Swedes Head to Polls Sunday in Expected Tight Race: What to Know

Swedes are voting in a parliamentary election that will determine if Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s center-right coalition wins a second term or if former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats return to power. Recent polls indicate an exceptionally close race, with the center-left parties narrowly ahead of the governing parties and their Sweden Democrat allies. Kristersson’s coalition took office in 2022 with promises to reduce gang violence and immigration, as Sweden’s gun violence rates had significantly increased.

• Sweden’s parliamentary election is scheduled for Sunday.
• The outcome will decide between Prime Minister Kristersson’s center-right coalition and former Prime Minister Andersson’s Social Democrats.
• Recent polls show a very tight race, with the center-left parties slightly ahead.
• The election could see the right-wing Sweden Democrats enter the government for the first time.
• Kristersson’s coalition, elected in 2022, focused on curbing gang violence and reducing immigration.