At a press conference in his hometown of Sölvesborg, Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson dropped his party's demand for governing positions in order to allow a right-wing government, however he said his party intends t…
Martin Ådahl, economics spokesperson for the Centre Party, has ruled out any deal which will see his party support a right-wing government dependent on the far-right Sweden Democrats, telling The Local simply that "it wi…
Gunilla Hasselblad, 56, och Thomas Jansson, 61, från Stockholm, har äger nu två fastigheter i Norrtälje efter ett köp från Malin Ester Karolina Johansson och Chris Wing-Shing Cheng..
Following strong gains for the Moderate Party and the Sweden Democrats, a new poll has the right-wing side nearly four percentage points higher than their left-wing rivals..
Kristersson calls on speaker to force parliamentary vote to break Swedish government deadlock – and right-wing bloc takes clear lead over left wing in new poll. Here's the latest news..
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Björn Söder, one of the so-called 'gang of four' who took over the far-right Sweden Democrats in 2005, has become the second senior party figure to call for it to drop its demand for ministerial positions and so open the…
The so-called 'red-green' parties of Sweden's left and centre-left wing have been keeping silent about any meetings about forming a government that may or may not be happening. But an unnamed Left Party source says the C…
Data shows that voters in Sweden with foreign backgrounds support left-wing parties in often much higher numbers than they do right-wing parties. The Local's Mandy Pipher says, 'So what?'.
Senior politicians for the far-right Sweden Democrats have reacted to the party's poor election result by blaming immigrant voters and newly naturalised Swedish citizens voting for the first time. Is there any truth to t…
Sweden's right-wing parties are suggesting Magdalena Andersson will fail to form a coalition, allowing them to win over the Centre Party. In this Q&A, professor Nicholas Aylott explains why he thinks that's wishful think…
One of the most high-profile MP's for the Sweden Democrats has blamed his party's election setback on the other right-wing parties' refusal to impose a total halt to new citizenship awards when they took power in 2022.
Sweden's left-wing opposition bloc held a razor-thin lead in Sunday's general election with half of votes counted, with the far right seen losing ground..
The exit polls for Sweden's election are in – the left-wing parties are in the lead, the Liberals look like they've scraped their way into parliament and the Moderates look set to take more seats than the Sweden Democrat…
Sweden’s left-wing opposition looks set to topple the ruling Tidö government, according to the first election exit polls. If proved accurate, this would deny the far-right Sweden Democrats a historic breakthrough with th…
The mood at the polling station at Stenkula school in Östra Sorgenfri, a Left Party stronghold in Malmö, was downbeat on Sunday morning, with voters complaining of a dirty campaign and a lack of inspiring proposals from…
Sweden began voting Sunday in a general election after a tight race that will see either the far-right enter government for the first time or the left-wing opposition reclaim power..
The Social Democrats and the left-wing bloc look certain to retain power in the city of Malmö and have a slim chance of taking over the regional government in Skåne when voters go to the polls on Sunday..
The opposition left-wing bloc's lead has more than halved to just 3.2 percent and the Liberal party are over the parliamentary threshold, in yet another poll showing the right-wing bloc rapidly catching up..
Ebba Busch accuses right-wing allies of 'mudslinging and nonsense' – and Swedish police report significant drop in bombings in 2026. Here's the latest news..
The regional elections in Gothenburg and the surrounding region see the red-green coalitions which took power in 2022 defending their record on healthcare, traffic management, schools, and elderly care, as the right-wing…
The leading Swedish private equity investor Robert Weil has launched a counterattack on the Swedish billionaires who have come forward to warn of the threat of a left-wing government, accusing them of a "shameful" pander…
The Local's Nordic editor wonders whether the seeming division between the right-wing parties over the past few weeks has been clever political theatre which the entire media has fallen for – including The Local..
From right-wing liberals to cake with the speaker: explaining the intricacies of Swedish coalition politics for your friends at home isn't always easy. James Savage has written a handy crib sheet to help you sound like a…
Sweden's election is turning into a nail-biter with the gap between the opposition parties and the right-wing Tidö bloc getting every smaller as election day approaches. We use The Local's election widget to assess the o…
This week: Right closing the gap on Sweden's left-wing opposition, party pledges explained, and could an extremist in Örebro get into the Riksdag? Oh, and fermented herring season is upon us..
Sweden's right-wing Tidö bloc showed a united front at a press conference on Wednesday, after Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch promised not to back Magdalena Andersson as prime minister even if the alternative was a…
Swedish researchers warn against winter tyres during summer after fatal crash study – and 'fika' fails to heal spat between right-wing Swedish leaders. Here's the latest news..
A dispute that broke out over the weekend between the Sweden Democrats and Christian Democrats over the latter’s refusal to rule out supporting a Social Democrat-led government remained unresolved on Monday, despite a Su…
With less than three weeks to go until Sweden's general election, two new polls suggest that the gap between the governing Tidö parties and the opposition is narrowing..
With less than a month left until Sweden's September 13th election, the Centre Party is now going all-in on aiming to attract voters to its "Middle Alternative", with its dream government consisting of the centre-left So…
The head of Sweden's anti-immigration Sweden Democrats is eyeing the post of prime minister in 2030, he told AFP, less than a month ahead of a general election the right-wing bloc is seen losing..
One of the most senior figures in the far-right Sweden Democrats has compared the political editor of Sweden's leading left-wing newspaper to Vidkun Quisling, who headed Norway's puppet government during its occupation b…
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Sweden's right-wing Moderate Party have promised to make it impossible to become a Swedish citizen if you are convicted of violence in a close relationship, in their latest pledge ahead of September's general election..