This report is unconfirmed.
What happened
Priest Hans Marklund writes in an opinion piece in Dagens Nyheter that regular churchgoers may have decided the latest election. He refers to figures from SVT's exit poll Valu. According to Marklund, the Social Democrats, the Left Party, the Green Party, and the Centre Party received 52 percent among churchgoers, while the Tidö parties received 45 percent. This represents a shift of 11 percentage points since the 2022 election, corresponding to a difference of approximately 50 000 votes between the blocs. Marklund describes how congregations organize meeting places where members encounter up close new Swedes who experience anxiety and the threat of deportation.
Our analysis
In the public debate, significant focus has been placed on how new Swedes vote, often with an undertone that their votes constitute a problem. Marklund's review points to another side: the community between old Swedes and new Swedes in civil society and in the church pews. When political decisions lead to friends and church members' children being threatened with deportation, it has direct consequences at the polling station. The government's parliamentary base seems to have missed that tougher measures against new Swedes also alienate the voters who share everyday life with them.
Explained
Deportation means an official decision that a person who does not have Swedish citizenship must leave the country.
Source: Dagens Nyheter