Editing Sweden Democrats (section)

===2022 general election (since 2022)===
Ahead of the [[2022 Swedish general election]], the SD attempted to form a conservative grouping with the [[Moderate Party|Moderates]], Christian Democrats and the [[Liberals (Sweden)|Liberals]] and requested ministerial posts in government should the right-wing bloc form a parliamentary majority.<ref>{{cite web | title=Swedish election: far right makes gains but overall result on knife-edge | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/11/swedish-election-exit-polls-far-right | date=11 September 2022 | website=[[The Guardian]] | access-date=12 September 2022 | archive-date=11 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911204719/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/11/swedish-election-exit-polls-far-right | url-status=live }}</ref> During the election, the SD campaigned to reduce asylum migration close to zero, stricter policies on work permits, lower energy bills and a tougher stance on gang violence with longer prison sentences.<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 August 2022 |title=Sweden Democrats launch plan to bring asylum migration 'close to zero' |url=https://www.thelocal.se/20220831/sweden-democrats-launch-plan-to-bring-asylum-migration-close-to-zero/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |website=The Local Sweden |language=en-US |archive-date=31 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831200841/https://www.thelocal.se/20220831/sweden-democrats-launch-plan-to-bring-asylum-migration-close-to-zero/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Szumski |first=Charles |date=23 August 2022 |title=Far-right eurosceptic party surge in polls ahead of Swedish elections |url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/far-right-eurosceptic-party-surge-in-polls-ahead-of-swedish-elections/ |access-date=31 August 2022 |website=Euractiv |language=en-GB |archive-date=31 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831181651/https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/far-right-eurosceptic-party-surge-in-polls-ahead-of-swedish-elections/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Preliminary results indicated that the Sweden Democrats had seen their strongest result to date and had overtaken the Moderates to become the second largest party with 20.6% of the vote. The result was confirmed after the election.<ref>{{cite web | title=Anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats celebrate election gains | url=https://www.ft.com/content/ed8e683a-f65e-4848-b83f-a65883f75db9 | date=12 September 2022 | website=[[The Financial Times]] | access-date=12 September 2022 | archive-date=10 December 2022 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/ed8e683a-f65e-4848-b83f-a65883f75db9 | url-status=live }}</ref>

In October 2022, the SD was allocated chairmanship of four parliamentary committees for the first time in the Riksdag with party secretary [[Richard Jomshof]] appointed to head the [[Committee on Justice|Justice Committee]], [[Aron Emilsson]] the [[Committee on Foreign Affairs (Sweden)|Committee on Foreign Affairs]], [[Tobias Andersson (politician)|Tobias Andersson]] the [[Committee on Industry and Trade (Sweden)|Committee on Industry and Trade]], and [[Magnus Persson (politician)|Magnus Persson]] the [[Committee on the Labour Market]]. SD parliamentarians were appointed as international delegation leaders for the first time, with [[Markus Wiechel]] becoming chairman of the Swedish delegation to the [[Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe]], [[Björn Söder]] for the [[Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe]] and [[Adam Marttinen]] the chairman of the joint-parliamentary group for [[Europol]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Sweden: Right-wing party get 4 chairmanships in parliament | url=https://apnews.com/article/business-elections-general-sweden-23be530858f6a14c01b0e782ebff4b8a | date=1 October 2022 | website=[[Associated Press]] | access-date=2 October 2022 | archive-date=1 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001201709/https://apnews.com/article/business-elections-general-sweden-23be530858f6a14c01b0e782ebff4b8a | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/sd-s-namn-till-presideposterna-klara|title=Richard Jomshof (SD) blir ordförande för justitieutskottet|first=Johan|last=Juhlin|newspaper=SVT Nyheter|date=1 October 2022|via=www.svt.se|access-date=11 January 2023|archive-date=20 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320033449/http://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/sd-s-namn-till-presideposterna-klara|url-status=live}}</ref>

The party also formed a deal with Moderate leader [[Ulf Kristersson]] to provide for the first time in their history parliamentary support to a Moderate Party-led government as part of the [[Tidö Agreement]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Szumski|first=Charles|date=16 September 2022|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/eu-lawmakers-slam-epp-for-siding-with-far-right-amid-swedish-election-results/|url-status=live|title=EU lawmakers slam EPP for siding with far-right amid Swedish election results|website=[[Euractiv]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924232011/https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/eu-lawmakers-slam-epp-for-siding-with-far-right-amid-swedish-election-results/|archive-date=24 September 2022|access-date=19 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Duxbury|first=Charlie|date=17 October 2022|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-parliament-center-right-leader-ulf-kristersson-prime-minister/|title=Swedish parliament backs center-right leader Ulf Kristersson as new PM|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=19 October 2022|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018055908/https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-parliament-center-right-leader-ulf-kristersson-prime-minister/|url-status=live}}</ref>