{
  "id": 7083869,
  "title": "Sweden votes in election thriller, far right eyes govt role",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sweden-votes-in-election-thriller-far-right-eyes-govt-role-7083869",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T08:30:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Sweden",
    "slug": "the-local-sweden",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.se/20260913/sweden-votes-in-election-thriller-far-right-eyes-govt-role"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sweden is holding a general election, with voters deciding between the far-right entering government for the first time or the left-wing opposition reclaiming power. The election is a tight race, with opinion polls showing a dead heat between the two main blocs.\n\nThe left-wing bloc, led by Social Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson, has long been credited with a comfortable lead, but the gap has narrowed in the final days of the campaign. Andersson, who became Sweden's first female prime minister in 2021-2022, voted with her husband at a school in her home municipality of Nacka, south of Stockholm.\n\nThe conservative Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is seeking another term in office, with his chances of staying in power potentially depending on the far-right Sweden Democrats, who already support his minority government. Kristersson has said he could form a governing coalition that formally includes the Sweden Democrats, which would mark a historic breakthrough for the far right.",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Sweden votes in thriller with opposition just ahead",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sweden-votes-in-thriller-with-opposition-just-ahead",
        "published": "2026-09-13T03:35:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Sweden votes in election thriller, far right eyes govt role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sweden-votes-in-election-thriller-far-right-eyes-govt-role",
        "published": "2026-09-13T08:04:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Sweden votes in tight election that could see far-right party enter government",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sweden-votes-in-tight-election-that-could-see-far-right-party-enter",
        "published": "2026-09-13T09:01:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Sweden election: A turning point for the far right?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sweden-election-a-turning-point-for-the-far-right",
        "published": "2026-09-13T09:48:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Post",
        "title": "Sweden Votes in Election Thriller, far Right Eyes Govt Role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/sweden-votes-in-election-thriller-far-right-eyes-govt-role-7101979",
        "published": "2026-09-13T11:16:00.000Z"
      }
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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."
}