Swedish far-right wins seats in parliament

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A far-right party in Sweden has won seats in parliament for the first time, denying the governing centre-right coalition an overall majority. The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats have won 20 of the 349 seats in the country’s single assembly, following Sunday’s general election. Lisa Mullins talks with Kent Ekeroth of the Sweden Democrats.

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