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Social Democrats reach new poll heights

Politics: 15 Apr 12
The Social Democrats' recent dramatic rise in opinion polls has continued with the party climbing a further 3.1 percentage points to 36.8 percent according to the latest voter preference survey. READ »

Support for Social Democrats rising: poll

Politics: 13 Nov 11
The latest voters' poll shows support for the Social Democrats has risen by 1.9 percentage points while the Moderates dropped 2 percent. READ »

Red-Green success in Sweden election re-run

Politics: 16 May 11
The Red-Green opposition claimed 45.8 percent of the vote in the election re-run in Västra Götaland in western Sweden on Sunday, with the Alliance parties polling 42.3 percent and the Sweden Democrats 5.8 percent. READ »

Low turn out fears in Swedish election re-run

Politics: 12 May 11
As a county council election re-run beckons in western Sweden, there are fears that a record low proportion of the electorate will bother to cast their votes. READ »

Japan blasts reignite Swedish nuke debate

Politics: 15 Mar 11
The growing nuclear crisis in Japan has breathed new live into Sweden's anti-nuclear movement and prompted politicians to call for a renewed discussion about Sweden nuclear energy policy. READ »

Parties struggle to entice first time voters

Analysis & Opinion: 14 Sep 10
With record numbers of first time Swedish voters heading to the polls on September 19th, politicians continue to struggle to reach both young Swedes and their parents, explains the AFP’s Rita Devlin Marier. READ »

Opposition retains opinion poll initiative

Politics: 18 Apr 10
With the general election just five months away, Sweden's centre-right coalition government has closed the gap on the left-green opposition to 3.5 percentage points, according to a new opinion poll. READ »

Opposition maintains strong lead: poll

Politics: 24 Jan 10
Sweden's opposition has a strong lead at the start of the election year, according to a new poll which puts the left-green coalition more than ten percentage points ahead. READ »

Opposition extends poll lead to achieve majority

Politics: 13 Dec 09
Sweden’s three left-green opposition political parties have enough voter support to form their own majority, according to a new poll, which also shows the far-right Sweden Democrats with enough support to gain a spot in the Riksdag. READ »

Sweden Democrats gain in new voter poll

Politics: 23 Aug 09
Sweden’s centre-left opposition parties maintain a slight lead over the governing Alliance parties, while the far-right Sweden Democrats have enough support to gain a seat in the Riksdag, according to a new poll. READ »

Swedish Pirate Party headed for Brussels

Politics: 7 Jun 09
Sweden's pro-file sharing Pirate Party is on its way to Brussels having secured more than 7 percent of the country's votes in the European Parliament elections, according to early exit polls. READ »

Alliance and opposition vie for lead: poll

Politics: 19 Apr 09
Sweden's Alliance government and opposition bloc share voter support, a new poll published on Sunday shows. A second poll suggested that the Alliance had extended its lead. READ »

New voter poll shows Moderate gains

Politics: 19 Oct 08
A new poll has affirmed that Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate party has received a boost in the opinion polls in the wake of the global finance crisis. The Sifo poll shows a 3.5 percentage point climb for the Moderates. READ »

'Class divisions widen in Sweden'

Society: 26 Jun 08
Economic class divisions in Sweden are wider now than at any other time in the last twenty years, according to a new study. READ »

New poll: Sweden Democrats on the rise

Politics: 15 Jun 08
The far-right Sweden Democrats have enough support to claim seats in parliament, a new poll indicates. READ »

Swedish politicians 'have low moral standards'

Politics: 21 Nov 07
Morals in Sweden are declining, most people think, with politicians' morals viewed as particularly low. READ »

Swedes more in favour of EU

Politics: 26 Apr 07
The European Union is more popular in Sweden now than at any time since the country joined the EC in 1995. Swedes increasingly view the organization as good for the economy and the environment. READ »

Swedes want to retain nuclear

Science & Technology: 8 Mar 07
Swedes continue to favour the retention of nuclear power, despite a series of highly-publicized safety alerts at the nation's power plants. READ »

One in three Social Democrats wants Persson out

Politics: 29 Jun 06
Less than three months before the election, prime minister Göran Persson commands the support of less than 60% of Social Democrats, according to a new poll. READ »

Polling errors could decide Swedish election

Politics: 11 Apr 06
Unrepresentative opinion polls could lead to mistaken tactical voting and decide the outcome of the Swedish election in September, according to two political scientists. READ »

Government poll lead reversed overnight

Politics: 17 Dec 05
On Saturday a voter poll put the government ahead. On Sunday a new poll, conducted after the damning tsunami report, showed an even bigger lead for the opposition parties. READ »

1950s kids "the red generation"

Society: 5 Dec 05
Swedes born in the fifties are often seen as a forgotten generation, crammed between the babyboomers of the forties and the cool sixties kids. But at last they have a defining feature: they are officially the socialist generation. READ »

Right-wing lead "unassailable"

Politics: 10 Oct 05
The opinion poll lead of the centre-right Alliance over Sweden's ruling Social Democrats is unassailable, if past elections are anything to go by. That is the conclusion of election researchers. READ »

Right-wing Swedes "happiest"

Society: 24 Jun 05
A happy Swede is most likely to be rich, married, right-wing and religious. And according to a new Swedish study, living in a small welfare state in northern Europe is the sure path to bliss. READ »

Earth, Wind and Fire

Business & Money: 30 Apr 04
As memories of Chernobyl fade and electricity prices rise, Swedes warm to nuclear power. READ »


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20 May 17:38

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"I’m working on a couple long articles which will be posted here soon. While those are in the works, I thought I’d share this article and interview about my magazine, K Composite, which was recently published on the site Design-Milk.com. Enjoy! Scott Ritcher launched his now digitally glossy mag, K Composite, back when Macs were used..." READ »

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