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Sweden elections

Social Democrats party leader Magdalena Andersson speaks during the Social Democrats’ election night watch party, September 13, 2026, in Stockholm. (Jonas Ekströmer/TT News Agency via AP)
September 18, 2026, 5:29 am
Swedish center-left coalition wins tight election marred by antisemitism accusations
Incumbent PM loses after promising ministries to far-right party with neo-Nazi roots; Centre Party says it won’t team up with Left Party after latter had to oust members who spread antisemitic conspiracies
By Shira Li Bartov
Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson (L) and Swedish Prime Minister and Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson take part in a televised election debate hosted by TV4 in Stockholm, Sweden, on September 10, 2026, three days ahead of the country’s general election. (Jonathan NACKSTRAND/AFP)
September 14, 2026, 2:40 am
Swedish center-left bloc leads tight election; in surprise, far right loses ground
Ruling and opposition blocs separated by only three seats, election authority says, based on votes from 6,195 of 6,312 districts; final results expected no earlier than Wednesday
By Agencies
People prepare to cast their vote for Sweden’s general election in a booth at a polling station in Nacka on September 13, 2026. (Jonathan NACKSTRAND/AFP)
September 13, 2026, 1:52 pm
Sweden goes to the polls as hard-right party bids for ministerial roles in government
Election will determine whether anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, which has roots in the far-right, will get ministerial roles, or if the center-left comes back into power
By AP
Party leader of the Sweden Democrats Jimmie Akesson gives a speech during the party's election watch at the Elite Hotel Marina Tower in Nacka, near Stockholm, Sweden, September 11, 2022. (Stefan Jerrevång/TT News Agency via AP, File)
September 14, 2022, 10:50 pm
Far-right leader declares victory for bloc in Swedish election; center-left PM quits
Head of Sweden Democrats, which has surged in popularity after being long-shunned over neo-Nazi roots, says it’s ‘time to put Sweden first’
By Agencies
Sweden Democrats' party leader Jimmie Åkesson campaigns at Stortorget in Malmo, Sweden, September 10, 2022, the day before the election. (Johan Nilsson/TT News Agency via AP)
September 11, 2022, 3:31 am
Close battle, populists on the rise: What to know as Sweden holds elections
PM Magdalena Andersson, who heads a left-wing coalition, is trying to fend off right-wing rivals, including a party that has tried to rebrand away from far-right image
By Vanessa Gera
Ebba Busch, leader of the Christian Democrats, left, Jimmie Akesson, leader of the Sweden Democrats and Marta Stenevi, spokesperson for the Green Party, right, take part in a political debate broadcasted on TV4 from Eskilstuna, Sweden, Thursday September 8, 2022. General elections will be held in Sweden on September 11. (Christine Olsson/TT via AP)
September 9, 2022, 12:33 pm
Sweden gears up for vote that could see far-right brought into power for first time
Long-treated as pariahs, polls predict anti-immigration and nationalist Sweden Democrats could surge to be second-largest party in Sunday’s election
By Johannes LEDEL
Party leader of the Sweden Democrats Jimmie Akesson attends an election campaign meeting at the town square in Gavle, on August 23, 2022. (Henrik Montgomery/TT News Agency/AFP)
August 27, 2022, 7:12 pm
Far-right Swedish party surges in polls ahead of election
Sweden’s right-wing bloc now willing to work with party, forecast to be second largest in upcoming vote, after it previously was shunned over historic ties to neo-Nazi movements
By AFP
Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven arrives at the Swedish Parliment in Stockholm on June 21, 2021 (Claudio BRESCIANI / TT News Agency / AFP) / Sweden OUT
June 21, 2021, 1:22 pm
Sweden PM loses confidence vote amid housing crisis, toppling government
Lofven becomes 1st Swedish premier to lose such a vote, giving him a week to decide if he’ll call snap election; political upheaval triggered by plan to deregulate rental market
By david keyton and JAN M. OLSEN
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven speaks to the press in Stockholm after he was ousted in a vote of no-confidence by Sweden's parliament on September 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund)
September 25, 2018, 4:27 pm
Swedish parliament ousts PM in no-confidence vote
Center and right-wing parties vote against leftist premier Stefan Lofven, but road to new government tricky as isolated far-right party gains momentum
By Pia OHLIN
People stand on booths at a polling station during the Swedish general elections in Stockholm on September 9, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jonathan Nackstrand)
September 11, 2018, 6:21 am
Far-right success in Sweden shows old taboos collapsing
Backlash against large-scale immigration continues to shake political order in Europe as Swedish party with neo-Nazi roots finishes 3rd in national elections
By PIETRO DECRISTOFARO and JEFFREY SCHAEFFER
Jimmie Akesson of the Sweden Democrats speaks at an election party at the Kristallen restaurant in central Stockholm on September 9, 2018. (AFP Photo/TT News Agency/Anders Wiklund)
September 10, 2018, 10:53 am
Sweden faces uncertain political landscape after far-right surge
Success of Sweden Democrats at expense of establishment parties leaves no clear path to formation of next government
By Gaël BRANCHEREAU and Camille BAS-WOHLERT
Jimmie Akesson, leader of the right-wing nationalist Sweden Democrats party, prepares to vote in Stockholm, Sweden, Sunday Sept. 9, 2018. (Stina Stjernkvist/TT via AP)
September 9, 2018, 9:40 pm
Exit poll indicates one in five Swedes voted for party with neo-Nazi roots
But center-left Social Democrats governing Sweden set to remain the largest party in parliament after election seen as a test on immigrant policy
By AP
An election official casts a voter's ballot at a polling station during the Swedish general elections in Stockholm on September 9, 2018. (AFP Photo/Jonathan Nackstrand)
September 9, 2018, 11:35 am
Polls open in Sweden amid heated debate on immigration
Far-right expected to make dramatic gains in European nation that took in the most Muslim asylum seekers per capita since 2015
By AP and AFP
William Hahne, vice chairman of the far-right "Alternative For Sweden" party, speaks at a campaign meeting in Kungstradgarden park in Stockholm, Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. (Erik Simander/TT News Agency via AP)
September 8, 2018, 5:37 pm
On election eve, Swedish PM slams ‘Nazi and racist roots’ of far-right party
The Sweden Democrats, a party rooted in a neo-Nazi movement, is riding an immigration backlash in the first elections since Stockholm allowed in 163,000 migrants
By JEFFREY SCHAEFFER and Vanessa Gera
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