Inside Sweden: How The Local will cover the Swedish election next week

**The Local to Intensify Coverage of Sweden’s September 13 Election**

*Stockholm, 5 September 2026* – The Local, a news outlet that focuses on issues affecting foreign residents in Sweden, announced that it will expand its election coverage in the week leading up to the national vote on 13 September. Editor Emma Löfgren explained that the outlet will run a live blog from Monday to Sunday, host a daily “Members Q&A” session, and deploy journalists to election vigils in Stockholm on election night to capture reactions from parties and voters.

Löfgren said the coverage plan follows a reader survey conducted earlier in the year, in which respondents asked for clearer explanations of Swedish politics, timely updates on campaign developments, and exposure to multiple perspectives. “We’ve produced guides to the eight political parties, explained how to vote, and interviewed migration spokespeople from the Social Democrats to the Sweden Democrats,” she said. “We also reported on how party pledges could affect foreigners in Sweden.”

The Local’s election section will feature a series of in‑depth articles, including interviews with foreign professionals who are voting for the first time in Sweden. Löfgren noted that these stories demonstrate the seriousness with which new citizens approach their rights and responsibilities.

**Election‑Related News Highlights**

– **Social Democrats** have announced plans to launch a government inquiry into Sweden’s migration legislation. The inquiry aims to review the country’s “piecemeal reforms” that have made the rules “unnecessarily complicated and contradictory.” If the Social Democrats win the election in Stockholm and in the regional elections, they also plan to establish an “expat welcome desk” for foreign workers arriving in the city.

– An investigation by the Expo news site reported that the Russian live‑in partner of Gustav Gellerbrant, a Sweden Democrat official who works in the heart of Sweden’s government offices, has been spreading pro‑Putin propaganda on social media.

– Voter turnout has risen sharply. Nearly one million people cast ballots in the week after early voting opened on 26 August, a 40 percent increase compared with the same period in the 2022 election.

– The Local’s James Savage has written about the Örebro Party and its leader Markus Allard, describing the party as a far‑right demagogue that could enter the Riksdag on the most extreme platform in recent times.

– The right‑wing Tidö bloc held a press conference this week. Christian Democrat leader Ebba Busch pledged not to support Magdalena Andersson as prime minister, even if that meant calling for a new election.

– The Local’s Richard Orange interviewed a chef who had worked in Sweden for more than three years after missing the Brexit deadline. The chef has since lost his job, unemployment insurance, and faces the risk of deportation.

– Sweden’s migration minister defended the country’s unusually high refusal rate for post‑Brexit residency in response to a parliamentary question about actions to stop high‑profile deportations of elderly British citizens.

– Residents in southern Sweden are expected to pay about 700 kronor more per month for electricity this winter compared with last year, while cost increases further north are projected to be more modest.

– According to figures reviewed by the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, a record number of tourists visited Stockholm during the summer.

**About The Local**

The Local is a subscription‑based news service that covers Swedish politics and policy from the perspective of foreign residents. The outlet’s paying members help sustain its journalism, allowing it to continue providing coverage that prioritises the interests of foreigners in Sweden.

Emma Löfgren,

Article and image source: thelocal.se