On the lamposts, signs for 'Ett bättre Uppsala. För alla.' or 'A better Uppsala, for all' were seen everywhere:
Above is and add for the Social Democrats party, or "the red party." Most of the people I talked to (Uppsala University students around my age) voted for this party. According to my roommate, they represent the "old way" of Sweden - taking care of those that need it and supporting the weakest in society.
There's also the Feminist Initiative party, which was shocking for me to discover. In Sweden, most of the political parties, with the exception of the Swedish Democrats, identify as Feminist. This is quite the opposite of the U.S., where it is almost political suicide to identify as Feminist, and I would dare to say most political parties are anti-feminist (re: Hobby Lobby and the GOP). A lot of feminists were actually worried that the feminist party would take away from votes to the Red party.
The election results disappointed a lot of people. Because I am in Uppsala, a city with a high student population, most of what I heard was massive disappointment with the power the Swedish democrats gained. My Swedish teacher, when teaching us the phrase "inget vidare" ("not good at all") said that might be how people respond when you ask them how they are doing after the elections.
See the outcomes and learn more about the Swedish General Elections here.
As a political science major from the U.S., it was both fascinating and disappointing to watch the Swedish Democrats take power, as they represent a much more conservative and nationalistic party than Sweden has seen in a while.
