Stefan Löfven (S): We must understand what happened before it should never be repeated

- The Holocaust and the period before and during World War II are the darkest part of humanity. And we have to understand what happened before it should never be repeated so that is why celebrating today is very important, says Stefan Löfven (S).

Memorial Day on the spot in Auschwitz begins with speeches by Polish President Andrzej Duda, before survivors from the camp are expected to take their seats on the scene. Around 200 Holocaust survivors from all over the world will attend Auschwitz during the day. The ceremony starts at 15.30 and ends with a light ceremony in Birkenau two hours later.

The UN declared 2005 on January 27 as an International Memorial Day for the victims of the Holocaust, and since 2001 it has also been National Memorial Day in Sweden. In Sweden, a series of events are held to mark the day.

See the interview with Stefan Löfven (S) from the Morning Studio in the video above, where he gets to answer, among other things, how he views anti-Semitism today and what needs to be done so that the victims of the Holocaust should not be forgotten.