{"id":181895,"date":"2026-11-03T08:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T07:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/?p=181895"},"modified":"2026-11-03T08:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T07:41:12","slug":"fortroendet-for-svenska-val-rasar-dessa-litar-minst-pa-systemet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/trust-in-swedish-elections-is-plummeting-these-people-trust-the-system-the-least\/","title":{"rendered":"Confidence in Swedish elections is plummeting\u2014these groups trust the system the least"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The election fraud scandal in Borl\u00e4nge is shaking confidence in Swedish democracy. A new poll shows that confidence in the integrity of elections has fallen sharply. Distrust is particularly widespread among supporters of one party.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confidence that Swedish elections are conducted fairly has dropped from 77 to 69 percent in one year. This is according to a survey by Indikator Opinion, conducted in October on behalf of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sverigesradio.se\/artikel\/69-procent-litar-pa-valen-ned-fran-77-procent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sveriges Radio's Ekot<\/a><\/strong>. Meanwhile, new details have emerged regarding the police investigation into suspected election fraud in Borl\u00e4nge, where three people have been notified of criminal charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>SD voters' distrust stands out<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among SD supporters, only 32 percent say they have some or a great deal of confidence in the conduct of the election. Among Center Party supporters, the corresponding figure is as high as 91 percent. The political scientist <strong>Henrik Ekengren Oscarsson<\/strong> A study at the University of Gothenburg points to allegations of election fraud linked to the Left Party in Borl\u00e4nge and problems with early voting as possible explanations for the decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Suspect Knows the V Party Politician<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Monday, police questioned two people in connection with the Borl\u00e4nge investigation. One of them is suspected of aiding and abetting improper conduct during voting. The man's defense attorney <strong>Kristofer Stahre<\/strong> states for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tv4.se\/artikel\/33vzhnxPtDQELTRE4WBKuW\/misstaenkta-i-valfuskutredningen-har-foerhoerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TV4 <\/a><\/strong>that the client knows both Mohamed Ali, a member of the Riksdag from the Left Party, and the person described as the prime suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2013 <em>In my opinion, the admissions he has made are not punishable under the relevant provision of law in this section<\/em>, \", says Stahre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main suspect also denies the charges. A total of three people have been notified of criminal charges in the investigation, which concerns alleged irregularities in connection with the election. The fact that one of the suspects knows Mohamed Ali does not mean that the member of Parliament himself is suspected of any crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Election Fraud Investigation Could Determine Public Trust<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Ekengren Oscarsson, confidence may recover once the Election Review Board has reached a decision and the reports of election incidents have been addressed. At the same time, he believes that any convictions in Borl\u00e4nge could further deepen the mistrust. In that case, the issue of changes to the Swedish ballot system could also regain relevance.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Confidence in Swedish elections is plummeting. The differences among voters are enormous\u2014and at the same time, new details are emerging in the election fraud scandal.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":178862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206,1522,205],"tags":[409],"class_list":["post-181895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-inrikes","category-mellan","category-nyheter","tag-valfusk"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181895"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181895\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/frihetsnytt.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}