FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER· STOCKHOLM · THE DAY IN 5 STORIES

Sweden’s foreign-born voters trail Swedish-born voters by 22 points

Turnout was 89% among Swedish-born voters but 67% among foreign-born voters. Before September’s election, who is responsible for closing that political-voice gap?

Ballot papers laid out for Sweden's 2014 general election.
Jens O. Z. Ehrs for Southerly Clubs / CC BY-SA 3.0

Sweden's 2022 parliamentary election had 84 percent turnout, a level many democracies would celebrate. Behind it was a 22-point gap between voters born in Sweden and those born abroad: 89 percent compared with 67 percent.

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