SWEDEN’S RIGHTWING GOVERNMENT BETS ON ECONOMIC GROWTH TO WIN NEXT WEEKEND’S ELECTION - WILL IT WORK?
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04.09.2026


EU Observer (4 September 2026)

Adkhamjon JANOBİDDİNOV

 

Sweden will hold general elections next Sunday (13 September), a vote that will decide the political direction of the country after four years of the Tidö Agreement – the existing four-party rightwing coalition agreement.

As the date approaches, prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s centre-right coalition is banking heavily on macroeconomic optimism to secure a second term. 

Sweden changed its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 2.5 percent on 27 August – contrasting sharply with the broader European Union average of around 1.1 percent.

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