On Friday evening, SVT is holding a final debate in Gävle ahead of Sunday’s election. Opinion polls have been coming in all day, and while they are somewhat mixed, they indicate that the Tidö parties are closing the gap on the opposition parties’ lead.
The four Tidö party leaders arrived together for the debate, buoyed by the fact that the gap appears to be narrowing. Now it’s a real match again, they say.
"It can be decided tonight. We have already booked a meeting on Monday to plan everything that comes after the election and start all the negotiations that are necessary," says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M).
Even though the Liberals are above the 4 percent threshold for the Riksdag in several polls, Simona Mohamsson does not dare to breathe a sigh of relief.
No, there are several days left until the election, she says.
If there is anyone sitting at home thinking that this will resolve itself, it is time to get up from the couch and go to the polling station now.
For Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats, the trend has been downward recently. But she is not worried that the opposition is losing its previous large advantage.
I have always said that Swedish elections tend to be close. This election will be too. Now the election is at its peak, if you want to change direction for Sweden and if you want me to become prime minister after the election, then you should vote for the Social Democrats, she says.
The topics for tonight's debate are the economy, schools, climate, crime, integration and healthcare.
