# Why Sweden’s election could stop the country’s illiberal drift

https://mins.news/en/video/57287

- Reuters, 2026-09-14 07:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvaClEMTepM

> Early results from Sweden’s national election gave the center-left opposition a narrow lead over the right-wing government, potentially halting the Nordic country’s movement away from its liberal heritage. Niklas Pollard explains.

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