Published 2 May 2024 at 14.30
Domestic. Sweden Democrats' incumbent EU parliamentarian Johan Nissinen has been recruited by Jan Emanuel's party Folklistan after being poked by SD.
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Sara Skyttedal and Jan Emanuel , which is behind Folklistan, presented the new signing during a press conference on Thursday, according to TV4 Nyheterna.
– It feels very fantastic to be part of a people's movement that I believe will make a difference, says Johan Nissinen at the press conference .
Johan Nissinen is a sitting member of the EU Parliament for SD, but ended up far down on the party's list before the election this year.
Nissinen himself now claims that he chose to run for Folklistan including because of the party's proposal to stop the import of “tortured meat”.
The politician caused controversy in August when he launched a campaign calling for a “fast track” for “trans people” in healthcare. He wanted to introduce this to “free up resources for children and young people who really need this [i.e. gender change, FT's note] the most”.
In the video, Johan Nissinen described himself as “Sweden Democrat and LGBT -plusperson”.
The campaign attracted harsh criticism.
“Stupidest thing I've heard in a long time. Seriously – what are you doing”, wrote the SD profiler Kent Ekeroth in a response to X .
Stupidest thing I've heard in a long time. Seriously – what are you doing?
Will be a big no vote on it at the country days.
— Kent Ekeroth (@kentekeroth) August 17, 2023