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No indication in the polls that the Swedish Pirate party will remain in the European Parliament (Photo: Didier Misson)

Immigration not a topic for Swedish mainstream parties

When Jimmie Akesson, leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD), turned up in March at the Norrland University Hospital, a doctor barred the way to the section for the elderly that Akesson intended to visit.

"Your presence here upsets the staff as well as the patients. I cannot let you in," the doctor explained and Akesson had to leave.

The hospital was part of a tour of work places in Sweden by Akesson, following the example of the Swedish Prime Minister who has been doing suc...

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No indication in the polls that the Swedish Pirate party will remain in the European Parliament (Photo: Didier Misson)

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