Why Sweden Might Have to Redo its Election Nov 05, 2026

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Nearly two months on and Sweden is no closer to creating a coalition. With time ticking down and voting drama in one of the regions, we're taking a look at whether the country could go back to the polls.

Sweden's Incredibly Close Election Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDMhGKHXoXU

Can Ulf Kristersson Hang On?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk8bPWvv4Bw

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TLDR previous Videos on the topic
https://youtu.be/mDMhGKHXoXU
https://youtu.be/Rk8bPWvv4Bw

How the Swedish Electoral System Works
https://www.riksdagen.se/en/news/articles/2026/oct/15/no-to-magdalena-andersson-socdem-as-prime_cmsd2ab1134-a03c-4be2-b345-af0aacff33d3en/
https://www.val.se/english/how-to-vote/voting-on-election-day/heres-how-to-vote-on-election-day
https://www.val.se/valresultat-och-statistik/riksdags--region--och-kommunval/valresultat-2026
https://www.riksdagen.se/en/how-the-riksdag-works/the-work-of-the-riksdag/the-speaker/the-tasks-of-the-speaker/
https://mandatkoll.se/

Election Fraud
https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/politik/forundersokning-om-valfusk-i-borlange-/
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/dokument-visar-tre-misstankta-i-utredning-om-valfusk-i-borlange
https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/dokument-och-lagar/dokument/betankande/valfragor_hd01ku27/html/#_Toc223621080
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/dalarna/aklagare-utreder-misstankt-valfusk-i-borlange
https://www.nyhetsbyranjarva.se/misstankt-for-valfusk-i-jarva/

Messy Coalition Building
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Party_(Sweden)
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/v-vill-se-andreas-norlen-som-talman
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/31aW7P/thand-ringqvist-mycket-jobb
https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/6036493
https://www.riksdagen.se/en/how-the-riksdag-works/democracy/forming-a-government/previous-formations-of-government-and-prime-ministers/

00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - Background
04:12 - How likely is re-election?
06:14 - Conclusion
06:59 - Too Long