2014 Swedish General Election Sunday September 14,2014

 

A general election is scheduled to be held in Sweden on Sunday September 14,2014 to the national Swedish Riksdag, as well as to all 21County Councils and 290 Municipal Assemblies

This will be the second election since the centre-right Alliance for Sweden coalition (comprising the Moderate Party,Liberal People's Party,Centre Party and Christian Democrats) formed government in 2006

It will also be the first nationwide electoral test for the nationalist Sweden Democrats after winning seats in parliament for the first time in the previous election.

Social Democratic Party (S), is Sweden's largest political party with 112 of the 349 seats in Swedish Riksdag

Moderate Party (M), is Sweden's second largest political party with 107 of the 349 seats in Swedish Riksdag

Green Party (MP), is Sweden's third largest political party with 25 of the 349 seats in Swedish Riksdag

Liberal People's Party (FP), is Sweden's fourth largest political party with 24 of the 349 seats in Swedish Riksdag

Centre Party (C), is Sweden's fifth largest political party with 23 of the 349 seats in Swedish Riksdag

Sweden Democrats (SD), is Sweden's sixth largest political party with 20 of the 349 seats in  Swedish Riksdag

Left Party (V), is Sweden's seventh largest political party with 19 of the 349 seats in Swedish Riksdag

Christian Democrats (KD), is Sweden's eighth largest political party with 19 of the 349 seats in Swedish Riksdag

Saturday's polls gave the Social Democrats, Greens and Left parties a lead of 5.3 and 5.7 percentage points over the ruling centre-right government, a much narrower gap than the opposition had enjoyed until recently and short of a majority in the 349-seat parliament.

A poll-of-polls by Novus for Swedish radio showed the gap between the centre-left and centre-right at 5.9 percentage points.