This report is unconfirmed.
What happened
A police investigation into suspected election fraud was dropped before the election. The investigation was only resumed after Left Party politician Mohamed Abdukardir Ali had been elected to the Riksdag via preference votes. According to a source for Dagens Nyheter, police officers were intensely frustrated that they had previously been stopped from getting to the bottom of the matter.
Our analysis
Suspicions of irregularities in general elections undermine trust in democratic institutions, regardless of which party or person is involved. When an investigation is first dropped and then reopened as soon as a mandate is secured, it raises serious questions about the justice system's handling of the case. Both voters and the politician concerned are entitled to a swift and transparent process where the facts are clarified without delay.
Explained
Election fraud means that someone improperly attempts to influence or manipulate voting or the election results, which is a crime under Swedish law.
Source: Dagens Nyheter