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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, manifesto 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.

01 S Socialdemokraterna 34% The folkhem reformed for the 2020s02 SD Sverigedemokraterna 20.4% National-conservative, hard line on migration03 M Moderaterna 18.3% Centre-right, growth, law & order04 V Vänsterpartiet 7.5% Welfare-first democratic socialism05 MP Miljöpartiet 6% Climate, rights, long-term thinking06 C Centerpartiet 5.2% Liberal centre, rural roots07 KD Kristdemokraterna 4.3% Family, healthcare, traditional values08 L Liberalerna 2.4% 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
Outside the chamber

Five parties outside the Riksdag today. Already on the ballot, already counted in your match.

Want to compare them with your own views?

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About Polara

Polara is a personal side project by Jonas Svensson — an attempt to see whether you can build a Swedish voting compass without party colour, agenda, or political funding.

The site draws on what the parties say themselves: election manifestos, party programmes, and websites. Every position links back to its source, and uncertainty is shown rather than hidden.

Open method. No accounts. No tracking. Here to help you think, not to push.

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