A tightly contested election in Sweden could reshape the country’s political landscape, with polls indicating a razor-thin 0.3-point gap between the left and right blocs just days before voting. The outcome may determine whether the far right secures a historic first government role, while the center-left’s slim lead has faded in the final stretch of the campaign. With Sweden’s reputation as a global leader in human rights potentially on the line, the stakes are high for voters weighing ideological shifts. The race remains too close to call as the nation prepares to head to the polls.
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 stakeSweden 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 parties can form a majority.Opinion polls show the centre-left opposition alliance ahead, with Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats the favourite to become prime minister again after four years in opposition, but her bloc’s lead has narrowed considerably in the final days of the campaign. Continue reading...
