Nearly half of Swedes want a ban on burqa and niqab

47 percent of those who responded are in favor of a ban, while 36 percent are against and 17 percent do not know.

The survey shows that there is a big difference between the political blocs. 77 percent of the Tidö parties' voters want to see a ban, while only 22 percent of the opposition's voters are positive.

The survey was conducted using around 1,000 web interviews with randomly selected people aged 18-84.