# Voting under way in Sweden as far right eyes first role in government

https://mins.news/en/item/56525

- The Guardian, 2026-09-13 11:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/13/voting-under-way-in-sweden-with-far-right-eyeing-first-role-in-government

> Sweden is voting in a highly competitive election that could bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government for the first time. The party, which has neo-Nazi roots, has been promised key ministerial posts if the right-leaning bloc wins after an unusually polarised campaign focused on healthcare, law and order and immigration.

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