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On September 14, immigrants in Sweden expressed relief after the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats suffered a loss in parliamentary elections. The party saw their support drop to 17.6% from 20.6%, and lost more seats than any other party, contributing to a likely center-left majority government. In areas with large immigrant populations like Rinkeby, where they won nearly all the votes, residents celebrated the outcome as a step back for far-right policies.

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On September 13, 2026, Sweden held a closely contested general election with over 8 million registered voters out of a population of about 10.6 million, voting to decide the country's next government. The main battle was between Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s center-right coalition and the opposition led by Magdalena Andersson from the Social Democrats. Initial results showed a narrow lead for the left-wing bloc, but with counting ongoing until Wednesday to include late-arriving votes, the final outcome remained uncertain.

If the center-right wins, it could bring the Sweden Democrats into government for the first time, raising concerns about potential policy shifts and impacts on civil liberties. The opposition, however, holds a slim lead as of Monday morning with approximately 20,000 vote advantage over the incumbent coalition in preliminary counts.

With each side needing to make significant concessions to form a majority, Sweden may face prolonged negotiations similar to or even longer than its previous record of 37 days after the 2022 election. Political analysts suggest this could lead to weeks of talks and potentially a snap election if consensus is not reached quickly on forming a new government.

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Immigrants express relief after Sweden Democrats suffer election setback STOCKHOLM, Sept 14 - Immigrants in Sweden expressed relief on Monday after voters dealt the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, whose rise helped drive the country's politics sharply to the right on immigration, their first setback in a parliamentary election. After a nail-biting election night on Sunday, the centre-left looked likely to secure a slim majority in parliament.

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🔮 The Sweden Democrats lost more seats than any other party and looked set to win 17.6% of the vote, down three percentage points from four years ago.

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Immigrants express relief after Sweden Democrats suffer election setback · assertive framing

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left → express → parliament

The Sweden Democrats lost more seats than any other party and looked set to win 17.6% of the vote, down three percentage points from four years ago. asserted

Democrats → lose → vote

In Rinkeby, one of Stockholm's suburbs with a large immigrant population, the centre-left bloc won 94% of the votes. asserted

bloc → win → votes

One resident, 59-year-old sociologist Kahin Ahmed, who is originally from Somalia, welcomed the result. asserted

who → welcome → result

"It's a huge relief," he said. asserted

he → say → ?

"I think people in the suburbs turned out to vote in large numbers because they were afraid the Sweden Democrats would make things worse." asserted

things → think → numbers

The Sweden Democrats, who in parliament have lent support to the right-wing minority government for the past four years while remaining outside the cabinet, in part campaigned on sending home larger numbers of immigrants and ending multiculturalism, with proposals such as a ban on traditional Islamic dress for women in public. asserted

who → lend → public

Sweden Democrat leaders blamed the loss on tactical voting for other right-wing parties and said that they had been punished for propping up the government for four years. asserted

they → blame → years

"That was always a risk," Richard Jomshof, a Sweden Democrat member of parliament, told Reuters. asserted

Jomshof → tell → Reuters

It hurts like hell, but it's just part of reality that we, too, can lose votes," he said. asserted

he → hurt → votes

Silvia Kakembo, founder of the Integration Bureau, a non-partisan organisation that promotes integration, said the Sweden Democrats' efforts to expel immigrants and their proposal to withdraw already granted residence permits had gone too far, helping mobilise some voters against them. asserted

efforts → promote → them

"I interpret this to mean that many people have considered this election important, maybe even existential," she said. asserted

she → mean → ?

The Sweden Democrats had grown steadily over decades, entering parliament for the first time in 2010 as voters balked at soaring levels of immigration. asserted

voters → grow → immigration

About 2.5 million people have immigrated to Sweden in the last 25 years. asserted

people → immigrate → years

Across town, in the suburb of Skarholmen, Celil Tamturk, 59, originally from Turkey, said he was very happy about the tentative result and that he had been put off by Sweden Democrat leader Jimmie Akesson's comments on Islam and immigrants. asserted

he → say → Islam

"If there were no immigrants here, after two days not working, what would happen? asserted

what → be → days

In schools, in healthcare, in the subway, there are immigrants everywhere," he said. asserted

he → be → subway

"Sweden would stop immediately." Left-leaning parties that back the Social Democrats' leader Magdalena Andersson were projected to win 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament while Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's bloc was seen winning 173 seats, the election authority said. asserted

authority → stop → seats

Rau Amen, 70, who came from Iraq 44 years ago, said he was afraid that the Sweden Democrats were trying to create an "us versus them" mentality within the country. asserted

Democrats → come → country

"That is absolutely not what I want. asserted

I → want → what

Sweden has been fantastic so far, and I love Sweden. asserted

I → love → Sweden

I want things to be the way they used to be," he said. asserted

he → want → ?