The parliament isn’t set to meet until late September to elect a new speaker, and then prime minister
While the Social Democrats are understandably raring to take a crack at forming the next government, it’s easy to overlook that, despite coming out on top again, the party has actually lost ground since 2022 – recording its lowest vote share since universal suffrage was introduced in 1921.
With 95% of votes counted, the party sits at 28.1%, down more than two percentage points from 2022 (30.3%) and below its previous low of 28.3% in 2018.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/sep/14/sweden-election-magdalena-andersson-social-democrats-centre-left-latest-news-updates
Author : Jakub Krupa in Stockholm
Publish date : 2026-09-14 10:59:00
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