2026 Swedish general election

2026 Swedish general election

← 2022 13 September 2026

All 349 seats to the Riksdag
175 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
 
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Leader Magdalena Andersson Jimmie Åkesson Ulf Kristersson
Party Social Democrats Sweden Democrats Moderate
Alliance Red-Greens Tidö Agreement Tidö Agreement
Last election 107 seats, 30.3% 73 seats, 20.5% 68 seats, 19.1%
Current seats 106 72 68

 
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Leader Nooshi Dadgostar Muharrem Demirok Ebba Busch
Party Left Centre Christian Democrats
Alliance Red-Greens Tidö Agreement
Last election 24 seats, 6.8% 24 seats, 6.7% 19 seats, 5.3%
Current seats 24 24 19

 
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Leader Amanda Lind
Daniel Helldén
Johan Pehrson
Party Green Liberals
Alliance Red-Greens Tidö Agreement
Last election 18 seats, 5.1% 16 seats, 4.6%
Current seats 18 16

Incumbent Prime Minister

Ulf Kristersson
Moderate



General elections will be held in Sweden on 13 September 2026 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag. They in turn will elect the prime minister. In case of a snap election, the parliamentary term would not be reset and general elections would still be held in September 2026 together with regional and municipal elections.[1][2]

Electoral system

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The Riksdag is made up of 349 seats, and all are elected through open list, proportional representation on multi-member party lists.[3]

Of the 349 seats, 310 are elected within the 29 constituencies. The number of members per district ranges from 2 to 40. The remainder - the 39 other members - are apportioned nationally as levelling seats to ensure a proportional result. They are allocated to particular districts.

Were a party to win more constituencies than it is entitled to overall, a redistribution of constituency seats may occur to reduce the number of constituency seats won by that party.[4]

Sweden has the distinction of having elections on a fixed date with a parliamentary system in which early elections can be called. In the latter case, the newly elected legislature would serve the remainder of the four-year term begun by the previous legislature. Elections are organised on the second Sunday of September every four years, at the same time as the municipal and regional elections.[5][6][7]

Each of the 29 constituencies has a set number of parliamentarians that is divided through constituency results to ensure regional representation. The other members of parliament (MPs) are then elected through a proportional balancing, to ensure that the numbers of elected MPs for the various parties accurately represent the votes of the electorate. The Swedish constitution (Regeringsformen) 1 Ch. 4 § says that the Riksdag is responsible for taxation and making laws, and 1 Ch. 6 § says that the government is held responsible to the Riksdag. This means that Sweden has parliamentarism in a constitutional monarchy—ensuring that the government is responsible to the people's representatives. A minimum of 4% of the national vote, or alternatively 12% or more within a constituency, is required for a party to enter the Riksdag. Were the latter to occur, the party only gains representation within that constituency's seat share.

In Swedish elections, voters may openly pick up several party-specific ballots, and then, in the voting booth, use the ballot they choose.

Political parties

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The table below lists political parties represented in the Riksdag after the 2022 general election.

Abbr. Name Ideology Political position Leader 2022 result
Votes (%) Seats
S Swedish Social Democratic Party Social democracy Centre-left Magdalena Andersson 30.3%
107 / 349
SD Sweden Democrats Right-wing populism Right-wing to far-right Jimmie Åkesson 20.5%
73 / 349
M Moderate Party Liberal conservatism Centre-right Ulf Kristersson 19.1%
68 / 349
V Left Party Socialism Left-wing Nooshi Dadgostar 6.8%
24 / 349
C Centre Party Liberalism Centre to centre-right Annie Lööf 6.7%
24 / 349
KD Christian Democrats Christian democracy Centre-right to right-wing Ebba Busch 5.3%
19 / 349
MP Green Party Green politics Centre-left Märta Stenevi
Per Bolund
5.1%
18 / 349
L Liberals Conservative liberalism Centre-right Johan Pehrson 4.6%
16 / 349
Independent
2 / 349

Opinion polls

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Graphical summary

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  S
  SD
  M
  V
  C
  KD
  MP
  L

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The fundamentals of the electoral system". val.se. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ Riksdagsförvaltningen. "Elections to the Riksdag". riksdagen.se. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Sweden Riksdagen (Parliament)". Parline. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Vallag (2005:837) Svensk författningssamling 2005:2005:837 t.o.m. SFS 2021:1328". Riksdagen (in Swedish). 15 May 2016. Avdelning IV. Fördelning av mandat, 14 kap. Fördelning av mandat, 4 a §. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Elections in Sweden: The way it's done" (PDF). Election Authority. Solna. 7 October 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  6. ^ "The Swedish electoral system". Valmyndigheten (in Swedish). 16 September 2018. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  7. ^ "The 2022 election". Riksdag. 31 August 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022. Parliamentary elections will take place on 11 September. On this day voters will have the opportunity to decide which candidates will represent them in the Riksdag over the next four years. On the same day, there are elections to municipalities and regional councils.