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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. READ »

Left-Green opposition pulls away: poll

Politics: 26 Feb 10
The Left-Green opposition has increased its lead over the Alliance government, a new poll on Friday shows. The far-right Sweden Democrats polled their highest showing yet. READ »

Sweden Democrats could enter parliament: poll

National: 14 Feb 10
The nationalist Sweden Democrats have moved ahead of the threshold required for entering parliament, according to a national poll. READ »

Taxes and jobs dominate party leader debate

Politics: 1 Feb 10
Sunday's televised debate between the five leaders of Sweden's major political parties was dominated by taxes and labour market policy, while exposing divisions within the opposing blocs. READ »

Government closes voter gap: poll

Politics: 29 Jan 10
Sweden's ruling centre-right alliance has increased its pulling power among voters to take a 45.7 percent share according to a new poll. But the left-green opposition still maintains its lead with 48.6 percent. READ »

Girl fined for Sweden Democrat egg attack

Society: 19 Jan 10
A 17-year old girl was convicted on Tuesday for an egg attack on the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrat party, Jimmie Åkesson, during a rally by the party in Linköping in central Sweden last May. READ »

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. READ »

Swedes positive about immigration: poll

National: 27 Dec 09
A majority of the Swedish population is positive about immigration, according to a new Sifo opinion poll. Members of the Left Party were the most positive, while Sweden Democrats were the most negative. READ »

Opposition extends poll lead to achieve majority

Politics: 13 Dec 09
Sweden’s three centre-left 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 score five percent in major poll

Politics: 10 Dec 09
The far-right Sweden Democrat party enjoys the support of 5.1 percent of the electorate, according to a major new survey from Statistics Sweden. READ »

Sahlin open to centre- right cooperation

Politics: 27 Nov 09
Social Democrat party leader Mona Sahlin has responded to a new opinion poll showing an increased support for the far-right Sweden Democrats by voicing the possibility of governing with the Liberal and Centre parties. READ »

Politician causes stir with sex play outburst

Society: 26 Nov 09
A Green Party politician from southern Sweden is defending the use of sex organ slang during a local council debate about Swedishness. READ »

Voters continue to flee Social Democrats: poll

Politics: 24 Nov 09
Support for the Social Democrats continues to slide, having now dipped below 30 percent, according to a new poll. READ »

Liberals reject immigrant citizenship course

Politics: 22 Nov 09
The Liberal Party has voted against a proposal from the party leadership for the introduction of mandatory courses for all immigrants seeking Swedish citizenship. READ »

Fire at Vellinge refugee hostel

National: 22 Nov 09
A fire was deliberately started outside a hostel housing refugee children in Vellinge in southern Sweden on Saturday. Demonstrations for and against the controversial refugee centre will be held in the country on Sunday. READ »

Sweden Democrats at record high: poll

Politics: 15 Nov 09
The far-right Sweden Democrats have gained a record 5.8 percent of voter sympathies in a new poll published on Sunday; the party is now bigger than both the Christian Democrat and Centre parties. READ »

Swedish comic to exact TV revenge on Vatican

Society: 13 Nov 09
Gay Swedish comic and author Jonas Gardell has announced plans to use his religious TV programme to respond to a snub from the Vatican to bar him from Rome's churches claiming that Jesus would not have shut him out. READ »

Malmö Moderates open to SD cooperation

Politics: 8 Nov 09
The Malmö branch of the Moderate party has not ruled out cooperating with the far-right Sweden Democrat party after next year's general election. READ »

'I won’t let my country be taken over by xenophobes'

Analysis & Opinion: 4 Nov 09
Curiosity is the most effective weapon against xenophobia, writes journalist and head of think tank FORES Martin Ådahl, as a comment on the Sweden Democrats’ future role in Swedish politics. READ »

Red-greens and centre- right in dead heat: poll

Politics: 4 Nov 09
Support for Sweden’s two main political blocs is about equal, according to a new poll, which also shows the far-right Sweden Democrats with enough support to gain a seat in the Riksdag. READ »

Reinfeldt and Olofsson back Green party talks

National: 23 Oct 09
The Moderates and Centre party have backed coalition partner the Liberal party in calls to work with the Green party instead of the Sweden Democrats if the far-right party held the balance of power in parliament. READ »

Liberals open to Green support to block far-right

Politics: 23 Oct 09
Liberal party leader Jan Björklund has opened up the possibility of cooperating with the Green party if the far-right Sweden Democrats garnered enough votes to hold the balance of power after the 2010 election. READ »

Sweden Democrat quits over anti-Muslim views

Politics: 22 Oct 09
The head of a local chapter of the far-right Sweden Democrats has quit the party in the wake of an anti-Muslim article published by party leader Jimmie Åkesson. READ »

'What do the Sweden Democrats want to do with us Muslims?'

Analysis & Opinion: 21 Oct 09
Anna Waara, chairperson of Swedish Muslims for Peace and Justice, calls for politicians and the media to reject the views expressed in an opinion piece by Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson, in which he refers to Muslims as the greatest threat to Sweden since World War II. READ »

Far-right 'no threat' to red-green cooperation

Politics: 20 Oct 09
Left Party leader Lars Ohly on Tuesday changed his stance regarding pre-election cooperation with other parties on the left, emphasizing that the far-right Sweden Democrats would never threaten to split the nascent red-green partnership. READ »

Sweden Democrat leader reported for 'hate speech'

Politics: 20 Oct 09
An opinion piece by Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Åkesson in which he labels Muslims a major threat has been reported to Sweden's highest legal official by the Centre Against Racism. READ »

Islam 'Sweden's biggest threat': far-right leader

Politics: 19 Oct 09
An article by the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats claiming that Islam is the biggest threat to Sweden since World War II is tantamount to hate speech, according to legal experts. READ »

Opposition hold the upper hand: poll

Politics: 18 Oct 09
The opposition red-green coalition have the support of 49.2 percent of the Swedish electorate, an established lead over the governing Alliance on 44.4 percent, a new voter poll shows. READ »

Far-right member motions death penalty

Politics: 17 Oct 09
During the annual congress of the far-right political party the Sweden Democrats, Joakim Larsson, chair of the Uppsala branch, has called for the introduction of the death penalty in Sweden. READ »

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. READ »

Gains for gay marriage foes in church elections

Society: 21 Sep 09
Opponents of same-sex marriage made significant gains in Sweden’s church elections on Sunday, on a voter turnout of barely 12 percent. READ »

Opposition lead widens in poll

Politics: 28 Aug 09
Sweden's opposition parties have opened up a lead of almost 5 percentage points over the governing centre-right Alliance, according to a new poll published on Friday. 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 »

Sweden Democrats at record high: poll

Politics: 13 Aug 09
The far-right Sweden Democrats have increased their support to a record 5.6 percent, according to a new voter poll published on Thursday. READ »

Prison for assault on far-right activists

Politics: 22 Jul 09
Three women were sentenced to prison on Wednesday for assaulting the girlfriend of the spokesperson for the far-right Sweden Democrats. READ »

Pirates close in on Riksdag: poll

Politics: 19 Jul 09
The Pirate Party and the far-right Sweden Democrats are on course for seats in the Riksdag according to a new poll published on Sunday. READ »

Sweden Democrats close in on back-door Riksdag entry: poll

Politics: 17 Jul 09
The far-right Sweden Democrats need just 8,000 more votes to gain a spot in the Riksdag, according to a new poll. READ »

Swedes more positive to refugees: report

National: 28 Jun 09
Opposition among Swedes to accepting refugees into the country has declined, a new report shows. READ »

Moderates lose as Green Party gains: poll

Politics: 26 Jun 09
Support for the Moderate Party dropped significantly in June, while Sweden’s Green Party reached heights not seen since the 2006 Riksdag elections, a new poll shows. READ »

Far-right climbs over pirates in May poll

Politics: 17 Jun 09
Despite its recent success in the European Parliament elections, the Pirate Party would garner fewer votes than the far-right Sweden Democrats if a general election were held today, a new poll shows. READ »

Pirate Party heads for parliament: poll

Politics: 14 Jun 09
The Pirate Party remains buoyant after its EU election success and could be on its way to claiming seats in the Swedish parliament, a new poll shows. READ »

Women in custody for beating of far-right politician

Politics: 11 Jun 09
Two young women suspected of beating up the spokesperson of the far right Sweden Democrats and his girlfriend were remanded in custody on Wednesday. READ »

Sweden's extreme left ups violent attacks

Politics: 9 Jun 09
Violent threats to democracy from groups on the far left escalated in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, according to the Swedish Security Police. READ »

Pirate Party claims EU booty: confirmed

Politics: 8 Jun 09
Sweden's Pirate Party, on a platform of integrity issues including the legalization of internet file sharing, sensationally claimed a seat in the EU parliament as election results were confirmed on Sunday. READ »

Abba great's donation to boost feminists' EU bid

Politics: 6 Jun 09
Former Abba star Benny Andersson has given one million kronor ($128,000) to ensure that Swedish voters can vote for Gudrun Schyman’s feminist political party in Sunday's EU parliamentary elections. READ »

Paper uses Sweden Democrat ad money to fight racism

Politics: 5 Jun 09
The left-leaning Aftonbladet newspaper is running campaign advertisements for the far-right Sweden Democrats, but has decided to send the proceeds to a group dedicated to fighting racism. READ »

Poll dip for main parties ahead of EU elections

National: 30 May 09
The Moderate party has dropped five percentage points to 22.6 percent, according to opinion polls on upcoming elections to the European Parliament conducted by Sifo since April. READ »

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. READ »

Far-right leader egged at rowdy election rally

Politics: 20 May 09
Jimmie Åkesson, the head of the far-right Sweden Democrats, literally ended up with egg on his face during an election rally in Linköping in central Sweden on Wednesday. READ »

Opposition makes comeback in new poll

Politics: 17 May 09
The opposition has increased its lead over Sweden's Alliance government according to a new opinion poll by Sifo. READ »

Politicians call for Rosengård curfew

National: 1 May 09
Politicians from the Moderate and Sweden Democrat parties in Malmö are calling for a nighttime curfew for youth in the Rosengård neighbourhood. They claim the situation in the area has become untenable. 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 »

Sweden Democrat leader joins white power singsong

National: 6 Apr 09
Leading members of the far-right Sweden Democrats sang racist songs while attending a party conference. Party leader Jimmie Åkesson was among the singers. READ »

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. READ »

Sweden Democrats in racism row

Politics: 30 Mar 09
Racism and hostility toward foreigners are common themes for the far-right Sweden Democrats, despite the party’s efforts to move into the political mainstream, according to a new investigation. READ »

Social Democrat support 'lowest since election': poll

Politics: 21 Feb 09
The opposition Social Democrats are now at their lowest level of voter support since the 2006 general election, according to a new poll. READ »

Swedes abandon political parties in droves

Politics: 20 Feb 09
Sweden’s political parties continue to shed members, as parties on the right and the left together saw thousands drop from their membership rolls in 2008. READ »

Sweden Democrat 'stole reporter's camera'

Politics: 18 Feb 09
Swedish prosecutors have begun investigating four politicians from the far right Sweden Democrat party who are accused of locking an investigative reporter into a ferry cabin and stealing a video camera she had hidden in her handbag. READ »

Moderates gain as opposition support drops: poll

Politics: 30 Jan 09
The opposition has hit a two year low in voter support, while the Moderate Party has reached heights not seen since the month following Sweden’s last election, according to a new survey. READ »

Government closes in on opposition: poll

Politics: 25 Jan 09
Sweden's governing coalition is continuing its comeback in the opinion polls, with the Left and Green parties both losing ground, according to a new Sifo survey. READ »

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. READ »

Voters abandon Social Democrats in droves

Politics: 20 Dec 08
The Social Democrats lost 372,000 voters in the past year, as the gap between Sweden’s two main political blocs continues to shrink, according to a new poll. READ »

Poll: Gap halves between political blocs

Politics: 14 Dec 08
The gap between the opposition and the Alliance government has almost halved in a year, from 14 to 7.2 percentage points, a new poll shows. READ »

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. READ »

Poll: Social Democrats at lowest level since election

Politics: 22 Nov 08
The Social Democrats continue to lose voter support, a new opinion poll from Novus has shown. Support for the party has declined by 3.6 percentage points in a month to 37.2 percent. READ »

Poll: Greens overtake Alliance parties

Politics: 16 Nov 08
The governing Alliance parties continue to close the gap on the opposition, a new voter poll from Sifo shows. Meanwhile the Green party has overtaken both the Liberal (Folk) party and the Centre party. 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 »

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. READ »

Opposition increases lead in new poll

Politics: 27 Sep 08
The government's autumn budget has made little immediate impact on public opinion, according to a new September poll. The opposition parties have increased their lead since August. READ »

Poll: Government falls further behind

Politics: 14 Sep 08
The Swedish government Alliance has fallen further behind the opposition in a new poll from Sifo. The opposition lead is now 14.9 percentage points. READ »

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. READ »

Opposition retains poll lead

Politics: 24 Aug 08
The three-party opposition has retained its lead over the four-party Alliance coalition government, a new poll shows. Only 29 percent of young voters expressed support for the government. READ »

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. READ »

Poll: Government falls further behind

Politics: 16 Jul 08
The Alliance government has fallen further behind the three-party opposition, a new poll shows. The right-wing Sweden Democrats increased strongly. READ »

Hägglund lashes out at Sweden Democrats

Politics: 10 Jul 08
Christian Democrat leader Göran Hägglund has launched a searing attack on the Sweden Democrats, a party he said had failed to shake off its Nazi past. READ »

Sweden Democrat used Nazi propaganda

Politics: 7 Jul 08
The Sweden Democrats have landed in hot water after one of their representatives published an article on the party's website using phrases borrowed from a neo-Nazi group. READ »

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. READ »

Taxpayers prop up political parties

Politics: 24 Jun 08
The amount of money paid out in grants to Sweden's political parties has risen by more than 40 percent over the last seven years. 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 »

Far-right politician votes for mosque

National: 13 Jun 08
A far-right Sweden Democrat politician surprised his colleagues in the southern Swedish town of Karlskrona by voting in favour of allowing Muslims to convert a former recreation hall into a mosque. READ »

Opposition pulls away in new opinion poll

Politics: 17 May 08
The opposition parties have increased their lead over the governing Alliance, a new opinion poll from Skop shows. READ »

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. READ »

Sweden Democrats call for end to Sami privileges

Politics: 3 May 08
The Sweden Democrats have called for an end to privileges enjoyed by Sami reindeer herders at their annual party congress which began in Karlstad on Friday. READ »

Anti-racist anger at cancelled concert

National: 26 Apr 08
An anti-racist group in Karlstad has reacted angrily to a decision by the council to cancel a planned concert. A Sweden Democrats meeting planned for the same day is given as the reason. READ »

Ruling: school wrong to deny right-wing extremists

Society: 25 Apr 08
No one has the right to obstruct right-wing extremists from passing out their literature at schools, Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice has ruled. READ »

Opposition extends poll lead

Politics: 25 Apr 08
The opposition parties have increased their opinion poll lead over the governing Alliance parties. READ »

Refugees in hiding to receive subsidized healthcare

Society: 23 Apr 08
Refugees in hiding will not be required to pay full price for emergency or urgently needed healthcare in the Skåne region of southern Sweden. READ »

Alliance parties close in on opposition

Politics: 6 Apr 08
The governing four party Alliance is closing in on the opposition, a new voter poll shows. READ »

Alliance gains on opposition

Politics: 16 Mar 08
Opposition parties remain in the lead over the governing Alliance, a new poll shows. The lead is narrowing however. READ »

Sweden Democrats under constant threat

National: 8 Mar 08
Leaders of the far-right Sweden Democrats live under constant threat of violence, according to a new report. READ »

'Sexist' Left Party politician in Women's Day row

National: 7 Mar 08
The Left Party has changed its International Women’s Day programme after complaints surfaced that one of the speakers had threatened a female party colleague. (Photo: Left Party demo on March 8th last year). READ »

Alliance and far-right gain in poll

Politics: 29 Feb 08
The governing parties are gaining ground on the opposition, but support for the Christian Democrats in now on par with the far-right Sweden Democrats. READ »

'Dagens Nyheter owes me an apology for racist slur'

Analysis & Opinion: 20 Feb 08
Prominent Swedish writer and opinion shaper Johan Norberg explains why he has become embroiled in a heated debate with newspaper Dagens Nyheter. READ »

Government support hits new low

Politics: 17 Feb 08
The gap between the Alliance government and the opposition has grown to a new record 19.4 percentage points, a new survey shows. READ »

New housing and work demands for immigrants

National: 7 Feb 08
The new directive would require immigrants to have a job and housing before sending for relatives. READ »

Busker beware: Gothenburg traders close to tears

Society: 10 Jan 08
Gothenburg shop owners don't care if they never hear an accordion again for the rest of their lives. READ »

More poll joy for Social Democrats

Politics: 7 Jan 08
Support for the Mona Sahlin's party has risen for the third Skop poll in succession. READ »

Agency head resigns

National: 12 Dec 07
Inger Efraimsson, chairwoman of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan), has resigned. READ »

Russia worries Swedish military committee

National: 4 Dec 07
Sweden's parliamentary defence committee has expressed concerns over current political developments in Russia. READ »

Unions mull Sweden Democrat ban

Politics: 26 Nov 07
Members of the far-right Sweden Democrats should be denied trade union membership, according to many leading union representatives. READ »

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