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Tuesday, 20 May 2026  ·  Ljouwert, FryslânEst. 2026

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The Failure of Multiculturalism in Northern Europe
Politics

It mislearen fan multikultuerisme yn Noard-Europa

April 21, 2026 · Frisian News

Integration programs across Scandinavia and the Low Countries have produced poor results, with segregated neighborhoods and social tension growing despite decades of official policy. Voters in these regions now reject the multicultural consensus and elect governments that demand faster assimilation.

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Wat sil der no barre? Stockholm en Amsterdam investearren miljarden yn wenningen, skoallen en wurkprogramma's foar wyken fan leech komôf. Mar sûnder in ferwachting fan yntegraasje, sûnder taaleasken, sûnder sosjale druk, sille dizze ynvestearringen opnij swak útpakke. De swakke kant fan it multikulturele model wie net dat it te idealistysk wie. It wie dat it net earnstig meande. It joech jild oan groepen ynstee fan oan minsken. It gong der fan út dat respekt en neilibjen fansels groeie soene sûnder skerpe easken. Dat kaam ferkeard út. Nij belied wêrmei dizze lannen har no rjochtsje, sil sjen litte moatte oft dy les begrepen is.

English

Voters responded. Since 2020, right-wing parties that reject the multicultural consensus have won elections across the region. Sweden's Democrats, the Netherlands' PVV, and Denmark's People's Party now shape law. They do not ask for ethnic purity or mass deportation. They demand faster assimilation, tougher language tests, and an end to separate integration tracks. They insist that newcomers accept local values or go home. These parties won not because Swedes or Dutch became cruel, but because the old approach produced the opposite of what it promised. Harmony requires shared culture. Officials ignored this for decades.


Published April 21, 2026 · Frisian News · Ljouwert, Fryslân