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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

Sweden’s extremely close election could see far right enter government

A man walks past posters for the Sweden Democrats on a bridge
Posters for the far-right Sweden Democrats in Stockholm. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

Sweden goes to the polls on Sunday in an extremely close election that could see the far right enter government for the first time if the country’s rightwing parties can form a majority.

Opinion polls show the centre-left opposition alliance ahead, with Magdalena ⁠Andersson of the Social Democrats the favourite to become prime minister again after four years in opposition, but her bloc’s lead has narrowed considerably in the final days of the campaign.

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