The Swedes will decide today between the centre-left opposition or the current right-wing government
The centre-left is a favorite in the polls with a slight difference, and if the right wins in the end, the far-right can enter the government.
The polling stations opened at 08:00 local time (06:00 GMT) in Sweden for citizens to vote inthe general election . The center-left opposition is a favorite by a narrow margin, according to polls, but the right-wing government bloc has narrowed the gap considerably in recent days.
Polls put the centre-left ahead between 0.5 and 5.6 points when the difference was around 10 points two weeks ago, which has fueled speculation, as in the 2018 and 2022 elections.
Of the 8 million Swedes eligible to vote 3.6 million voted in advance, 30% more than in 2022. This is a record figure according to the Election Authority.
Security and public order, immigration, anti-inflationary measures, health and education have been at the forefront of a campaign of frequent personal attacks.
If the forecasts were not met, and if it were a victory for the government bloc, the Swedish Democrats would most likely join the ultra-right-wing party (SD). So far, they have given external support to the coalition of conservatives, liberals, and Christian Democrats, but if they win, in the new legislature, they have been promised to join a possible new cabinet.
In the last debate last night, opposition leader Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson reproached Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson for this: "If I am prime minister, I will never let extremist forces into government, which is something that Ulf Kristersson cannot command," said Andersson, who reiterated his willingness to cooperate with all forces except SD.
"It is a vanity to believe that a government can be formed without a majority, unable to accept your proposals and budgets; it is a recipe for complete chaos," Kristersson reproached him.
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