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Moderates in decline: poll

Politics: 30 Sep 11
Sweden’s ruling Moderate Party has received the lowest poll results since the general election, according to fresh figures from research company Synovate. READ »

Four parties below Riksdag threshold: poll

Politics: 26 Aug 11
Four parties in the Swedish parliament - the Sweden Democrats, the Christian Democrats, the Centre Party and Left Party - would fall below the threshold for Riksdag seats if an election were held today, a new poll on Friday showed. READ »

Social Democrats get fresh poll boost

Politics: 29 May 11
Sweden’s Social Democrats have edged past Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt’s Moderate Party in a new opinion poll, but the governing centre-right Alliance retains its lead over the three parties of the former red-green coalition. READ »

Scandal-hit king sees popularity plunge

Society: 28 May 11
Support for Sweden’s king has dropped rapidly in the wake of recent scandals, with a new poll indicating that less than half the population wants King Carl XVI Gustaf to remain on the throne. READ »

Poll: Social Democrats Sweden's largest party

Politics: 27 May 11
The Social Democrats have reclaimed the title of Sweden's largest political party for the first time since the 2010 elections, a new poll shows. READ »

Juholt backed by a quarter of Swedes: poll

Politics: 1 Apr 11
Some 27 percent of Swedes have confidence in the new Social Democrat leader Håkan Juholt, a new poll shows, roughly comparable with the support enjoyed by former leader Mona Sahlin. READ »

Sahlin prepares Social Democrats handover

Politics: 25 Mar 11
Mona Sahlin is set to open the Social Democrat extra congress on Friday, her last speech as chairperson of the party before handing over to new leader Håkan Juholt, as polls show the party remains far behind. READ »

More Swedes favour nuclear phase out: poll

National: 22 Mar 11
Some 36 percent of Swedes now support a phasing out of nuclear power, more than double the number two years ago and a direct result of the disaster in Japan, a poll showed Tuesday. READ »

Rise in support for Sweden Democrats: poll

Politics: 31 Jan 11
Support for the far-right Sweden Democrats has increased since the party entered the Riksdag, while support for the four parties of the centre-right Alliance government have dropped, according to a new poll. READ »

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. READ »

Moderates record highest ever support: poll

Politics: 26 Nov 10
Sweden's ruling Moderate Party has polled record high support in November, pulling ahead of the Social Democrats and Left Party combined, according to a new survey. READ »

Profits return for free paper publisher Metro

Business & Money: 18 Oct 10
Swedish publisher Metro International has returned to profitability, reporting a third quarter net profit of just over €1 million ($1.4 million) on Monday. The company also announced plans to change its tax home to Sweden. READ »

Sweden tries to rein in religion at free schools

Analysis & Opinion: 6 Oct 10
While Sweden’s 'free schools' have inspired education authorities in other countries to explore similar approaches, the Swedish model is not without its problems, explains contributor Nils Adler. READ »

Live Blog: parliament opens

Politics: 5 Oct 10
Another eventful day in Swedish politics has come to a close with Fredrik Reinfeldt having presented his new government, the Sweden Democrats having added a little colour and outraged drama, and the king having calmly reminded the Riksdag of its role as a bastion of Swedish democracy. READ »

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. READ »

Steady poll lead continues for Alliance

Politics: 15 Sep 10
The centre-right Alliance’s steady poll lead continues, with a new voter survey giving them support of 49.8 percent of the voters. Support for the far-right Sweden Democrats also reached new highs. READ »

Poll lead continues for Alliance parties

National: 10 Sep 10
The centre-right Alliance has extended its lead over the opposition in a poll released on Friday, while the nationalist Sweden Democrats saw their support climb to 6 percent. READ »

Alliance dominates the polls as election nears

Politics: 8 Sep 10
The centre-right Alliance coalition enjoyed a clear lead in a brace of opinion polls published on Wednesday, with a Novus survey showing a 5.5 percentage point lead over the centre-left Red-Greens. READ »

Poll: Opposition closes gap on Alliance

Politics: 3 Sep 10
The gap between the government parties and the opposition has halved in Synovate's latest election poll and is now 1.8 percentage points. READ »

Alliance leads, Social Democrats at record low

National: 27 Aug 10
The Alliance parties lead over the opposition has increased a little in the latest opinion poll by Synovate with 48.7 percent to 45 percent for the Red-Green opposition, while the Social Democrats dropped to their lowest level since 1997. READ »

Poll: Alliance retains slight lead

Politics: 20 Aug 10
The centre-right Alliance coalition remains slightly ahead of the Red-Green opposition with only a month left before the election with only 1.2 percent separating the blocs, according to a new poll published on Friday. READ »

Left Party changes name to 'Welfare Party'

Politics: 5 Jul 10
The Left Party has changed its name, albeit temporarily, in order to profile its core issues and arrest the long-term slide in voter support, hoping to deflect criticism of party leader Lars Ohly. READ »

Social Democrats at 10-year low: poll

Politics: 24 Jun 10
Sweden's Social Democrats are less popular than at any time in the past ten years, according to a new poll from Synovate. READ »

Reinfeldt streets ahead of Sahlin: poll

Politics: 16 Jun 10
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt has by far the highest confidence rating among the Swedish electorate in comparison with the opposition leader Mona Sahlin, a new poll shows. READ »

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. READ »

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. READ »

Opposition pulls away in new poll

Politics: 30 Apr 10
The left-green opposition has increased its lead over the Alliance government to 8.1 percentage points, a new voter survey shows. READ »

Swedish couples pay the price of marriage

Business & Money: 7 Apr 10
Some 48,000 Swedes tied the marital knot in 2009, with most couples footing the bill themselves, a new report shows. READ »

Surprise vote of confidence in Reinfeldt: poll

National: 3 Apr 10
The Swedish electorate has expressed a vote of confidence in Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, according to a survey published on Thursday. READ »

Sweden Democrats in decline: poll

National: 26 Mar 10
The far-right Sweden Democrats have fallen below the four percent threshold required for seats in parliament at a general election, a new voter survey shows. READ »

Reinfeldt leads voter support poll

Politics: 20 Mar 10
Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt retains his position at the top of the party leader board in a new survey on voter confidence while support for opposition leader Mona Sahlin continues to decline. READ »

Swedes back pensioner king to carry on

Society: 1 Mar 10
A majority of Swedes are in favour of King Carl XVI Gustaf remaining on the throne despite reaching the pension age in 2011. READ »

Opposition parties pull away: poll

Politics: 26 Feb 10
The left-green opposition coalition 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 »

Support grows for Afghanistan troops

National: 17 Feb 10
Support for the military operation in Afghanistan has increased strongly since the death of two Swedish officers and a local interpreter on February 7th, a new poll shows. READ »

Swedish seniors lead EU in mobile use: report

Science & Technology: 16 Feb 10
Nearly all Swedish over 65s own and use a mobile phone and are at the forefront of the technology's use in comparison with European counterparts, a new report shows. 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 »

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 »

Green Party makes ground among voters

Politics: 7 Nov 09
Green Party co-leader Maria Wetterstrand has surpassed Mona Sahlin as the main challenger to Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt for the affections of Swedish voters, according to a new poll READ »

Opposition stays ahead in new poll

Politics: 19 Sep 09
Exactly one year before the general election, Sweden’s opposition parties stand marginally ahead of the governing centre-right Alliance, according to the latest poll. 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 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 »

More Swedes buying private insurance: report

Business & Money: 6 Jul 09
More and more Swedes are purchasing private insurance for income protection as a result of the economic crisis, a new study has shown. 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 »

Increased voter turnout due to young men: poll

Politics: 13 Jun 09
A spike in the number of younger men who decided to cast their vote in recent EU Parliamentary elections is the likely reason for the Pirate Party's success, a new poll shows. READ »

Every fourth voter unaware of EU elections

Politics: 6 Jun 09
One in four Swedish voters still doesn’t know that EU-parliamentary elections are on Sunday, according to new poll. READ »

Pirate Party poll gains continue

Politics: 5 Jun 09
The Pirate Party continues to gain ground in Swedish opinion polls ahead of Sunday’s EU-parliamentary elections. READ »

Swedes back al fresco smoking ban

Society: 1 Jun 09
73 percent of Swedes back a ban on smoking in outside dining areas of cafés and restaurants, according to a new poll published on Monday. READ »

Interest high on EU election day opener

National: 21 May 09
Interest for the "forgotten" EU election appears to be greater than at first feared. Pre-voting opened on Wednesday, and in Gothenburg an unusually high number of people turned up to place their vote. READ »

Brussels seat in sight for Pirate Party

Politics: 30 Apr 09
A new poll shows the Pirate Party may soon be representing Sweden in the European Parliament, as it rides a wave of popular support in the wake of the guilty verdict in The Pirate Bay trial. READ »

Swedes in favour of joining euro: poll

National: 19 Apr 09
Swedes in favour of joining the euro zone now outnumber those against, for the first time, a new survey indicates. READ »

Sweden invests in parental support

Business & Money: 31 Mar 09
Sweden is to invest 70 million kronor ($8.4 million) in 2009 to offer increased support for struggling parents, public health minister Maria Larsson announced on Tuesday. READ »

Record high voter confidence for Reinfeldt: poll

Politics: 18 Mar 09
Confidence in Fredrik Reinfeldt has climbed by more than 10 percentage points in the last 12 months, with a record high 52 percent of voters supporting the Swedish prime minister. READ »

Alliance parties close on opposition: poll

Politics: 28 Feb 09
The huge lead long enjoyed by the tri-partite opposition in Swedish politics has been almost completely eroded as the Alliance parties continue to gain voter support, a new poll shows. READ »

Most Swedes favour more nuclear power

Politics: 13 Feb 09
As energy policy talks between the government and opposition parties continue, a new poll shows that six of ten Swedes are in favour of building new nuclear power plants. 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 »

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 »

More Swedes favourable toward the euro: poll

Politics: 24 Nov 08
Support for the euro in Sweden is increasing, although a majority of Swedes would still vote to retain the krona if a referendum on the matter were held today, according to a new poll. READ »

Sweden: it's an Obamanation

Politics: 4 Nov 08
If the US election were held in Sweden, Barack Obama would likely win by a landslide, according to a recent poll. READ »

Steep slide in support for Social Democrats

Politics: 31 Oct 08
Support for the Social Democrats fell dramatically during November, down 6.2 percent in the wake of the financial crisis and Mona Sahlin’s mixed message about the make-up of a governing coalition led by her party. READ »

Poll: Finance crisis boosts Moderates

Politics: 18 Oct 08
Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate party has gained voter support during the financial crisis, a new poll indicates. The Moderates now have the support of 24 percent of voters, a 2.4 point climb. READ »

Economy and the Left dominate party debate

Politics: 13 Oct 08
Following a week of downbeat news about the economy and speculation about the Left Party's role in a future Social Democratic-led government, leaders of Sweden's seven major political parties squared off in a televised debate on Sunday night. READ »

Poll: Swedes back government handling of crisis

Politics: 12 Oct 08
Swedish voters have given a resounding expression of support for the government and the Riksbank for their handling of the financial crisis so far, a new poll shows. 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: Swedes fleeing other parties for Social Democrats

Politics: 16 Sep 08
The Social Democrats have taken the support of more than 350,000 new voters from other political parties since the 2006 elections, according to a new poll. READ »

Voters doubt centre-right victory in 2010 elecions - poll

Politics: 5 Sep 08
The centre-right government is fighting an uphill battle as it looks toward the 2010 elections. Not even a majority of their own voters believe the government can win. 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 »

Opposition extends poll lead

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

Poll: Swedes prefer paying high taxes

Society: 10 Apr 08
It’s no secret that Swedes love their welfare state, but a new study shows they are more than willing to accept higher taxes to finance it. READ »

Sweden's welfare state 'alive and kicking'

Lifestyle: 6 Apr 08
The sale of Absolut vodka was the latest in a wave of liberal reforms by Sweden's centre-right government. But AFP's Pia Ohlin finds that, despite privatizations and new tax laws, Sweden is still very much a welfare state. READ »

Social Democrats continue to lose big city voters

Politics: 29 Mar 08
The opposition Social Democrats have continued to lose support to the governing Moderates, a new poll shows. READ »

Poll: Sahlin gaining ground

Politics: 14 Mar 08
The Swedish electorate continues to have most confidence in Fredrik Reinfeldt, but his lead on Mona Sahlin is shrinking. 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 »

Majority favour excluding Left from coalition

Politics: 23 Feb 08
Support for a two-party coalition government between the Greens and the Social Democrats has increased. A new poll indicates that Lars Ohly's tough stance has taken its toll. READ »

Opposition opens up record poll lead

Politics: 25 Jan 08
Sweden's centre-left opposition leads the governing Alliance by 20.6 percentage points. READ »

Support rises for new nuclear plants in Sweden

Politics: 21 Jan 08
Young Social Democrats play dead in a nuclear protest. But a new poll shows rising support for nuclear power. READ »

Poll: Support for Social Democrats highest since 1994

Politics: 22 Dec 07
December opinion poll shows voter support for the Alliance at 39.1 percent READ »

Swedes favour rent controls

Society: 18 Dec 07
A majority of Swedes are in favour of retaining rent controls on rental apartments, a new survey has shown. READ »

Swedes plan to spend more at Christmas

Business & Money: 5 Dec 07
The festive season is set to bring good tidings for retailers, with a new survey showing Swedes plan to increase the amount they spend on Christmas presents. READ »

Gap between blocs hits 13 year high

Politics: 30 Nov 07
The opposition parties continue to extend their lead over the government in the polls. READ »

Government troubles fail to impact on poll

Politics: 7 Nov 07
Sweden's opposition parties have retained their substantial lead over the governing Alliance for Sweden, but do not appear to have profited from the latest troubles in Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderate Party, a new opinion poll shows. READ »

Moderates hit new low in poll

Politics: 26 Oct 07
A new poll shows the governing parties continuing to trail the opposition, with the Social Democrats, Greens and Left Party commanding a 15 percent lead over the government. READ »

Reinfeldt and Sahlin neck and neck ahead of debate

Politics: 7 Oct 07
Voters think Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Social Democrat leader Mona Sahlin are equally capable of leading Sweden, a new poll appears to show ahead of Sunday's televised debate. READ »

Support for Christian Democrats below parliamentary requirement

Politics: 28 Sep 07
A new poll has revealed that support for Sweden's opposition parties has increased following the government's autumn budget. But of the four ruling Alliance leaders, the Christian Democrats' Göran Hägglund has most to be concerned about. READ »

Voters have confidence in Reinfeldt

Politics: 14 Sep 07
Voters have greater confidence in Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt than any of the other party leaders, according to a new poll. The Social Democrats' Mona Sahlin is in second place. READ »

Social Democrats lose support

Politics: 24 Jun 07
After consistently rising support since losing the election in September 2006, the Social Democrats have slipped back in the latest voter poll. The party can no longer claim more support than all the four ruling Alliance parties together. READ »

One in ten tourists 'has seen signs of child sex abuse'

Society: 4 Jun 07
Ten percent of those Swedes who have travelled outside Europe in the past three years say they have seen signs that fellow tourists were abusing children. Most say they did not report the abuse. READ »

Social Democrats get poll boost

Politics: 30 Mar 07
The Social Democrats have more support than the four governing parties together, according to a new survey. READ »

Sahlin set for coronation as Social Democrat leader

Politics: 17 Mar 07
Six months after a crushing election defeat, the Social Democrats are due to elect a new leader on Saturday. The event is expected to be a coronation for sole candidate Mona Sahlin. READ »

Social Democrat voters not keen on Sahlin

Politics: 16 Mar 07
On Saturday Mona Sahlin is expected to be named the new leader of Sweden's largest political party. But only half of the party's voters have confidence in her ability to do the job. READ »

Social Democrats 'no more electable' under Sahlin

Politics: 14 Mar 07
Fewer than half of Social Democrat voters believe that new leader Mona Sahlin will make the party more electable, according to a new poll. A majority of voters as a whole think her leadership will be negative or make no difference. READ »

Record slump for Reinfeldt's government

Politics: 21 Jan 07
New poll figures will make unpleasant reading for prime minister Fredrik Reinfeldt - as will the news that no government has ever lost so much support so soon after an election. READ »

Social Democrats gather momentum in polls

Politics: 20 Jan 07
Sweden's Social Democrats have begun to rally since their disastrous election result in September 2006. It is almost four years since the party enjoyed as much support as it does now, a new poll shows. READ »

Left has clear lead in new poll

Politics: 22 Dec 06
The Social Democrats and their allies have retained a clear lead over the governing centre-right Alliance in a new poll. But the Moderates have climbed back up to their election night score. READ »

One in four Swedes think Astrology is a science

National: 10 Nov 06
Intelligent design is a scientific theory, according to 14 percent of Swedes. As for astrology, 23 percent of Swedes would classify it as a science, according to a new survey. READ »

Alliance falls behind in poll

Politics: 27 Oct 06
The Social Democrats and the other two left-wing parties have overtaken the Alliance in a poll published on Friday. READ »

Poll gives Alliance clear lead

Politics: 16 Sep 06
A poll measuring opinion right up to Saturday, the day before the election, gives the opposition Alliance a lead of nearly 7 percent. READ »

Alliance leads in four polls

Politics: 16 Sep 06
Four new polls suggest that Sweden will vote to change government tomorrow. But the difference between the two blocs is still wafer thin, and plenty of voters are undecided. READ »

Polls divide Sweden's political blocs

Politics: 9 Sep 06
Bearing out the view that next weekend's election is too close to call, polls released on Saturday present opposing pictures of Sweden's voting intentions. But there are indications that the Liberal Party crisis has bottomed out. READ »

Few Swedes favour nuclear expansion

National: 5 Sep 06
Most Swedes want to see Sweden's nuclear power plants continue producing electricity until they come to the end of their lifespan. Only one third of people want new nuclear power stations. READ »

Reinfeldt: let early-retired work slowly

Politics: 1 Sep 06
The Moderates say people who retire early on health grounds should be able to work full time, but work at a slower pace. They could then keep half their benefits and get a half salary. READ »

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