Swedish Opposition Parties' Lead Collapses in Shock New Poll
A Novus poll for TV4 shows the Liberal Party at 3.3% and the Social Democrats at their lowest level since 2021.
- On Wednesday, a new Novus poll showed Sweden's ruling coalition has nearly caught up with the centre-left opposition bloc ahead of the Sept 13 election for parliament, pointing to a close vote.
- Falling from previous highs, the opposition's lead has narrowed to 2.6 percentage points, the smallest gap this year, as the Social Democrats face a polling decline and the Liberal Party gains support.
- Within the pro-government Tid coalition, the centre-left parties hold 50.3% backing while the Sweden Democrats polled 20.7%, and the Liberals reached 3.3%.
- Liberal leader Simona Mohamsson told journalists, "This bodes well for election day," while Social Democrats party secretary Tobias Baudin said the party expected the lead to shrink.
- With the election approaching, the centre-left remains divided, with the Centre Party and the Left Party ruling out cooperation if the other participates in a government.
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Swedish opposition parties' lead collapses in shock new poll
The Swedish opposition parties' lead in the election has collapsed to just 2.6 percentage points in a new poll, as the Liberal Party gains support and the Social Democrats fall to their lowest polling numbers since the 2021 government crisis.
With 11 days left until the election, the Social Democrats are losing big, getting 25.8 percent in a new opinion poll from Novus. At the same time, the Liberals are approaching the parliamentary barrier when they get 3.3 percent. – Now the election is at its peak, says the Social Democrats' party secretary Tobias Baudin about the loss.
Sweden's election tightens with 11 days to go, TV4 poll shows
OSLO, Sept 2 - Sweden's ruling right-wing coalition has nearly caught up with the centre-left opposition bloc ahead of a September 13 election for parliament, a new opinion poll showed on Wednesday, pointing to a close vote in which either side could win. Read more at straitstimes.com.
The election is fast approaching - and now a new poll from TV4/Novus indicates that it could be a real shocker. The Liberals are increasing significantly in the poll, gaining 3.3 percent. At the same time, the Social Democrats are gaining 25.8 percent, which means a big drop in public opinion. Don't miss anything about the 2026 election - download the Expressen app here
The Social Democrats are losing 4.3 percent of voter support, according to GP/Novus' latest voter barometer. The opposition's distance to the Tidö parties is thus significantly reduced. At the same time, the Liberals are making a significant advance and are now closer to the parliamentary barrier than in a very long time. "This must give great energy. Especially to L, but also the entire Tidö group," says political science professor Jonas Hinn…
Oppositionens försprång har krympt och nu skiljer det bara 2,6 procentenheter, visar en ny mätning från Novus/TV4. Samtigt ökar Liberalerna till 3,3 procent, enligt mätningen.
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