Final result

Election 2026

Name: Swedish general election 2026 (riksdagsval)
Start: 2026-09-13
Location: Sweden

The final result of Sweden's 2026 election, set against almost a century of general elections: votes, seats and the record of every Riksdag party.

Final result confirmed 13 September 2026

General election no. 29 inside the project's century frame

Final result by bloc

Result established 19 September 2026

The official result grouped by the two sides used during the campaign. This grouping describes the elected Riksdag, not a government already formed.

The opposition (S, V, MP, C) 49.57 %

176 seats ✓

The governing side (M, SD, KD, L) 48.84 %

173 seats

175 of 349 — majority

Final result by party

The dotted line is the 4 percent threshold for entering the Riksdag.

How the polls moved before election day

Campaign context only: one bar per snapshot of the polling aggregate, oldest on the left. The final result is shown above.

The opposition (S, V, MP, C)

The governing side (M, SD, KD, L)

Source: Valmyndigheten — slutligt resultat i riksdagsvalet 2026 Result established 19 September 2026

These are the final figures established by the Swedish Election Authority, not a forecast or an election-night estimate.

Source: EkonomiData.nu — viktat genomsnitt av svenska opinionsundersökningar data as of 11 September 2026

A weighted average of published polls; the seat split is the same source's projection, by the modified Sainte-Laguë method with the 4 percent threshold.

Pulse of the week

As of issue 3 (1 October 2026)

What actually moved in the campaign, with the source behind each line.

1 October 2026 Social Democrats and the Left Party return to the negotiating table Source →
1 October 2026 Nine airports proposed for transfer to state ownership Source →
30 September 2026 Candidates disagree over who should make the first move Source →
30 September 2026 The election investigation in Borlänge has been given high priority Source →
30 September 2026 Young people are interested in politics, but very few engage with political parties Source →

Campaign politics feed →

Form cards: the eight Riksdag parties

Latest result and the shape of the century behind it. Tap a card for the full record.

29 elections across a century

Every completed general election from 1928 through 2026, largest party first. Second Chamber elections run through 1968; the unicameral Riksdag starts in 1970. "In opposition" marks a vote winner that did not enter the government formed after that election.

How party values shifted → The full century timeline →

Before the fake reaches you

One manipulation genre per issue, with the historical specimen it copies. The complete series is available in English, Swedish and Russian.

Inoculation No. 1: ‘I Have a Secret Memo’

One of the most durable campaign tactics rests on a document no one has seen. In Sweden in 1977, such a memo really existed and was genuine — yet it still left behind a ruined reputation and a retraction.

12 August 2026
Inoculation No. 2: ‘The Real Investigation Is Happening Elsewhere’

A story promising hidden truth almost never brings facts. It brings an explanation for why the facts are missing. Sweden really did have such a parallel investigation in 1988, backed by a justice minister — and it ended in a political crisis.

12 August 2026
Inoculation No. 3: ‘He Works for Them’

A real espionage case leaves behind more than a verdict. It creates a template that makes the next accusation of serving a foreign country sound plausible simply because it was once true. Sweden acquired such a template in 1963.

12 August 2026
Inoculation No. 4: ‘If They Win, the Economy Will Collapse’

Economic fear is the cheapest product in an election campaign: it cannot be tested before the vote, and no one checks it afterwards. Sweden knows what a real collapse looks like — in one night in March 1932, the Riksdag imposed a moratorium and rescued a bank.

12 August 2026
Inoculation No. 5: The Picture Is from Somewhere Else

The fastest piece of disinformation is not written but reassembled: a real video, a real fire, a real crowd — but another year, another country, another cause. Twice in a decade, Sweden supplied the raw material for that reconstruction.

12 August 2026

News every day

This page is the frame. The daily selection of Swedish news lives in the Telegram channel.

t.me/swedishnewsru →

The full form cards

One card per party line, from the first election the line contested.

An election with no separately reported figure is drawn as a gap.

Socialdemokraterna

28.0 %result 2026-2.3 %change since the previous election

Best 53.8 % in 1940, worst 28.0 % in 2026.

Best result: 53.8 %1940
Worst result: 28.0 %2026
Longest rise: 4 elections1928–1940
Longest fall: 4 elections1968–1976
Current run: falling, 2 elections
Elections contested: 29
Years in government: 73

Party page →First election of the line: 1928 →

Moderaterna

Earlier official names: Allmänna valmansförbundet · Högerns riksorganisation · Högerpartiet

19.9 %result 2026+0.8 %change since the previous election

Best 30.1 % in 2010, worst 11.5 % in 1970.

Best result: 30.1 %2010
Worst result: 11.5 %1970
Longest rise: 5 elections1970–1982
Longest fall: 5 elections1958–1970
Current run: rising, 2 elections
Elections contested: 29
Years in government: 27

Party page →First election of the line: 1928 →

Sverigedemokraterna

17.5 %result 2026-3.0 %change since the previous election

Best 20.5 % in 2022, worst 0.4 % in 1998.

Best result: 20.5 %2022
Worst result: 0.4 %1998
Longest rise: 7 elections1998–2022
Longest fall: 2 elections2022–2026
Current run: falling, 2 elections
Elections contested: 11
Years in government: 0

Party page →First election of the line: 1988 →

Centerpartiet

Earlier official names: Bondeförbundet

7.0 %result 2026+0.3 %change since the previous election

Best 25.1 % in 1973, worst 5.1 % in 1998.

Best result: 25.1 %1973
Worst result: 5.1 %1998
Longest rise: 4 elections1964–1973
Longest fall: 9 elections1973–1998
Current run: rising, 2 elections
Elections contested: 29
Years in government: 17

Party page →First election of the line: 1928 →

Vänsterpartiet

Earlier official names: Sveriges kommunistiska parti · Vänsterpartiet kommunisterna

8.4 %result 2026+1.7 %change since the previous election

Best 12.0 % in 1998, worst 3.0 % in 1968.

Best result: 12.0 %1998
Worst result: 3.0 %1968
Longest rise: 3 elections1958–1964
Longest fall: 4 elections1998–2010
Current run: rising, 2 elections
Elections contested: 29
Years in government: 0

Party page →First election of the line: 1928 →

Kristdemokraterna

Earlier official names: Kristen Demokratisk Samling · Kristdemokratiska samhällspartiet

6.2 %result 2026+0.9 %change since the previous election

Best 11.7 % in 1998, worst 1.4 % in 1976.

Best result: 11.7 %1998
Worst result: 1.4 %1976
Longest rise: 4 elections1979–1991
Longest fall: 5 elections1998–2014
Current run: rising, 2 elections
Elections contested: 19
Years in government: 16

Party page →First election of the line: 1964 →

Liberalerna

Earlier official names: Frisinnade landsföreningen · Folkpartiet · Folkpartiet liberalerna

5.3 %result 2026+0.7 %change since the previous election

Best 24.4 % in 1952, worst 4.6 % in 2022.

Best result: 24.4 %1952
Worst result: 4.6 %2022
Longest rise: 4 elections1940–1952
Longest fall: 6 elections1952–1968
Current run: rising, 2 elections
Elections contested: 29
Years in government: 27

Party page →First election of the line: 1928 →

Miljöpartiet

Earlier official names: Miljöpartiet

6.1 %result 2026+1.0 %change since the previous election

Best 7.3 % in 2010, worst 1.5 % in 1985.

Best result: 7.3 %2010
Worst result: 1.5 %1985
Longest rise: 4 elections1998–2010
Longest fall: 3 elections2010–2018
Current run: rising, 3 elections
Elections contested: 13
Years in government: 8

Party page →First election of the line: 1982 →

As of issue 3 (1 October 2026)

Election 2026

Final result by bloc

Final result by party

How the polls moved before election day

Pulse of the week

Form cards: the eight Riksdag parties

29 elections across a century

Before the fake reaches you

Inoculation No. 1: ‘I Have a Secret Memo’

Inoculation No. 2: ‘The Real Investigation Is Happening Elsewhere’

Inoculation No. 3: ‘He Works for Them’

Inoculation No. 4: ‘If They Win, the Economy Will Collapse’

Inoculation No. 5: The Picture Is from Somewhere Else

News every day

The full form cards