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Sweden’s centre-left opposition holds lead ahead of September election, statistics office poll shows

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STOCKHOLM, June ‌4 (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-left opposition parties ​are expected to win the country's election for ⁠parliament in September, likely ousting the right-wing government, according to an opinion poll ​released by the national statistics office on ‌Thursday.

Swedes go to the polls on September 13 and campaigning is gaining steam with ⁠gang crime, cost of living, ⁠security, immigration and energy supply high on the agenda.

Support for the four opposition parties, of which former prime minister ‌Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats is the ⁠biggest by far, stood at ‌55.2%, up from the ​48.9% they won in the 2022 election.

Support for the governing bloc of ‌Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, including ​the closely aligned ⁠Sweden Democrats, stood at 42.6%, ‌down from the 49.6% ⁠they won in the closely fought 2022 election.

Andersson's Social Democrats, Sweden's largest party, ​was set to ‌win 33.9%, according to the poll, up ⁠from 30.3% four ​years ago.

(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing ​by Terje Solsvik)

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