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February 14, 2012
Demoskop
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Confidence in Juholt falls further: poll
Politics: 4 Nov 11
Only 12 percent of Swedes have confidence in Social Democrat head Håkan Juholt, according to a new poll showing that support for the party has reached record lows.
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New Green Party chiefs bring poll success
Politics: 5 Jun 11
Recent polling figures show the Green Party's new spokespeople have raised the party to an unprecedented high, while the Social Democrats have registered another dismal polling result.
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King should surrender throne to Victoria: poll
National: 22 May 11
As more reports of womanising and shady connections continue to emerge, most Swedes think King Carl XVI Gustaf should relinquish the throne to Crown Princess Victoria in the next decade, a poll showed Saturday.
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Swedes back Libya deployment: poll
National: 22 Mar 11
Nine out ten Swedes support the UN-backed mission to stop Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi with a vast majority backing Swedish involvement in the aerial bombardment of the north African country.
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Moderates suffer drop in voter support: poll
Politics: 6 Mar 11
Support for the Moderates, the party of Swedish prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, has dropped substantially in the last month, a new poll shows.
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Fewer Swedes believe in rising home prices: SEB
Business & Money: 12 Jan 11
The proportion of Swedish households that believe that housing prices will continue to rise has decreased, according to Swedish bank SEB's latest housing price indicators.
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More Swedes want king to abdicate: poll
National: 27 Nov 10
An increasing number of Swedes want to see King Carl XVI Gustaf abdicate in favour of Crown Princess Victoria, as support for the monarchy declined, a new poll showed.
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Support for Swedish monarchy increases
Society: 23 Nov 10
The recent publication of a controversial biography on Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf does not appear to have affected the level of support the monarchy receives among Swedes.
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Opposition gains ground in final round of polls
National: 18 Sep 10
The centre-left Red-Greens succeeded in diminishing the government’s poll lead on Saturday, while the far-right Sweden Democrats appear poised to enter the Riksdag.
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Poll troubles continue for Social Democrats
Politics: 5 Sep 10
The Social Democrats have posted their worst poll result in 13 years just two weeks before Swedes head to the polls.
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Poll: Alliance on track for absolute majority
Politics: 4 Sep 10
The Alliance coalition are heading for an absolute majority of the votes in the upcoming general election, according to the latest opinion poll, while the Social Democrats plumbed record lows.
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Littorin affair hits voter confidence in Reinfeldt
Politics: 13 Jul 10
Sweden's Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's popularity has dipped as a result of the resignation of employment minister Sven Otto Littorin amid allegations that he bought sex in 2006, two new surveys shows.
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Alliance retains lead as gap narrows: poll
Politics: 9 Jul 10
The gap between the centre-right and centre-left blocs in Swedish politics has narrowed, but the Alliance retains a lead of 4.9 percentage points as the Almedalen political week nears its end, a new poll shows.
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Moderates overtake Social Democrats: poll
Politics: 9 Jun 10
The Moderate Party is the largest party in Sweden, overtaking the Social Democrats, a new voter poll shows on Wednesday.
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Swedes think Daniel will do good job: poll
National: 9 Jun 10
Seven out of 10 Swedes believe that Daniel Westling will do a 'good job' as a prince of Sweden, following his marriage next week to Crown Princess Victoria.
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Moderates pledge to uphold job security law
Business & Money: 4 Jun 10
The Moderate Party has pledged to uphold Sweden's generous employment security laws, despite its Alliance partners' wishes to make fundamental reforms.
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Social Democrat slide continues: poll
Politics: 4 Jun 10
The Social Democrats have continued their election year slide in the opinion polls and are now smaller than the Moderate Party, and under 30 percent for the first time.
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Alliance coalition passes opposition: poll
Politics: 28 May 10
The government parties are ahead of the opposition for the first time since the 2006 election in a Synovate poll, with the Moderate party leading the rally on 31.8 percent of the electorate, up three percent on April.
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Alliance coalition pulls ahead of opposition: poll
Politics: 6 May 10
The shadow budget and International Worker's Day celebrations do not seem to have benefited the left-green opposition who have fallen behind the government parties in the latest voter opinion poll.
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Winter chill causes home heating headache
Business & Money: 19 Apr 10
The cold winter in Sweden has left every fifth household struggling to pay their electricity bills, according to a new survey.
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Swedes show confidence in housing market
Business & Money: 12 Apr 10
Half of Sweden's households expect house prices to increase over the coming year, with fewer forecasting falls, a new survey shows.
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Opposition lead widens in new poll
Politics: 10 Apr 10
Sweden's left-green opposition has stretched its lead over the governing centre-right coalition to 8.7 percentage points in a new poll.
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Record support for Greens: poll
National: 6 Mar 10
Support for the Green Party has increased by three percentage points to 10.6 percent according a new poll, which shows a majority of voters support Sweden's Left-Green alliance.
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Green Party stumbles in new poll
Politics: 5 Feb 10
The two political blocs have drawn to within three percentage points of each other, a new voter poll shows. The Green Party is the biggest loser in the new survey.
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Centre Party support hits all time low: poll
Politics: 15 Jan 10
Voter support for the government alliance Centre Party has taken a significant downturn according to a new survey which puts the opposition in a commanding lead at the start of the election year.
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Moderates drop four points in new poll
National: 4 Dec 09
A new poll from Expressen/Demoskop shows support for Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate party has dropped by four percent to 25.3 percent.
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Four in ten back far-right cooperation: poll
Politics: 16 Oct 09
Four out of ten Swedish voters would support the major parties cooperating with the far-right Sweden Democrats if the party were to claim seats in the parliament at the 2010 general election.
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Pirates maintain course for EU parliament
Politics: 31 May 09
The Swedish Pirate Party, which supports a filesharing free-for-all, remains on course to claim seats in the EU parliament as the country takes to the polls this week with civil liberties high on the political agenda.
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Voter uncertainty ahead of EU elections
Politics: 23 May 09
One out of three Swedish voters is unsure how he or she will vote in the EU parliamentary elections in two weeks. The outcome is uncertain, according to a new opinion poll by Sifo and Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) newspaper.
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Pirate Party Sweden's third-largest: poll
Politics: 22 May 09
Sweden’s Pirate Party has climbed into third place among parties running for the European Parliament elections, according to a new opinion poll released Thursday.
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Pirate Party Sweden's third-largest ahead of EU vote: study
Politics: 8 May 09
The Pirate Party will likely be the third largest vote-getter among Swedish political parties in upcoming European Parliamentary elections, according to a new forecast.
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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.
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Swedes forecast falling house prices
Business & Money: 6 Apr 09
The number of Swedish households expecting property prices to fall in the coming year has increased, a new survey shows.
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Alliance overtakes opposition: poll
Politics: 4 Apr 09
The Alliance government in Sweden has overtaken the red-green opposition, a new poll shows. The poll indicates that in an election the far-right Sweden Democrats would be left holding the balance of power.
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Swedes back bonuses: study
Business & Money: 3 Apr 09
Despite intense media focus on the issue of executive bonuses, Swedes are resoundingly in favour of performance-related pay, a new survey shows.
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Public support for Sweden's 'no' to Saab
Politics: 19 Feb 09
Swedes generally support the government’s refusal to rescue beleaguered carmaker Saab using taxpayer money, according to several polls.
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Christian Democrats rebound in new poll
Politics: 8 Feb 09
Sweden's Christian Democrats have begun to recover voter support, a new poll shows.
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Poll: Opposition extends lead
Politics: 11 Jan 09
The Social Democrats, Green Party and Left party have extended their collective lead over the governing Alliance government, a new poll from Skop shows.
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Left party makes comeback in the polls
Politics: 7 Dec 08
The Left party is now Sweden's third largest party, after the Social Democrats and the Moderates. A new poll from Demoskop gives the Left party 7.7 percent of the vote.
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Eight in ten Swedes feel effects of crisis
Business & Money: 10 Oct 08
Nearly 80 percent of Swedish households say they are feeling the effects of the current financial crisis, according to a study by Swedish life insurance company SEB Trygg Liv.
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Poll gain for Moderates amid financial crisis
Politics: 7 Oct 08
According to a new poll, support for the Moderate Party is rising, something the party attributes to its success in dealing with the global financial crisis.
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Opposition parties widen poll lead
Politics: 12 Sep 08
The opposition’s lead over the governing centre-right parties in public opinion polls is increasing, according to the latest study by polling firm Demoskop.
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Poll: broad public support for dialogue with the far-right
Politics: 17 Jul 08
The broad base of Swedish voters support a dialogue between the established parties and the far-right Sweden Democrats, a new poll shows.
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Poll: Opposition extends its lead
Politics: 5 Jul 08
The three opposition parties have extended their lead to 56.2 percent over the Alliance government which polled 39.2 percent in a new voter survey.
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Strong poll gains for Sweden Democrats
Politics: 9 May 08
The Swedish population's support for the far-right Sweden Democrats has gained the crucial mass necessary to enter parliament.
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Swedes anticipate rise in housing prices
Business & Money: 7 Apr 08
Increasing numbers of Swedes expect housing prices to rise over the coming year.
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Women prefer Reinfeldt over Sahlin
Politics: 8 Mar 08
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt is more popular among women than opposition leader Mona Sahlin.
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More Swedes expect falling real estate prices
Business & Money: 11 Feb 08
A bank survey shows more than two-thirds of Swedes think housing prices are on the way down.
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Moderates make a comeback in the polls
Politics: 10 Feb 08
The Moderates have started to make a comeback in the polls. According to a February poll the Moderates have clawed back 4.4 percentage points.
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More opinion-poll woes for Moderates
Politics: 13 Jan 08
A new study shows a continued decline in support for the Moderates.
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Reinfeldt faces deluge of criticism
Politics: 2 Nov 07
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt faced a deluge of criticism Friday over his leadership abilities after the latest in a string of scandals capped a stormy first year in power for the centre-right government.
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Opposition retains poll advantage
Politics: 7 Sep 07
The Social Democrats and Left Party drop but the opposition remains well ahead in the polls.
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How persistent can a failed ideology be?
Analysis & Opinion: 27 Aug 07
Ninety percent of Swedish students aged 15-20 do not know what a gulag was, and some still insist that schools should not teach about the crimes of communism. How long will the elites continue defending a failed ideology, asks Captus's Nima Sanandaji.
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Social Democrats increase poll lead
Politics: 12 Aug 07
The Social Democrats have greater voter support than all the governing parties put together, according to a new poll.
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'Give throne to Victoria'- poll
Society: 10 Jul 07
A new survey has shown that a majority of Swedes thinks it's time for the King Carl XVI Gustaf to claim his bus pass and let his daughter, Crown Princess Victoria, assume the throne.
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Opposition 'leads by 15 points'
Politics: 14 Jun 07
The opposition parties have a lead over the government of nearly 15 percentage points, according to a new opinion poll published on Thursday.
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Left Party loses out in new poll
Politics: 11 Jun 07
Support for the Left Party has dropped to its lowest level for 13 years, according to a new poll. The Liberal Party on the other hand is on its way back up after a poor election in 2006.
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Young Swedes lack knowledge about communism
Society: 9 May 07
Swedes aged 15-20 are ignorant about the fate of neighbouring countries before the fall of communism. A fifth thought communism had claimed less than a million lives.
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Swedes expect housing prices to continue rising
Business & Money: 7 May 07
A new survey has shown that the vast majority of Swedes expect housing prices to continue climbing.
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Swedes willing to lower living standards for climate
Science & Technology: 24 Apr 07
Four out of ten Swedes are willing to lower their standard of living to help stop climate change, a new study shows. But only a few are willing to make changes to the way they travel.
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Liberals in attack on Centre Party
Politics: 12 Mar 07
The Liberal Party has gone on the attack against its ally the Centre Party, with party secretary Erik Ullenhag saying that Maud Olofsson's party has become 'neo-liberal'.
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Tax cuts fail to entice voters to Alliance
Politics: 10 Feb 07
The Social Democrats and their left-wing partners are still ahead of the government in a new poll, despite the fact that most Swedes have started feeling the effect of tax cuts.
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Alliance's lead widens in poll
Politics: 14 Sep 06
The Social Democrats are shown falling in a new poll from Demoskop, while the Alliance is heading for victory. Other polls, however, indicate a much closer race.
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Liberal support in freefall
Politics: 7 Sep 06
Support for the Liberal Party has fallen radically over the past few days. The party's support is down 3.9 percentage points since Saturday.
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Polls put Alliance ahead
Politics: 10 Aug 06
Two polls released on Thursday show that with 38 days to the election, the Social Democrats and partners are trailing the Alliance by around five percentage points.
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The Alliance: putting faith in unity
Analysis & Opinion: 8 Aug 06
By the end of September, the four parties of the Alliance could well be ruling Sweden. But how can they ensure success, and how will they govern together if they win? David Stavrou finds out.
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Centre boosts Alliance in poll
Politics: 13 Jul 06
The centre-right Alliance is leading the race to form the next government, according to a new poll. The Alliance is boosted by a strong performance from the Centre Party.
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Persson's popularity picks up
Politics: 26 Jun 06
Göran Persson is more popular than his rival Fredrik Reinfeldt for the first time in months, says a new poll. Persson is better on healthcare issues, while Reinfeldt is stronger on jobs.
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Left coalition back in front - perhaps
Politics: 4 May 06
The latest poll of Swedish voters' intentions shows the ruling left wing coalition sneaking in front of the conservative alliance. But left wing supporters are less certain of their voting plans.
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Swedes favour Reinfeldt as PM - poll
Politics: 22 Apr 06
Swedes would prefer to see opposition leader Fredrik Reinfeldt head the country's government after a general election in September than current Prime Minister Göran Persson.
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Poll boost for Social Democrats
Smörgåsbord: 12 Jan 06
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Swedes "comfortable avoiding tax"
Society: 21 Nov 05
Swedes' willingness to pay high taxes is perhaps not as heartfelt as previously thought: according to new research every third Swede has bought services cash-in-hand, avoiding the tax, in the last twelve months.
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Social Democrat support up strongly
Politics: 7 Sep 05
Voter support for Sweden's ruling left-wing coalition is up by over 5 points since August, according to a new poll. But the centre-right alliance maintains its lead – by a whisker.
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Sweden?s tax rates ?could get even higher?
Politics: 30 Jan 05
Swedes already face some of the highest taxes in the world, and the government says it will argue for even higher rates in future. Now even Liberal Party leader Lars Leijonborg is saying that a right-wing government should drop the idea of tax cuts.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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