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Sweden Opens Vote-Tampering Probe After 2,000 Election Appeals

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 6:32 AM UTC · How we work

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Swedish officials opened investigations into alleged vote-tampering in the September 13 parliamentary election.
The Election Review Board received over 2,000 appeals, beating the 2018 record of 723.
Authorities logged 58 tampering reports and registered 800 cases with 9,000 pending.
Left Party candidates Mohamed Abdukardir Ali and Ahmed Abas Omar temporarily relinquished their seats during the probe.
Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch called the allegations extremely serious and said a re-run could be ordered within three months.

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Swedish officials opened investigations into alleged vote-tampering in the September 13 parliamentary election.
The Election Review Board received over 2,000 appeals, beating the 2018 record of 723.
Authorities logged 58 tampering reports and registered 800 cases with 9,000 pending.
Left Party candidates Mohamed Abdukardir Ali and Ahmed Abas Omar temporarily relinquished their seats during the probe.
Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch called the allegations extremely serious and said a re-run could be ordered within three months.