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In the recent election to the Swedish Parliament, the Sweden Democrats, a right-wing populist and nationalist Party, gained 20.5 percent of the vote, making it for the first time the second-largest party in the country. The election resulted in a narrow win for the right-wing bloc that is now in government. In international rankings of factors such as "happiness," social trust, population health, quality of democracy, gender equality, economic prosperity, etc., Sweden is a very successful society. This article attempts to answer the question of why, given these rankings, such a large part of the electorate voted for an antiestablishment, populist, right-wing, and illiberal party. 02:55 Is this a paradigm shift in Swedish politics? 04:40 The typical SD voter 06:13 Sweden in the global rankings 09:37 The opinion gender gap 13:28 The Social Democrats from class party to "travel agency" 19:00 Failed integration policies 24:36 What does the ruling populist parties do when they come to power? 28:39 Populism as democratis totalitarianism 32:15 Is there corruption in Sweden? #populism #Sweden #far-right #democracy #politicalscience