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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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.
The first polls at the polls take away from the government parties of Right, which have been leading the country for the past four years.
According to the first exit polls the coalition with social-democratic leadership to 51.3%
These parliamentary elections are highly contested, marked by a retreat from the far right according to the polls of the ballot box, while the left raced in the lead on Sunday night.
First projections give victory to Social Democrats with 28% of the votes. Extreme right has resulted below the polls. Left-wing coalition to govern is most likely scenario.
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