Hard left and right set for gains in Sweden’s EU vote [Sweden and the European elections 2014]

Feature looks at the situation in Sweden as regards the campaign for the elections to the European Parliament held in May 2014.

Swedish voters in the European Parliament elections punished the parties of the centre-right government coalition and in particular Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt's Moderates, which only got 13.5% of the votes. They came third in the elections after the Social Democrats (24.5%) and surprisingly, the Environment Party, which took 15.2% of the Swedish votes.

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