Rebecka Leila Fallenkvist (née Neagu; born 2 May 1996)[2] is a Swedish media personality and politician for the Sweden Democrats.[3]
Rebecka Fallenkvist | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rebecka Neagu[1] 2 May 1996[1] Ivetofta, Sweden[1] |
| Political party | Sweden Democrats |
| Occupation | TV presenter, politician |
Early life and education
editFallenkvist grew up in Kristianstad.[1] Her parents were refugees from Romania who immigrated to Sweden in the 1980s.[1][4] She has a bachelor's degree in international business administration from Linnaeus University.[1]
Career
editIn 2018, she became active in Young Swedes SDU, the youth wing of the Sweden Democrats, and has since held several positions of trust within the party, including as national ombudswoman and economic policy spokesperson.[1]
Since 2020, she has been recurring presenter of a news program on the YouTube channel of the Sweden Democrats' channel Riks.[5] Since the regional elections in Sweden in 2022, she has been elected as a Sweden Democrat member in the Stockholm Regional Council.[6][7] In 2022, she started working for Sweden Democrats' financial department.[8]
Controversies
editAfter the 2022 election night, Fallenkvist received media attention when, in a video published on Swedish blog Samnytt (the successor of Avpixlat), she extended her left arm and said "Helg seger" ("Weekend victory"), something that was seen as a possible allusion to Sieg heil (the Nazi salute "Hail victory", translated as "Hell seger" in Swedish).[9]
On October 15 of the same year, Fallenkvist was removed from her position at Riks by the party leadership, as the day before she had, in a post on Instagram, described her impression of Anne Frank's diary as follows: "50 pages in, and so far Anne Frank has only struck me as depraved. Horniness personified."[10] The statement was criticized by, among others, the Jewish Central Council, the Jewish Youth Federation and Israel's ambassador to Sweden.[11][12] In a statement to Expressen, Fallenkvist explained that through her comment she "wanted to highlight the good and human nature of Anne - not to minimize the evil she was subjected to".[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Lundberg, Patrik; Thegerström, Nicklas (7 April 2022). "Rebecka Fallenkvist: Jag är ett exempel på lyckad invandring" [Rebecka Fallenkvist: I am an example of successful immigration]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Sweden's population in 2000: Neagu, Rebecka Leila (1996-05-02) Social Insurance Agency, withdrawal regarding 20001231 (2014)
- ^ "Rebecka Leila Fallenkvist (26 år) Bromma". Ratsit (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ Björnsdotter Grönkvist, Mimmie (12 April 2022). "Rebecka Fallenkvist från Kristianstad sänder SD-vinklade nyheter i Riks" [Rebecka Fallenkvist from Kristianstad broadcasts news with an SD angle in Riks]. Norra Skåne (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ Andersson, Elisabet (17 January 2021). "Utan filter: SD storsatsar på konservativ tv-kanal" [Without filter: SD bets big on conservative TV channel]. Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN 1101-2412. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Ropade "Helg seger" – nu är Rebecka Fallenkvist (SD) invald i Region Stockholm" [Shouted "Helg seger" - now Rebecka Fallenkvist (SD) is elected in Region Stockholm]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 28 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Valpresentation" [Election presentation]. resultat.val.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "SD-profilen Rebecka Fallenkvists nya jobb efter Anne Frank-utspelet". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 20 October 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "SD-profilen i natt: "Helg seger"" [The SD profile last night: "Weekend victory"]. SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Rebecka Fallenkvist (SD) tas ur tjänst – efter orden om Anne Frank" [Rebecka Fallenkvist (SD) is removed from office - after the words about Anne Frank]. Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "SD-politiker tas ur tjänst efter Anne Frank-inlägg" [SD politician is removed from office after Anne Frank post]. Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Swedish politician: Anne Frank was 'horny herself'". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "Fallenkvist: "Ville belysa det goda och mänskliga"" [Fallenkvist: "I wanted to highlight the good and human"]. Omni (in Swedish). 15 October 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.