Faktabox polls ahead of Sweden’s parliamentary elections | Mighty 790 KFGO
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden goes to the polls on Sept. 11 to elect a new parliament in what is expected to be a tight battle between the ruling left-wing bloc and the right-wing opposition to form the next government.
Social Democrat Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, who is campaigning on a platform to improve the quality of Sweden’s welfare state, adopt more renewable energy and fight crime, hopes to extend her party’s eight-year rule.
Her main rival for the top job, Ulf Kristersson of the conservative Moderates, promises tax cuts, better schools, more nuclear power and an end to spiraling gang violence.
Parliament currently has eight political parties, four on the left and four on the right, making minority government the likely outcome and forcing whoever becomes prime minister to rely on political compromises with like-minded groups.
Parties must secure at least 4% of the votes cast to win any seats.
Number of mandates seen in the most recent opinion polls (only those polling companies that provide a breakdown):
Date Source Judgment right
center-left opposition
2018 result 175,174
March 3 Novus 178 171
18 March Sifo 182 167
7-Apr 177 172
22-Apr Sifo 184 165
May 4 Novus 180 169
13 May Sifo 178 171
26 May Sentio 172 177
June 10 Novus 174 175
17-June Sifo 176 173
26-June Sentio 167 182
July 10 Novus 170 179
4-Aug Demoscope 170 179
11 Aug Nov 177 172
12-Aug Sifo 174 175
15-Aug Sifo 176 173
17-Aug Demoscope 176 173
SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUAL PARTIES (%):
Date Source SDP G Left CM Lib. CD SD
2018 result 28.3 4.4 8.0 8.6 19.8 5.5 6.3 17.5
March 3 Novus 32.0 3.2 8.9 6.8 21.2 2.1 5.1 19.4
18 March Sifo 32.8 2.7 8.6 7.0 21.4 2.4 4.9 18.6
7-Apr Novus 32.0 3.3 8.3 6.8 21.5 2.1 5.7 18.7
19-Apr. Scoop 34.7 2.9 9.2 7.4 20.2 2.9 5.8 15.6
22-Apr Sifo 33.0 2.9 8.7 7.1 21.2 2.4 4.9 18.2
4-May Novus 31.8 3.3 9.0 6.9 21.0 2.5 5.9 17.9
13-May Sifo 32.6 2.7 8.2 6.3 20.8 3.6 5.6 18.1
26-May Sentio 29.2 4.1 7.8 5.3 20.4 2.6 8.5 19.4
June 2 Statistics Sweden 33.3 3.3 7.8 6.7 21.3 3.4 5.2 17.0
9-June Novus 30.2 3.3 9.4 5.9 21.5 3.5 6.3 18.0
17-Jun Sifo 33.7 3.4 7.9 6.0 19.3 4.4 6.3 17.4
June 21 Ipsos 31.0 3.0 9.0 5.0 20.0 5.0 6.0 19.0
26-June Sentio 28.2 3.1 9.0 6.4 20.9 3.9 5.5 21.1
June 29 Novus 31.7 3.5 8.8 5.4 19.6 5.0 6.7 17.4
4th of July Demoscope 30.3 4.9 8.4 7.1 21.0 4.7 6.1 16.3
July 25 Aquarius 31.5 3.6 10.3 6.2 18.5 6.1 5.7 16.6
4-Aug Demoscope 28.7 4.8 7.7 7.2 20.3 5.7 6.9 17.7
Aug 11 Novus 30.6 5.2 7.2 6.8 18.6 5.1 6.3 18.6
12-Aug Sifo 31.2 4.6 7.6 5.3 20.7 5.7 6.1 16.5
15-Aug Sifo 29.9 5.6 8.0 5.7 19.2 5.5 6.5 16.9
17-Aug Demoscope 29.6 5.2 7.4 7.5 19.9 4.9 5.8 18.4
SDP = Social Democrats, form the current minority government
G = The Green Party, environmentalists to the SDP
Left = The Left Party, formerly the Communist Party, allied to the SDP
C = Center, supports the SDP prime minister
M = Moderates, historically the largest opposition party, conservatives
Lib. = Liberals, opposition party
CD = Christian Democrats, opposition party
SD = Sweden Democrats, anti-immigration, loosely connected to the right-wing bloc
(Reporting by Nordic editors)