A Swedish lawmaker once seen as a future leader of the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats party announced Sunday he was quitting parliament and the party after a racist scandal. Erik Almqvist, 31, was one of three party officials caught on film hurling racist abuse at two men, arming themselves with iron…
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