Sweden's Centre-Left Leads at 50.8% as Kristersson Seeks Second Term
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Updated · The Guardian · Sep 11
Sweden's Centre-Left Leads at 50.8% as Kristersson Seeks Second Term
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Sep 11
Summary
50.8% support in recent polls puts Magdalena Andersson’s centre-left bloc narrowly ahead of the governing right and far-right alliance on 47.6% before Sunday’s parliamentary election.
Ulf Kristersson, seeking a second term after leading a three-party centre-right coalition since 2022, told AFP he wants to “make Sweden great again,” echoing Donald Trump.
A right-bloc victory could bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government for the first time, after years of supporting Kristersson’s coalition from outside.
Sunday’s vote is expected to be extremely close, and coalition talks could take weeks before Sweden knows who will form the next government.