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The Sweden Democrats have demanded an apology from Prime Minister Stefan Löfven after he branded the party "neo-fascists" in a newspaper article.
In an editorial penned for leading Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter Löfven wrote "I will never act in a way that would give power over the country's development to a neo-fascist single issue political party that neither respects human diversity or Sweden's democratic institutions."
His remarks sparked a strong response from the Sweden Democrats' party secretary Björn Söder who claimed Löfven was talking "nonsense." Indeed the party believes that Löfven's attack may backfire at the polls and encourage more of the electorate to vote for them.