The left opposition is ahead of the right-far right alliance in the Swedish legislative elections according to exit polls

The left-wing opposition is expected to be ahead of the alliance between the right and the far right, the latter losing ground, in the legislative elections in Sweden, according to exit polls published at the close of the polling stations.

Based on the poll carried out by public television SVT at 8:00 p.m. GMT (6:00 p.m. GMT), the left is credited with 51.3% of the votes against 46.8 for the right supported by the far right of the Sweden Democrats (SD) who would decline for the first time since their entry into Parliament in 2010 and would lose their place as the second party in Sweden.

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Another poll published for the TV4 channel gives the left at 51.3% and the outgoing government coalition at 47%. Supporters gathered at the Social Democrats' campaign headquarters screamed with joy upon learning of the retreat of the far right, chanting "no racists in our streets."

The left and the center have long led the polls in a campaign dominated by questions of health and purchasing power, but the right-wing government coalition, formed in 2022 and allied with the far right in Parliament, experienced new momentum in the very last days of the race.