2026 Swedish general election

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General elections were held in Sweden on 13 September 2026 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag, alongside municipal and regional elections. The incumbent Ulf Kristersson cabinet was a coalition minority between the Moderate Party (M), the Christian Democrats (KD), and the Liberals (L), with external support from the Sweden Democrats (SD) under the Tidö Agreement. It was the first general election since Sweden joined NATO in 2024 and resulted in the left-leaning opposition winning a narrow parliamentary majority. The main parties contested the election within two broad political blocs. The governing Tidö parties consisted of M, KD, L, and SD, while the opposition was led by the Social Democrats (S) under Magdalena Andersson, together with the Left Party (V), Centre Party (C), and Green Party (MP). The campaign focused heavily on immigration and integration, crime and law and order, the economy, healthcare, education, climate change, and energy policy. SD sought a formal role in government...

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