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The so-called Red-Green Bloc was far ahead, then in the last week, the race tightened up. In the end, the Red-Green Bloc eked out a narrow victory, with 176 seats in the incoming national legislature (the Rikstag). The Right of Center Bloc got 173. A mere 3 seat margin. Challenges remain because the Center Party (which is counted as part of the Red-Green Bloc but actually isn't a left of center party) objects to the Left Party. But, the Center Party cannot simply shift to the Right of Center Bloc, because it also objects to the Swedish Democrats. The Left...

It is extremely close between the red-green bloc and the Tidö parties, according to an election forecast by SVT based on votes actually counted.

The red-green parties are bigger than the Tidö parties in SVT's polling station survey.

The centre-left opposition holds a narrow lead over the ruling right-wing bloc but Prime ⁠Minister Ulf Kristersson's four-party alliance – which includes the far right Sweden Democrats – has been catching up in the final weeks of campaigning.

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<p>Gothenburg, Sweden (AINA) -- An Assyrian politican, Issa Issa, who is a member of the Sweden Democrats party, was attacked on Thursday by a gang of 40 men. According to the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet, stones were hurled into Mr. Issa's apartment after 10 PM on Thursday, through the windows in the kitchen, bedroom and living room, shattering them all. Mr. Issa saw two boys outside, who shouted "fucking Christian, fucking Sweden Democrat, come down," when they saw him. Mr. Issa chased them around the corner, where a gang of 40 men was waiting for him.</p>

A political ad rejected as hate speech by a Swedish TV station has sparked tension between Sweden and neighboring Denmark. Some Danish leaders have cried censorship, and even want to see election observers at Sweden's upcoming national poll. The ad by the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats (SD) party shows a retiree hobbling forward while Muslim women in burqas charge past to win money from the national budget. "On Sept. 19," their ad declares, referring to the date of upcoming national elections, "you can choose to cut money from immigration budgets, or from pensions." The Swedish commercial television network TV4 decided not...