Legislative in Sweden: the far right neck and neck with the outgoing left – Le Figaro

Faced with the outgoing Democratic Party, an unprecedented bloc has been built between the right and the far right. The final result could be decided with only one or two seats. A new European country with a government supported by the extreme right, or a third mandate for the left? Sweden finishes voting on Sunday September 11 after a campaign with maximum suspense and an unprecedented scenario, dominated by crime and inflation. Never until these legislative elections had the traditional Swedish right considered governing with the direct or indirect support of the Democrats of Sweden (SD). However, according to the partial results, the outgoing left in Sweden is neck and neck with the unprecedented block between the right and the extreme right at the end of legislative elections whose final result could be played with one or two seats. While the exit polls gave the left a small lead, the right supported by the The extreme right of the Democrats of Sweden (SD) would obtain the absolute majority of 175 seats against 174 in the left camp, on the basis of the votes counted around 11:15 p.m. covering two thirds of the polling stations. The nationalist party for a long time pariaLong paria, the nationalist and anti-immigration party is on the way, according to the polls, to grab a second place never reached and to become the first formation of a new right-wing bloc. “We want to be part of the government, we will see tonight if it will be possible,” their leader Jimmie Åkesson told reporters, waiting Sunday afternoon in a long queue to vote in Stockholm. at the gates of power The outgoing Prime Minister, Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson, hopes to stay in power by relying on a “red-green” package, for a third term of four years in a row for the left. campaign was dominated by themes likely to favor the right-wing opposition: criminality and deadly gang settling, soaring fuel and electricity prices, problems of integration… But the solid popularity of Magdalena Andersson , whose confidence rating exceeds that of his conservative rival Ulf Kristersson, as well as the bogeyman of the far right, plead in favor of the left. The day before, during his last day of campaign, the leader of The 55-year-old said she was “worried about a government completely dependent on the Democrats of Sweden”. The last two weeks of the campaign have seen the SD, led for the fifth election by Jimmie Åkesson, overtake the Moderates in the polls, around 19-21%, a new record. Significant immigration in recent years and serious nagging problems with criminal gangs have fueled the party. If SD hopes for ministries, the other right-wing parties are reluctant to have him in government, preferring to have him in support of Parliament. disagreements between left and center parties. But political scientists say a political crisis similar to that which followed the 2018 elections – four months to form a government – is unlikely, as the camps are better demarcated. A victory for the right supported by the far right would open a new political era for Sweden, which must take the rotating presidency of the European Union on January 1 and finalize its historic candidacy for NATO – also supported by the rights. A total of 349 seats are allocated by proportional representation to parties realizing at minus 4%. To be invested, a Prime Minister must not have 175 votes or more against him, but not necessarily an absolute majority in his favour.