Swedish citizenship and voting scandal surrounding Somali MP fuels calls for fresh election

Former Social Democratic parliamentarian Widar Andersson filed a complaint questioning why the Migration Agency granted Swedish citizenship to Mohamed Abdukardir Ali, a Somali-born MP elected for the Left Party, after his earlier application was denied over debt issues. Documents show Ali obtained permanent residence in 2013 without identity verification and later claimed to have settled debts that official records indicate persisted until 2027.

His purported business venture Verisom could not be located, and his partner Agneta Nyvall now doubts the project's legitimacy. Police are probing claims that voters were shuttled to polling stations with pre-filled ballots, and three suspects are being interviewed. The scandal threatens the narrow left-wing bloc majority that relied on immigrant-heavy districts, prompting figures such as Jan Emanuel and Louise Meijer to demand Ali’s resignation and a new election.