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On the ballot · Issue 03

All thirteen parties on the ballot.

All thirteen parties on the September ballot. Click any to dig into their positions, programme excerpts, and current polling.

Side by side · Riksdag 2026 Compare two parties →

In the chamber

Eight parties hold seats today, sorted by 30-day rolling poll average.

The Riksdag is Sweden’s parliament — the eight parties here hold seats there today, in government or in opposition.

Socialdemokraterna

S Socialdemokraterna Chair since 2021 32.2% The folkhem reformed for the 2020s 02

Sverigedemokraterna

SD Sverigedemokraterna Chair since 2005 19.6% National-conservative, hard line on migration 03

Moderaterna

M Moderaterna Chair since 2017 16.8% Centre-right, growth, law & order 04

Vänsterpartiet

V Vänsterpartiet Chair since 2020 8.3% Welfare-first democratic socialism 05

Miljöpartiet

MP Miljöpartiet Co-spokespersons since 2023 6.7% Climate, rights, long-term thinking 06

Centerpartiet

C Centerpartiet Chair since 2025 6.4% Liberal centre, rural roots 07

Kristdemokraterna

KD Kristdemokraterna Chair since 2015 6% Family, healthcare, traditional values 08

Liberalerna

L Liberalerna Chair since 2025 2.3% Education, integration, classical liberalism

fig. P-01 — Riksdag parties sorted by 30-day polling average

On two axes

How the parties differ.

The textbook two-axis view: how active a role the state should play in the economy, and how firmly it should govern personal life.

Personal freedoms Order & tradition 10 5 0

Active state Reduced state 0 5 10 Economic left ↔ right

Coverage: the eight Riksdag parties. CHES does not code parties below the threshold (MED, Pp, FI, AfS, Nyans).

Source: Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 2024 wave (Rovny et al. 2025).

fig. P-02 — CHES 2024, country code 16 (Sweden), party-level means

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