Sweden's national, regional and municipal elections took place September 13.Lyssna: Three suspects in electoral fraud investigationThree individuals have now been notified of suspicions against them in the investigation into electoral fraud in Borlänge, central Sweden. Documents from the Falun District Court indicate that two people are suspected of exerting improper influence on voting, and one is suspected of accepting an improper benefit.The documents, seen by newspaper Expressen, do not specify the identities of those suspected.It was in mid-September that it became known that the National Anti-Corruption Unit was investigating suspected electoral fraud in Borlänge. Läs mer på SR
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Niels Paarup-Petersen (Centre), Ida Karkiainen (Social Dems), Annika Hirvonen (Greens) and Jennifer Merelaid Hankins (Left) talking with journalists after Thursday's meeting in parliament. Lyssna: Red-green parties reach…
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