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Sweden Democrat posts 'Hitler selfie' to Facebook

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Sweden Democrat posts 'Hitler selfie' to Facebook
Photo: Facebook/Avesta Tidning

A Sweden Democrat local politician in central Sweden has come under fire for posting a picture of himself dressed as Hitler on his Facebook page.

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Ola Sjökvist received enough local election nominations to snag one of four Sweden Democrat seats in Avesta.
 
But he's been criticized after a picture he posted on Facebook in 2010 caught the attention of the Avesta Tidning newspaper on Friday. 
 
It appears to show Sjökvist taking a photo of himself in a mirror while performing a "Heil" gesture with what appears to be a Hitler-style moustache on his upper lip.
 
His hair is combed to the side and he is wearing a brown shirt. 
 
"It was nothing more than a fancy-dress party of a friend of mine," he explained, when confronted by the paper
 
"It was really just a bit of fun. We had to dress as someone well known - and if there's someone who's well-known it's him. Everyone recognizes him," he added. 
 
The costume marks the second time this month that someone with Sweden Democrat connections has landed in hot water due to Nazi-related accessories. A 20-year-old woman stepped down after she was snapped wearing a Nazi armband. 
 
In March last year, another Swede who dressed as a Nazi for a party was acquitted of hate crime charges.

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