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Sweden election Russian shadow over Sweden Democrats
The story so farSweden held a general election on September 11, with incumbent Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson seeking a new term while explicitly backing a formal partnership with the far-right Sweden Democrats — a reversal of his 2018 promise to Holocaust survivor Hedi Fried never to cooperate with that party. Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is running against Kristersson on a platform of unity and cooperation, seeking to return to the prime minister's office she previously held. The race is described as tight, with the Sweden Democrats falling short of the dominant showing the populist-right party had hoped for, and Russian interference casting a shadow over the contest.
Still watching
- How will Sweden's NATO membership and security posture be affected by whichever government takes power?
- Can Magdalena Andersson unite the fractured center-left opposition parties into a stable governing coalition if the Social Democrats win?
- What specific evidence exists of Russian interference or influence in the Swedish election, and did it materially affect the outcome?
- Will Kristersson succeed in formalizing a governing partnership with the Sweden Democrats, and if so, what policy concessions will the Sweden Democrats demand?
- What are the final election results, and which bloc — Kristersson's right-wing alliance or Andersson's left-of-center opposition — won a majority in the Riksdag?
How it developed
Sweden election Russian shadow over Sweden Democrats
- Sweden held a general election on September 11, with incumbent Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson seeking a new term while explicitly backing a formal partnership with the far-right Sweden Democrats — a reversal of his 2018 promise to Holocaust survivor Hedi Fried never to cooperate with that party.
- Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is running against Kristersson on a platform of unity and cooperation, seeking to return to the prime minister's office she previously held.
- The race is described as tight, with the Sweden Democrats falling short of the dominant showing the populist-right party had hoped for, and Russian interference casting a shadow over the contest.
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