Swedish ruling coalition narrows gap with centre-left opposition ahead of September vote

A poll released by Dagens Nyheter, covering responses from August 11 to 23, reveals that the right-wing coalition government in Sweden is now only 6.8 percentage points ahead of the centre-left opposition, a reduction from the 9.5-point gap recorded in June. The survey of 1,661 voters by Ipsos shows opposition support at 52.4%, down from 53.8% in June but higher than the 48.9% achieved in the 2022 election. A separate Demoskop poll published on August 13 placed opposition backing at 50.6%.

The governing alliance, led by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and allied with the Sweden Democrats, increased to 45.6% from 44.2% in June, though still below its 49.6% share from the last election. The upcoming September 13 parliamentary vote will centre on issues such as cost of living, security, immigration, crime and energy supply.