# Far right’s march to power in Sweden halted, but influence remains

https://mins.news/en/item/57651

- The Guardian, 2026-09-14 12:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/14/far-right-march-to-power-election-sweden-halted-influence-remains

> The Sweden Democrats fell from second to third place after decades of electoral growth, apparently losing their route into government as right-leaning parties struggle to form a coalition. Yet their anti-immigration, punitive crime and hardline integration positions have entered the political mainstream, including through shifts by the centre-left Social Democrats.

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