Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government
- On Sunday, September 13, 2026, roughly 8 million eligible voters began casting ballots for the 349-seat Riksdag in a razor-tight election where Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson challenges Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson as the far-right Sweden Democrats seek government entry for the first time.
- Since 2022, the Sweden Democrats have propped up Kristersson's minority government while gaining influence over immigration and crime policy; party leader Jimmie Akesson secured an invitation to join a prospective four-party coalition earlier this year.
- Tactical voting boosted the Liberal Party from 1.9% in August to 5.8% in final polls, a reversal critical for Kristersson and Akesson to secure a parliamentary majority and avoid wasted votes.
- A right-wing victory would allow Akesson to claim cabinet posts for the first time, dismantling the political "firewall" that has historically kept the Sweden Democrats from formal government power.
- Electoral success for the Sweden Democrats would align with broader European trends, including a recent win by Germany's anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany in Saxony-Anhalt, potentially accelerating normalization of far-right parties across the continent.
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It is completely even between the blocs in SVT's election forecast. – It is heartbreaking, says election researcher Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson. S looks to be heading towards its worst parliamentary election in modern times, according to the forecast. SD, at the same time, looks to be backing down for the first time in a parliamentary election.
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STOCKHOLM (ANP/RTR) - According to a forecast by the Swedish broadcaster SVT, the center-left opposition bloc in Sweden is heading for 51.3 percent of the vote in the country's parliamentary elections. The Swedish center-left parties support social democratic leader Magdalena Andersson as prime minister...
The center-left opposition appears to be heading for victory in the parliamentary elections in Sweden. In an initial exit poll by the Swedish public broadcaster SVT, the center-left bloc stands at 51.3 percent. The ruling right-wing bloc currently stands at 46.8 percent. The polling stations in Sweden closed at 8:00 PM. The votes will be counted in the coming hours, and the first preliminary results are expected. The fact that the center-left a…
The opposition coalition - the Social Democratic Workers Party, the Left Party, the Centre Party and the Green Party - receives most of the seats in the Swedish Parliament, reports on Sunday to The Guardian with reference to the results of the Exit Poles.
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