# 'Still a mystery' how Sweden's left can end in-fighting to rule together

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Podcast: [Sweden in Focus](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sweden-in-focus-3984454)
Published: 2026-04-28T03:00:00+00:00
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Get Membership+ to listen to all The Local's podcasts Sweden in Focus Extra is a podcast for The Local's Membership+ subscribers. Sign up to Membership+ now and get early, ad-free access to a full-length episode of the Sweden in Focus podcast every weekend, as well as Sweden in Focus Extra every Wednesday. Please visit the link that applies to you and get a 40% discount on Membership+ For signed-in members: Upgrade to Membership+ For new members: Get Membership+  __ Sweden is heading to an election in less than five months and the left of centre parties are leading consistently in the polls. But the question everyone's asking i:, could this disparate group of parties form a government? Will the Centre Party or the Left Party drop some of their red lines to make this happen? And what could the alternatives be?  Richard Orange caught up with Nicholas Aylott , Associate Professor of Political Science at Södertörn University in the south of Stockholm, to ask him what might happen.  READ ALSO: Will there still be a left-wing and right-wing bloc come September? Become a member at https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcast-offer?tpcc=padlock . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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