In the run-up to the Swedish general election on Sunday, the center-left opposition comprising the Social Democrats, the Left Party, the Greens and the Centre Party, is leading the polls, ahead of the center-right coalition of Liberal Conservatives, Christian Democrats and Liberals, which cooperates with the right-wing Sweden Democrats (SD). However, both camps have been hit by new scandals shortly before the vote. A threat to national securityJOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to media reports the partner of Gustav Gellerbrant, a leading member of the Sweden Democrats, has been spreading pro-Russian narratives online for years. She herself is also a Sweden Democrat official. Aftonbladet (Sweden) is outraged that Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has promised the party a place in a new center-right government: “How can it be that a person who has been spreading pro-Russian narratives for many years has been entrusted with a key role within the Sweden Democrats?... The Sweden Democrats have had problems like this for years. A host of high-profile SD politicians have already had to step down as a result. Ulf Kristersson knows this but has nevertheless promised the party ministerial posts. ... He knows that ministers from the Sweden Democrats pose a threat to our national security, but he does not consider this important enough to say no.” The Left Party is not ready to govern Following allegations of terrorism and antisemitism within its ranks, the Left Party has removed more candidates from its lists. According to leading Social Democrats (Sweden), this calls into question the party’s participation in any new government. They are absolutely right, Dagens Nyheter concurs: