What to know about Sunday's election in Sweden, NATO's newest member

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Sweden is holding an election Sunday that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to power…

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  • Sweden is holding an election Sunday that will determine whether a conservative leader remains in charge and a hard-right party wins ministerial jobs for the first time, or whether the center-left returns to power…
  • Reported by ABC News and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:42:26 UTC.

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