What to Know About Sunday’s Election in Sweden, NATO’s Newest Member
Opinion polls show the centre-left ahead as parties clash over whether the Sweden Democrats should enter government.
- On Sunday, September 13, Sweden will hold a parliamentary election determining whether Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's center-right coalition retains power or center-left opposition leader Magdalena Andersson returns to government.
- The right-wing bloc relies on the Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration party with far-right roots led by Jimmie Akesson, for a parliamentary majority; the party took 20.5% of the vote in 2022 and could receive cabinet seats for the first time.
- While opposition parties have led opinion polls for four years, political scientist Nicholas Aylott noted the Social Democrats' "extremely defensive" campaign may have impacted their support, with voters focused on government formation rather than policy issues.
- Prime Minister Kristersson completed Sweden's accession as NATO's 32nd member in 2024, prioritizing national security; Sweden's Psychological Defense Agency reported the election is not Russia's top priority, minimizing interference concerns.
- With more than 8 million eligible voters, the outcome will determine the composition of the 349-seat Riksdag, where individual parties must clear a minimum 4% threshold to secure parliamentary representation.
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What to know about Sunday’s election in Sweden, NATO’s newest member
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is holding an election on Sunday that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first
What to know about Sunday's election in Sweden, NATO's newest member
Sweden is holding an election Sunday that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to power
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Sweden will hold a parliamentary election on September 13. The centre-left opposition, led by Magdalena Andersson, currently has a slight lead in the polls over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing government. Kristersson aims to create a majority government with his current partners, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, and the Sweden Democrats, a party with […]
In Sweden, after four years of right-wing rule, a victory for the Social Democrats and their allies is expected. However, the differences in polls between the party blocs are small.
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