Polarising Pluralism: The Swedish Parliamentary Election of September 2014

The parliamentary election in Sweden on 14 September 2014 resulted in defeat for the four-party centre-right coalition had governed for eight years. It was displaced by another coalition, comprising the Social Democrats and the Greens. The new government rested on a very narrow parliamentary base, h...

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Published inWest European politics Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 730 - 740
Main Authors Aylott, Nicholas, Bolin, Niklas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Routledge 04.05.2015
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
21st century
Coalition governments
Legislatures
Parliamentary elections
Parliaments
Pluralism
Political coalitions
Political pluralism
Politics
Prospects
Right wing politics
Strength
Sweden
Sweden
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Summary:The parliamentary election in Sweden on 14 September 2014 resulted in defeat for the four-party centre-right coalition had governed for eight years. It was displaced by another coalition, comprising the Social Democrats and the Greens. The new government rested on a very narrow parliamentary base, however, and its prospects looked uncertain. Its weakness was in large part due to the strong electoral performance of the far-right Sweden Democrats.
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ISSN:0140-2382
1743-9655
1743-9655
DOI:10.1080/01402382.2014.1000651