Editing Sweden Democrats (section)

=== Splinter parties ===
Since the SD's inception, breakaway parties have been formed by former SD members, many of whom were either removed from the party due to controversial actions or resigned after the SD began to ideologically shift and moderate itself.

In 1995, former SD spokesman [[Leif Zeilon]] established the [[Conservative Party (Sweden)|Homeland Party]] along with other founding members of the SD after Anders Klarström was replaced as party chairman by a less hardline leadership.<ref name="Så ska de slå ut SD">{{cite web |last=Marmorstein |first=Elisabeth |date=14 May 2009 |title=Så ska de slå ut SD |trans-title=That's how they'll knock out the SD |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/L0oj6x/sa-ska-de-sla-ut-sd |access-date=31 January 2024 |website=[[Aftonbladet]] |language=sv}}</ref>

In 2001, a major breakaway occurred when the more radical ethno-nationalist faction of the SD's national board and their supporters were collectively expelled and formed the [[National Democrats (Sweden)|National Democrats]] party.<ref name="Så ska de slå ut SD"/>

On 18 March 2018, [[Alternative for Sweden]] (AfS) was formed by former members of the SD's old youth wing after they were kicked out of the party after alleged ties with extremist groups and for coming into conflict with the mother party. Three SD parliamentarians joined Alternative for Sweden but all lost their seats during the 2018 general election.<ref name=":7" /> AfS's policies have been criticised as too extreme by members of the SD such as [[Henrik Vinge]].<ref name=":7">{{cite web |last=Svensson |first=Niklas |author-link=Niklas Svensson |date=5 March 2018 |title=SD:s presschef: Glad om vi slipper rasistiska åsikter |trans-title=SD's press manager: Happy if we get rid of racist views |url=https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/tidigare-sd-toppen-utmanar-akesson-med-nytt-parti/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618164455/https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/tidigare-sd-toppen-utmanar-akesson-med-nytt-parti/ |archive-date=2019-06-18 |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=[[Expressen]] |language=sv}}</ref>