What happened
The right-wing site Samnytt displays large advertisements for a far-right online store. The advertisements specifically highlight a book published by a Nazi publishing house. The site's CEO Kent Ekeroth is also a full-time politician for the Sweden Democrats. Ekeroth defends the site's advertising collaboration, reports Dagens ETC.
Our analysis
Kent Ekeroth, CEO of Samnytt and a full-time politician for the Sweden Democrats, actively chooses to defend his site advertising Nazi literature. The reporting lacks information on how much revenue the advertisements generate, as well as what the party leadership of the Sweden Democrats thinks about the collaboration. For new Swedes, the connection between party politicians and Nazi organizations is a direct issue of security. The next step falls on the Sweden Democrats' leadership, which must clarify whether one of their full-time politicians is permitted to promote Nazi publishers.
Explained
A full-time politician has political duties as their profession and is paid with tax money.