2022 Swedish election
All the news and information you need to follow the 2022 Swedish election.
Sweden Elects: Why tomorrow is a big day in Swedish politics
The Local's editor Emma Löfgren explains the key events to keep an eye on in Swedish politics this week.
Sweden Elects: Budget reforms, a paradigm shift and 26 seconds of silence
The Local's editor Emma Löfgren explains the key events to keep an eye on in Swedish politics this week.
Sweden Elects: Liberals face questions over Sweden Democrat links
The Local's editor Emma Löfgren explains the key events to keep an eye on in Swedish politics this week.
OPINION: Get organised or Sweden's open society will be a distant memory
Sweden turned hostile to immigrants and asylum seekers several years ago, but continued to pretend that it was a welcoming nation. Now official politics has caught up with reality, argues David Crouch
Swedish parliament votes in first far-right backed PM in its history
Sweden's parliament has voted in the Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson as Prime Minister, meaning that for the first time, a government is taking power with the formal support of the far right.
Sweden Elects: Reactions as parliament set to vote on right-wing government
The Local's editor Emma Löfgren explains the key events to keep an eye on in Swedish politics this week.
Swedish Politics: Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson wins backing to be next PM
Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson has struck a comprehensive four-party deal which opens the way for the most anti-immigration government in Sweden's recent history. Here's a blog of the day's news as it came out.
Swedish Politics: Talks will not be ready by Wednesday 11am deadline: SvD
Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson has not managed to strike a coalition deal with the leaders of the other four parties by today's deadline, meaning he is likely to ask for an extension when he meets the parliament's speaker Andreas Norlén today, according to the Svenska Dagbladet newspaper.
Sweden Elects: What happens if the right wing fails to form a government?
The Local's editor Emma Löfgren explains the key events to keep an eye on in Swedish politics this week.
Will Sweden's right-bloc meet the deadline to strike a government deal?
Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson is due to submit his report to the Speaker on coalition talks at 11am on Wednesday and it looks like the parties are still divided. Will he need an extension and is a deal possible?
Sweden Elects: How powerful are the Sweden Democrats now?
The Local's editor Emma Löfgren explains how Sweden's parliamentary committees work – and the role the Sweden Democrats will play in them.
How the Sweden Democrats grew even in their most turbulent stronghold
Sweden Democrat rule in the country town of Hörby has been so turbulent it's a little like Trump's America in miniature. And yet in this month's election, the party grew its share of the vote by four percentage points anyway. What does its success say about the far-right party nationally?
Sweden's right-wing parties agree to bring back Norlén as Speaker
The four parties backing Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson as prime minister on Sunday announced that they had agreed to keep the current Speaker, Andreas Norlén in place, when the role is put to a vote as parliament opens on Monday.
Sweden Elects: What happens next as parliament reopens
The Local's editor Emma Löfgren explains the key events to keep an eye on in Swedish politics this week.
When will Sweden get a new prime minister?
Sweden's Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has resigned. Her expected successor, Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson, has not yet been approved in parliament. So, who's running the country?
Why is Sweden's parliamentary speaker election so important?
Sweden's parliamentary speaker is second only to the King in terms of formal rank. The prospect of a Sweden Democrat speaker taking over the role from popular Moderate Andreas Norlén has sparked debate. Here's why.
Sweden's Social Democrats float idea of voting in a Moderate Speaker
Sweden's Social Democrats have said they would back a Moderate party candidate as the Speaker of the Riksdag parliament, in a move that seems calculated to complicate the right bloc's government negotiations.
Sweden's right-wing bloc 'agreed on stricter migration policy': report
The four parties backing Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson to become Sweden's next Prime Minister have already agreed on stricter migration and crime policies, a source has told the Aftonbladet newspaper.
Sweden's new immigrant party gets first elected position
Sweden's new immigrant party, Nyans, has won a council seat in the port city of Landskrona, the first elected position it has won since it was founded in 2019.
How united is Sweden's next government on citizenship and residence permits?
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats have a raft of plans when it comes to reforming Sweden's immigration policy, but which policies are the other right-wing parties in their bloc likely to agree on?
Moderate Party leader tasked with negotiating Sweden's next government
The speaker of Sweden's parliament has nominated Ulf Kristersson as his first candidate for prime minister, meaning the Moderate party leader now must strike deal with the far-right Sweden Democrats and other parties to pass a vote in parliament.
Moderate Party leader: 'We want to create a government for all Swedes'
Moderate Party leader has said he hopes to create a government "for all Swedes", after holding the first of Monday's meetings with the Speaker of parliament over forming the next government.
Sweden Elects: What we DON'T know about Sweden's political future
After an election that saw a far-right party reach the edge of real power, The Local's editor Emma Löfgren looks at what we know and don't know about where Sweden's heading next.