A poll by the SVT public broadcaster showed Kristerssen's liberal-rightwing bloc trailing with 46.8 percent, compared to 51.3 percent for the left-green alliance of former socialist prime minister Magdalena Andersson.

Ahead of Sweden’s parliamentary election on Sept. 13, polls show a steady lead for the center-left opposition led by Magdalena Andersson — a rare precedent in…

The current center-right coalition relies on outside support from the Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration party with far-right roots