# Sweden heads to the polls as hard right bids for role in government

https://mins.news/en/video/56439

- France 24 English, 2026-09-13 08:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WC-ZZrCmyQ

> Swedes began voting Sunday in a closely fought general election that could bring the far right into government for the first time or return the left-wing opposition to power. Polls have consistently shown the four-party left bloc ahead of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s conservative alliance, which includes the Sweden Democrats.

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