Jimmie Åkesson
Swedish politician
Photo: Poltikerveckan Almedalen, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Sep 14
Left opposition takes 176-seat lead in Swedish election as Sweden Democrats lose ground
Sweden's left-led opposition holds a three-seat advantage over the ruling right-wing bloc with 95% of votes counted, while the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats recorded their first vote share decline since entering parliament.
- Sep 12
Sweden heads to polls as right-wing bloc seeks majority with Sweden Democrats
More than 8 million Swedish citizens will elect 349 members of the Riksdag on 13 September 2026, determining whether Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson or Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson forms the next government.
