Sweden heads into final stretch before key election

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Sweden is in the final days of a close election campaign where either the center-left bloc could regain power or the far-right could enter government for the first time. Outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, leading the right-wing bloc, expressed a desire for a renewed mandate to continue their work. While Europe has seen a rise in right-wing governments, Swedish opinion polls have indicated a lead for the opposition left-wing bloc, though this gap has narrowed recently. The election is scheduled for Sunday.

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Key claims

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A voter believes the right-wing should win to continue what they have started.

quoteKurt Flodin

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Outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson hopes for a renewed mandate to 'make Sweden great again'.

quoteUlf Kristersson

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Sweden is in the final stretch of a close election race.

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Opinion polls have shown the opposition left-wing bloc holding a strong lead, though this has narrowed.

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The election could see either the centre left take power or the far-right enter government.

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Full report

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Sweden’s party leaders campaigned on Friday in the final stretch of a close election race that could see either the centre left take back power or the far-right enter government for the first time.Outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson was hoping for a renewed mandate to “make Sweden great again”, he told Agence France-Presse on the sidelines of a campaign rally, in a nod to US President Donald Trump’s catchphrase.While Europe is dominated by right-wing governments, opinion polls in Sweden have for months shown the opposition left-wing bloc holding a strong lead ahead of Sunday’s general election, although this has narrowed considerably in the final days of the campaign.Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (right) and finance chief Elisabeth Svantesson attend a rally of the Moderate Party ahead of the general election in Stockholm, Sweden, on Friday. Photo: Reuters“The most important thing is that the right-wing wins, to continue what they have started,” pensioner Kurt Flodin, 79, said of Kristersson’s outgoing government.

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