A Swedish-Somali politician has left the ruling Social Democrats party in protest of Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s recent remarks, claiming the party has become too xenophobic.
Saida Hussein Moge chastised Andersson for remarks she made last week in which she stated that Sweden should not have any “Somalitowns.”
Moge tweeted on her social media account Monday that the Social Democrats have “become a more xenophobic party.”
Moge went on to say that she has lost faith in Social Democrats leader Andersson.
“The Social Democrats no longer represent the ideals and principles in which I believe.” “The Social Democrats are drifting away from their roots and rapidly embracing right-wing ideas, while becoming a more xenophobic party,” she said in a Facebook posting.
She claimed that the prime minister’s statements foster racism, hatred, and exclusion.
“I’d like to urge everybody who has considered voting for me in the election to reconsider. I urge everyone to vote in order to put a stop to the wicked elements in society “She continued.
Moge is a well-known Gothenburg politician who has appeared on Social Democrat ballots for both municipal and parliamentary elections in the city.
In an interview with the daily Dagens Nyheter, Andersson stated, “We do not want Chinatowns in Sweden.” We don’t want Somalitowns or Little Italys.”
Andersson’s remarks were in response to criticism of Immigration Minister Anders Ygeman’s recommendation that Sweden follow Denmark in attempting to reduce the concentration of persons with non-Nordic immigrant histories in the most troublesome regions of its cities.