Sweden's general election is too tight to call, with early results showing the two main political blocs separated by roughly 20,000 votes after half the ballots had been counted. The outcome will determine whether Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson returns as prime minister at the head of a left-wing coalition, or whether incumbent conservative Ulf Kristersson continues in power reliant on the hard-right Sweden Democrats, a party with roots in neo-Nazi movements. The result carries significance beyond Sweden, as it will decide the extent of the Sweden Democrats' influence in government for the first time.

Exit polls initially suggested a narrow lead for Andersson's bloc, though partial counting indicated the Sweden Democrats were losing support for the first time since entering parliament in 2010, having previously surged to become the country's second-largest party in 2022 on a platform focused on crime and immigration. Kristersson has pledged cabinet positions to the Sweden Democrats should his alliance prevail, while Andersson framed the vote as a choice between a government "entirely dominated" by the hard right or one led by her promising renewed cooperation. National security, gang crime and welfare spending were the dominant themes of the campaign.