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Sweden election: exit polls project centre-left government and bad night for the far-right – live
Initial projections put centre-left opposition bloc at 51.3%, with 46.
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Swedish election: centre-left bloc looks set to take power, exit polls show
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Result would deliver a new left-leaning government and be a strong rejection of current centre-right coalition Sweden general election – live updates Sweden’s centre-left bloc looks set to take power after a high-stakes election, according to exit polls.
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- Reported by The Guardian and published Sun, 13 Sep 2026 18:26:27 UTC.
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Sweden's centre-left opposition leads election as far-right slips, exit polls show
Swedish election: centre-left bloc looks set to take power, exit polls show
Sweden election: exit polls project centre-left government and bad night for the far-right – live
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