{
  "id": 755365,
  "title": "Swedish opposition's lead drops by half in dramatic new poll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/swedish-oppositions-lead-drops-by-half-in-dramatic-new-poll",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T10:18:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Local Sweden",
    "slug": "the-local-sweden",
    "url": "https://www.thelocal.se/20260813/swedish-oppositions-lead-drops-by-half-in-dramatic-new-poll"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sweden's opposition parties have seen their lead over the government halve to just 3.7 percentage points, according to a new poll released by Demoskop for Svenska Dagbladet. The match-up between the right-wing bloc and the opposition intensifies as they head into the final month of their campaign ahead of the September 13th election. Martin Borg of the Moderate Party stated that more voters are realizing a win for the opposition would negatively impact their finances. The Social Democrats' party secretary, Tobias Baudin, expressed no concern over the narrowing lead, emphasizing the confidence in their election campaign. The poll indicates the Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, and Sweden Democrats together received 46.9 percent support, while the Social Democrats, Centre Party, Green Party, and Left Party had 50.6 percent. Despite the Liberal Party not meeting the four percent parliamentary threshold, the combined percentage would grant the government parties 163 seats compared to the opposition's 186. The poll, conducted between July 29th and August 10th, saw the Christian Democrats gain the most support, winning 7.5 percent of respondents, mainly by pulling voters away from the Social Democrats and Centre Party. The Centre Party also saw a rise in support, overtaking both the Left and Green Parties.",
  "summary": "The lead of Sweden's four opposition parties over the government has halved to just 3.7 percentage points, in the first opinion poll carried out since the summer break.",
  "key_points": [
    "Opposition lead over government narrows to 3.7 percentage points",
    "Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, and Sweden Democrats together receive 46.9% support",
    "Social Democrats, Centre Party, Green Party, and Left Party have 50.6% support"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}