{
  "id": 6122959,
  "title": "Sweden’s election race tightens as Liberals make parliament threshold",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/swedens-election-race-tightens-as-liberals-make-parliament-threshold",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T08:51:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/09/07/sweden-election-race-tightens-as-liberals-make-parliament-threshold-poll-shows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sweden's ruling right-wing coalition has narrowed the gap with the centre-left opposition ahead of Sunday's general election, according to a new opinion poll by Novus. The Liberals party has made parliament's 4% threshold for the first time in years, potentially preventing them from losing their 16 seats and the coalition's majority. In the latest survey, the four centre-left parties received 50.3% of the vote, while the three-party government and its anti-immigration ally, the Sweden Democrats, stood at 47.9%. The gap between the two blocs has narrowed to just 0.2 percentage points from the previous Novus poll. The Liberals' support increased from 3.3% to 4.3%, which had previously been below the threshold needed to win seats. Three weeks ago, a different poll showed the centre-left leading by a significant 10 percentage points, a lead deemed nearly impossible to overcome before the election. Novus surveyed 2,888 voters between September 1 and 5.",
  "summary": "Earlier polls favoured Magdalena Andersson’s opposition, but latest surveys suggest prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s government could still win.",
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        "title": "Sweden’s election race tightens as Liberals make parliament threshold",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/swedens-election-race-tightens-as-liberals-make-parliament-threshold-6123628",
        "published": "2026-09-07T08:51:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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