On a Sunday in September 2026, Sweden stands at a threshold that few democracies cross without consequence: the possible normalization of far-right governance in a nation long regarded as a moral compass for the world. A margin of three-tenths of a percentage point separates two visions of the country — one that seeks to preserve, however imperfectly, Sweden's tradition of openness, and one that would hand executive power to a party whose platform treats that tradition as a problem to be solved. The outcome will ripple far beyond Scandinavia, arriving at a moment when Europe is asking, with gr
Sweden's razor-thin election could hand far right its first government role
Policies under current far-right influence have included deportation of teenagers, lowering criminal responsibility age, and sending 14-year-olds to adult prisons.