StockholmAkesson could become Sweden’s migration minister Sunday.
That would hand migration policy to a party with neo-Nazi roots.
The coalition system has let Akesson’s party shape policy since 2022 without holding a single ministry.
Polls close at 8 p.m., with results expected hours later.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 150+ reports worldwide
- Deutsche Welle
- tracks tightening Swedish election race—left's commanding lead narrowing as right-wing bloc and Sweden Democrats surge toward viability
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- emphasizes Sweden Democrats' neo-Nazi origins and their influence shaping government policy from outside the cabinet before formal inclusion
- TRT World
- compares polling bands (left 49-51%, right-Democrats 48-49%) against government's gang-reduction claims vs. opposition's civil-liberties erosion warnings
Sources: Deutsche Welle, Al Jazeera Online, TRT World