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Back|Swedish parliamentary election: Opposition leads before election ends
Swedish parliamentary election: Opposition leads before election ends
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Spiegel Ausland·40 minutes ago·Politics·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Swedish parliamentary election: Opposition leads before election ends

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  • In the parliamentary election in Sweden, the left-wing opposition led by the Social Democrats is leading with 51.3 percent, ahead of the right-wing camp at around 47 percent, according to two post-election surveys.
  • The right-wing populist Sweden Democrats are losing support for the first time since they entered parliament in 2010.

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The Sweden Democrats first entered the Swedish parliament in 2010 and have steadily gained support since then.

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In the parliamentary elections in Sweden there are signs of a victory for the opposition led by the Social Democrats. According to two post-election surveys in the evening, the four left-wing opposition parties were ahead of the right-wing camp, which got around 47 percent, with 51.3 percent of the vote. According to forecasts, the right-wing populist Sweden Democrats will lose support for the first time since they entered parliament in 2010.

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  • ?What specific coalition options are now available to the opposition?
  • ?How will the Sweden Democrats respond to their first decline since 2010?

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  • In the parliamentary election in Sweden, the left-wing opposition led by the Social Democrats is leading with 51.3 percent, ahead of the right-wing camp at around 47 percent, according to two post-election surveys.
  • The right-wing populist Sweden Democrats are losing support for the first time since they entered parliament in 2010.

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