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Swedish opposition holds big lead ahead of September vote, poll shows

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STOCKHOLM, Aug ⁠18 (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-left opposition holds a 10 percentage point lead over the ruling right-wing coalition ahead of ​a September 13 election, making a change of government likely, ‌according to an opinion poll conducted on behalf of public broadcaster SVT.

No government has ever bridged a gap this ⁠wide in such a short time, and "only ⁠a miracle" could now prevent defeat for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and his four-party coalition, SVT reported on Tuesday.

The August 3-16 survey of some 3,000 voters ‌showed Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson would likely become ⁠prime minister again after four ‌years in opposition, replacing Kristersson of ​the right-wing Moderates.

Sweden's four left-leaning parties had a combined 53.9% backing, estimated to give them 196 seats, ‌while the coalition government stood at ​43.9%, or 153 seats, ⁠according to the survey conducted by the ‌Verian polling firm.

The campaign has ⁠focused on cost of living issues as well as security, immigration, crime and energy supply.

The Social Democrats maintained ​their position as ‌Sweden's biggest party with 30.5% support, an increase of 0.2 ⁠percentage points in the ​2022 election.

(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom and Terje Solsvik; ​editing by Niklas Pollard)

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