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What do the polls say about Sweden?
Voters will go to the polls in Sweden on Sunday to elect 21 members of the European parliament.
The Social Democrats are leading in opinion polls. The far-right Sweden Democrats and centre-right Moderates are neck-to-neck for second place, according to the polls.
‘I hope that scenario won’t happen’: Swedish Social Democrat warns against far-right alliance
Evin Incir, a member of the European parliament from the Swedish Social Democratic party who is running for re-election, told the Guardian that she is “worried that the far-right, conservative and liberal groups will join forces” in the next European parliament.
“I hope that scenario won’t happen,” she said in a phone interview, adding that some of these groups have already come together to “shoot down” or “water down” climate and environment initiatives.
While as a social democrat her goal would be a “progressive” parliament, Incir said a “realistic” hope for the next European parliament would be a centrist coalition.
Welcome to the blog
Good morning and welcome back to the Europe blog.
This week we’re focusing on campaigns across Europe ahead of this weekend’s elections.
Yesterday, we heard from candidates in Denmark and the Baltics.
Today, we will delve into campaigns in Sweden, Finland, Poland and more.
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