrtälje, Sweden. Photograph: Jessica Gow/AP

Sweden’s Social Democratic prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, has said the country is at a pivotal moment as it prepares for its most critical election in years, in which rightwing populists with neo-Nazi roots are likely to become the second biggest party.

Andersson, who took over from Stefan Löfven in November to become Sweden’s first female leader, told the Guardian in an interview while campaigning near Stockholm that the repercussions would be considerable if the right-leaning parties win Sunday’s vote.