Politics
Sweden votes in knife-edge election that could put far right in government
September 12, 2026 at 05:56 AM
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3 reports · over 8 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Sweden heads to the polls: What’s at stake in the knife-edge election?
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TGThe Guardian
Sweden’s extremely close election could see far right enter government
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BNBBC News
Sweden election becomes tight race, as hard right eyes role in government
(opens the publisher’s site)Swedes vote Sunday in a close general election that could bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government for the first time, with polls showing the left bloc narrowly ahead.
- Sweden's parliamentary election takes place Sunday, with a Friday Ekot poll putting the left bloc at 50.8% and the right at 47.6%.
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson promised the Sweden Democrats ministerial posts if the rightwing bloc wins; the party has backed his government since 2022 without holding such roles.
- The Social Democrats' Magdalena Andersson leads her bloc's bid to return to power after four years in opposition.
- Kristersson said a party official accused of spreading pro-Russian messages should be fired if the claims prove true, while SD leader Jimmie Åkesson said the party is investigating.