Turkish-origin politician forms Migrant Party in Sweden Mikail Yuksel, dismissed from Center Party, says new party will fight against Islamophobia and for the rights of migrants

(Anadolu) A Swedish politician of Turkish origin, expelled earlier from the Center Party, has formed the Migrant Party.

Talking to Anadolu Agency, Yuksel said his party will represent migrants.

He said for the first time such a party has been formed in Sweden.

Yuksel said he was on top of the list of candidates the Center Party had drawn for Sweden’s second largest city Goteborg, before the general elections, held in September last year.

“However, I was dismissed from the party before the elections, because I did not speak against Turkey or President Erdogan,” he claimed.

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