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Sweden heads toward tight national election as political blocs contend
Polls show a narrow contest between rival coalitions ahead of Sunday's vote, according to Al Jazeera.
The short version
- Sweden faces a tight national election on Sunday, with the centre-left opposition bloc holding a narrow lead over the right-wing group in national polling.[Al Jazeera]
- Economic conditions remain a focal point, with unemployment in Malmo standing around 11 percent, ranking among the highest of Sweden's municipalities.[Al Jazeera]
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has promised cabinet posts, including the migration portfolio.[Al Jazeera]
- Past political claims surrounding Malmo remain disputed, including a 2017 characterization dismissed as nonsense by a prominent Swedish criminologist.[Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- National surveys show the centre-left opposition bloc ahead of the right-wing bloc by only a few percentage points ahead of the Sunday vote.[Al Jazeera]
- Unemployment in the city of Malmo sits around 11 percent, placing it among the highest for any Swedish municipality.[Al Jazeera]
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has promised cabinet posts, including the migration portfolio.[Al Jazeera]
- In 2017, English politician Nigel Farage branded Malmo the 'rape capital of Europe', an allegation dismissed as nonsense by a leading Swedish criminologist.[Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The final governing coalition remains undetermined due to the narrow gap between the major political blocs in pre-election polling.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
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