2026 Swedish general election

After the 2022 general election, a right-wing bloc consisting of the Moderates (M), Christian Democrats (KD), Liberals (L) and Sweden Democrats (SD) secured a narrow majority of seats in the Riksdag. One month of negotiations between them followed, leading to the Tidö Agreement that allowed the M party leader Ulf Kristersson to become prime minister and lead the Kristersson cabinet. It was a minority government of M, KD and L with confidence and supply from SD.^[4] During the following term, the four parties became known as the Tidö parties.^[5]

The Riksdag is made up of 349 seats elected by open list proportional representation,^[6] with an electoral threshold of 4% of the national vote or alternatively 12% within a single constituency. Of the 349 seats, 310 are elected from 29 constituencies ranging in size from 2 to 40 seats, while the other 39 seats are apportioned nationally as levelling seats to ensure parties that passed the 4% national threshold hold a proportional number of seats; these levelling seats are allocated to particular districts. If a party wins more constituency seats than it is entitled to overall, a redistribution of constituency seats may occur to reduce the number of constituency seats won by that party.^[7]

General elections are held on a fixed date, the second Sunday of September, at the same time as the municipal and regional elections.^[8][9][10] If early elections are called, the newly elected legislature only serves out the remainder of the four-year term begun by the previous legislature.

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

Before the election, the Left Party and the Sweden Democrats (SD) both said they would vote against any government where they did not receive cabinet positions.^[19][20] Meanwhile, one of SDs partners in the Tidö coalition, the Liberals (L), said in 2025 that they would continue to block SD from receiving cabinet positions.^[20][21] If the Tidö coalition were to continue their cooperation, L or SD had to change their position.^[20]

On 13 March 2026, L and SD announced an agreement ("The Sweden Promise") which would give SD cabinet positions if the Tidö coalition received a majority of seats.^[22] The agreement also included policy goals they would cooperate on, including a national referendum on adopting the Euro as currency, coinciding with the 2030 general election.^[22][23][5]

Former minister and contender for the leadership of the Liberals Birgitta Ohlsson announced, on 18 March 2026, that she would be a parliamentary candidate for the Centre party.^[24]

On the 20th of March former Liberal leader (1997–2007) Lars Leijonborg announced his return to politics as a parliamentary candidate for the Liberals.^[25]

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