Sweden’s left wing leads slightly, 176 parliamentary seats to 173, but the Nordic country must wait until Wednesday for a complete national result.
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Sweden’s extremely close election could see far right enter government
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Swedish voters go to polls to choose a new parliament as hard right bids for role in government
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Swedish election ends in tight finale. Preliminary results give opposition a 3-seat majority
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Sweden faces possible wait in tight election
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Swedish left noses ahead as right teeters in tight election
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Sweden's center-left bloc set to win election, STV reports
Once shunned over its extremist roots, the Sweden Democrats could enter government for the first time as voters weigh immigration, crime and Sweden's political transformation.
Latest poll shows 0.3-point gap between left and right blocs, with country’s reputation as global champion of human rights said to be at stake Sweden goes to the polls on Sunday in an extremely close election that could see the far right enter government for the first time if the country’s rightwing…
The populist Sweden Democrats could enter government for the first time if incumbent Ulf Kristersson's bloc wins. The left-wing opposition led by former PM Andersson has seen its lead narrow as election day has neared.
Swedes are heading to the polls Sunday for a general election that will either bring a far right party into government for the first time or shift the country back towards the liberalism it has long been known for.
Swedish voters are already lining up to cast their early ballots for this Sunday’s election as the right-wing government prays their deal with an insurgent party could keep them in power as the left’s coalition bickers ahead of a possible victory.
The stakes are high in Sweden's general election, with the far right poised to enter government for the first time. TV4 News journalist Markus Karlsson-Bourrioux explains how opinion polls shifted from a comfortable centre-left lead to a tight race over the summer, and how far-right ideas have gaine…
Party with neo-Nazi roots is in line for key ministerial positions if rightwing bloc wins the election Voting is under way in Sweden in a high-stakes election that could lead to the far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) entering government for the first time.
As Sweden heads into a closely fought election, the far right is gaining ground by tapping into concerns over crime and security, issues that some voters increasingly associate with migration. On FRANCE 24, Stockholm University sociologist Zeth Isaksson said the movement has also softened its image …
Sweden’s national election was too close to call early Monday with preliminary results giving the left-wing opposition a razor-thin 175-174 seat advantage over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right wing coalition. Days of uncertainty were expected until the final ballots are counted.
Partial results from Sweden’s national election showed conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s four-party alliance locked in a close race with opposition parties on the left including former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats.
Sweden’s national election was too close to call early Monday with preliminary results giving the left-wing opposition a narrow three-seat advantage over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing coalition. Days of uncertainty were expected until the final ballots are counted.
Exit polls in Sweden’s national election show left of center parties including former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats leading Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s governing alliance. Exit polls from Swedish public broadcaster SVT showed Andersson’s four-party group ahead and projec…
Country heads to the polls as latest polling shows 0.3-point gap between left and right wing blocs in Stockholm Hej , that’s hello in Swedish, from Stockholm, where I spent this morning eating Swedish pastry and meatballs talking to voters about the country’s prospects as they cast their votes in to…
Swedes are voting in a closely fought general election that could see the far-right Sweden Democrats enter government for the first time. With immigration, crime and the economy dominating the campaign, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson are locked in a nec…
Sweden’s Social Democrat-led bloc took a lead in an exit poll in a high-stakes election that became a de-facto referendum on keeping the far-right populist party out of power.
Sweden's centre-left wing bloc, led by the Social Democrats, held an early lead at 51.3% in a parliamentary election on Sunday, an exit poll by broadcaster SVT showed. Early results from the Swedish Election Authority were expected within hours.
