Utmanarna Uppkomst, Weer och opinion

摘要

Five parties held (almost) all scats in the Swedish Riksdag between 1921 and 1988. Al-though contenders have been around since the mid 60's, it took until the elections of1988 and 1991 for three newcomers to make a breakthrough: Miljo-partiet(1988),Knit-demokraterna and Ny Demokrati (1991). This article examines the serious challengersthat emerged in the early 2000s, i.e. Junilitan, Piratpartiet, Sverigedemokratema and Fend-nistiskt initativ. I low did they emerge, what issues and ideas do they represent, andwhat characterizes the voters that are attracted by them? The articles' main focus is onthe last question. We conclude that although there are variations between the support-ers of the four different parties, they share some common properties. The typical cowtender-voter is a young man that is uninterested in politics, has a low education and ispoorly integrated into the labour market.