Swedes vote in election that could usher far right into government
- Swedes face a tight election on September 13, 2026, focused on whether to include the far-right Sweden Democrats, with about 19% voter support, in the government, which could give them cabinet positions and potentially a second term for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson credits cooperation with the Sweden Democrat leader since 2022 for economic growth, lower energy and food prices, reduced gang crime, and low asylum numbers, and his center-right coalition seeks to continue this partnership.
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Westfalenpost
Sweden's Social Democrats are ahead of the election. Magdalena Andersson still has an open way back to the top of the government.
Berliner Morgenpost
Sweden's Social Democrats are ahead of the election. Magdalena Andersson still has an open way back to the top of the government.
If the center-left bloc's lead is confirmed by the count, Magdalena Andersson will be in a strong position to return to the prime ministership - Outgoing Prime Minister Kristersson's Moderates at 18.1% - The far-right Sweden Democrats party falls to 17.2%
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 left party camp is clearly in the lead after the parliamentary elections in Sweden. The right-wing populist Swedes are losing most.
According to the first exit polls, the left-wing bloc is winning the Swedish elections. The first partial results will follow later.
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