The Sweden Democrats is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Sweden founded in 1988. As of 2022,it is the largest member of Sweden's right-wing bloc and the second-largest party in the Riksdag. It provides confidence and supply to the centre-right ruling coalition. Within the European Union,the party is a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.
The Liberals,previously known as the Liberal People's Party until 22 November 2015,is a conservative liberal political party in Sweden. The Liberals ideologically have shown a broad variety of liberal tendencies. Currently they are seen as following classical liberalism and economic liberalism,and have been described as being centre-right. The party is a member of the Liberal International and Renew Europe.
Lars-Magnus Harald Christoffer Ohly is a Swedish politician,and the former party chairman of the Swedish Left Party. He was a member of the Swedish parliament from 1998 to 2014.
Jonas Sjöstedt is a Swedish politician who was the chairman of the Left Party from 2012 until 2020,and a former metalworker. He was also a member of the Swedish parliament between 2010 and 2020.
Sören Axel Wibe was a European economist and eurosceptic politician,born in Östersund. He was a Social Democratic Member of the European Parliament (MEP) 1995–1999,member of the Riksdag 2002–2006,and who since 6 July 2008 was party leader of the June List. In January 2009 he was elected President of the EUDemocrats - Alliance for a Europe of Democracies,a eurorealist European political party with members from 15 European countries.
The Antifascistisk aktion (AFA) is a far-left,extra-parliamentary,anti-fascist movement in Sweden,whose stated goal is to "smash fascism in all its forms". The purpose of the organization is to exchange information and to coordinate activities between local groups.
General elections were held in Sweden on 14 September 2014 to elect all 349 seats in the Riksdag,alongside elections for the 21 county councils,and 290 municipal assemblies.
Eva Magdalena Andersson is a Swedish politician and economist who has served as Leader of the Opposition since October 2022 and Leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party since 2021. She has served as a Member of the Riksdag for Stockholm County since 2014. She previously served as Prime Minister of Sweden from November 2021 to October 2022,Minister for Finance from 2014 to 2021 and Chair of the International Monetary and Financial Committee from 2020 to 2022.
The Left Party is a socialist political party in Sweden. On economic issues,the party opposes privatizations and advocates for increased public expenditures. In foreign policy,the party is Eurosceptic,being critical of the European Union and opposing Sweden’s entry into the eurozone. It attempted to get Sweden to join the Non-Aligned Movement in 1980,but did not succeed. The party is eco-socialist,and supports republicanism. It stands on the left wing of the political spectrum.
Ebba-Elisabeth Busch is a Swedish politician,serving as the Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden,Minister for Energy and the Minister for Business and Industry since October 2022. She has served as Leader of the Christian Democrats since April 2015.
Sara Magdalena Skyttedal is a Swedish politician previously of the Christian Democrats party. She was elected Member of the European Parliament in the 2019 European Parliament election in Sweden.
General elections were held in Sweden on 11 September 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag who in turn elected the Prime Minister of Sweden. Under the constitution,regional and municipal elections were also held on the same day. The preliminary results presented on 15 September showed the government parties lost their majority,which were confirmed by the final results published on 17 September. After a month of negotiations following the elections that led to the TidöAgreement among the right-wing bloc,Moderate Party (M) leader Ulf Kristersson was elected prime minister on 17 October. The Kristersson cabinet is a minority government that relies on confidence and supply from the Sweden Democrats (SD).
In the run up for the 2022 Swedish general election to the Riksdag,various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Sweden. Results of such polls are displayed in this article.
In the 2018 Swedish general election,no political group or party won an outright majority,resulting in a hung parliament. On 9 September,the Red-Greens,led by Stefan Löfven's Social Democrats (S),emerged as the main political force in the Riksdag,while the centre-right Alliance led by Ulf Kristersson's Moderate Party only got one seat less. The right-wing populist party Sweden Democrats,led by Jimmie Åkesson,came third. As a result,protracted negotiations were required before a new government formation. On 18 January 2019,Löfven was re-elected as prime minister.
The second cabinet of Stefan Löfven was the government of Sweden from 21 January 2019 to 9 July 2021. It was a coalition,consisting of two parties:the Social Democrats and the Green Party. The cabinet was installed on 21 January 2019,following the 2018 general election.
The 2024 European Parliament election in Sweden were held on 9 June 2024 as part of the 2024 European Parliament election. This was the seventh European Parliament election held in Sweden,and the first to take place after Brexit.
A government crisis began on 21 June 2021 in Sweden after the Riksdag ousted Prime Minister Stefan Löfven with a no-confidence vote. This was the first time in Swedish history a Prime Minister was ousted by a no-confidence vote. After winning the 2014 Swedish general election,the Löfven II Cabinet's government budget was rejected by the Riksdag,causing a government crisis that lasted for nearly a month. The 2021 government crisis was the second government crisis suffered by a Löfven cabinet. The vote was called on 17 June 2021 by the Sweden Democrats after the Swedish Left Party withdrew support for Löfven over rent control reform,which is an important issue for many voters.
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven tendered his resignation on 10 November 2021,leaving his government in place as a caretaker cabinet until a new Prime Minister is elected by the Riksdag. Government formation talks commenced the following day with Magdalena Andersson,the newly-elected head of the Social Democratic party offering to lead a government. She was formally nominated to form a government by the Speaker of the Riksdag,Andreas Norlén later the same day. It was the third government formation process since the 2018 general election,the first taking a record 144 days before the formation of Löfven's second cabinet. The process took place just ten months ahead of the 2022 general election.
The Nuance Party is an Islamist political party in Sweden founded in 2019. According to national broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT),the party aims at the country's Muslim population.
In the run-up to the next Swedish general election,various organisations carry out opinion polling to gauge voting intention in Sweden. The date range for these opinion polls are from the 2022 Swedish general election,held on 11 September,to the present day. The next election is scheduled for 13 September 2026,but a snap election may be held earlier.
