# Sweden heads to polls in close election dominated by welfare and security

https://mins.news/en/video/49847

- euronews, 2026-09-08 14:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI12HFW_ObA

> Sweden votes on Sunday in a tight election shaped by welfare-state and security concerns. Opinion polls indicate that the centre-left opposition, led by the Social Democrats, could win and oust Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s centre-right coalition.

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