Swedish PM Kristersson seeks new term and backing for partnership with right wing
The vote could bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into cabinet for the first time, with polls showing the party at about 19% support, officials said.
- On Sunday, Swedes vote in a tight election functioning as a referendum on whether the far-right Sweden Democrats should join the government and reshape the country's liberal political landscape.
- Polls show the Sweden Democrats with around 19% support, a party with neo-Nazi roots that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has pledged to include in his coalition to secure a second term.
- Center Party lawmaker Birgitta Ohlsson warned that Sweden Democrats entry would harm liberal ideals, stating, "We've already seen the effects while they've been outside government, and it would be ten times worse."
- Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson faces a daunting coalition-building task if the centre-left opposition wins, as parties remain divided on taxes, nuclear energy, and other key policies.
- The rise of the far right has reshaped Europe's political landscape, with historian Lars Tragardh predicting 'a continued normalization of the Sweden Democrats' as the election concludes four years of parliamentary support.
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