Today in Sweden: A Roundup of the Latest News on Tuesday
Prosecutors say voters were driven from vulnerable areas and given pre-marked ballots, with one report also alleging cash was handed out.
- Sweden's National Anti-Corruption Unit reopened a preliminary investigation into suspected election fraud in Dalarna, focusing on allegations of pre-marked ballot papers used during the general election.
- A complaint submitted to the Prosecution Authority alleges individuals transported voters from so-called 'vulnerable areas' to polling stations and provided them with ballots already marked for specific candidates.
- Mohamed Abdukadir Ali, the Left Party politician whose name appeared on marked ballots, secured a parliamentary seat on the party's Dalarna ballot after receiving 648 individual votes.
- Abdukadir Ali, not currently a formal suspect, told SVT the allegations are 'utterly, utterly wrong' and that he was shocked to learn of the investigation from journalists.
- Prosecutor Oskar Edvardsson told Aftonbladet that authorities might share more information on the 'improper influence at voting' investigation within a week or two.
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Swedish prosecutors probe election fraud allegation casting shadow over vote
STOCKHOLM, Sept 22 - Swedish prosecutors are investigating possible election fraud that could lead to a re-run of the vote in one county, potentially putting 11 parliamentary seats in play and raising uncertainty about the final result of the September 13 vote. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The election of a new left-wing Swedish parliament member is being investigated for possible election fraud following allegations of "improper influence during the vote."
Svenska Dagbladet
The Social Democrats are now commenting on the suspicions of election fraud regarding a registered Left Party MP. "It is very serious when there are suspicions of election fraud in connection with an election," says S party secretary Tobias Baudin in a written comment.
A politician from the Left Party surprisingly secured a seat in the Riksdag in the elections on September 13. Now the police are investigating information about completed ballots and money for voters
The preliminary investigation into suspected election fraud in Borlänge could, depending on the outcome, mean a re-election in the Dalarna constituency, according to Erik Wångmar, associate professor at Linnaeus University. “Here, the seats in the Riksdag could be at stake,” he says in Morgonstudion.
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