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The rightwing parties, led by the Moderates prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, were predicted to get 46.8% of the vote.But a later SVT prognosis predicted there were only 20,000 votes between the blocs, with 175 seats for the Social Democrats, the Left party, the Green party and the Centre party, and 174 seats for the Moderates, the Sweden Democrats, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals.It comes after an unusually heated and polarised campaign punctuated by personal attacks between leaders, accusations of misinformation and Maga-inspired ads. Polls suggested an extremely tight race, with one showing just 0.3 percentage points between the left and right blocs.Polling stations across the country opened at 8am local time (7am UK time). Enthusiasm among voters appeared to be high. A record 3.6 million voters took part in early voting and there were reports of long queues at some polling stations.Early indications of results came at 8pm local time when the first exit polls were released. They were followed by a forecast from SVT an hour later. The first preliminary vote count is expected between 10.30pm and 11pm. Whatever the result, coalition talks are expected to take weeks if not months.\u2018I hope for a decent period in politics\u2019: views of voters as Sweden goes to the polls \u2013 videoThe right-leaning bloc, made up of what are known as the Tid\u00f6 parties, has been in power for four years. 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If the right-leaning coalition wins, the party has been promised a prominent role in the government, including key ministerial positions.SD\u2019s campaign slogan of \u201cmake Sweden Sweden again\u201d was reminiscent of Donald Trump\u2019s \u201cmake America great again\u201d. Its controversial ads on buses \u2013 with messages including: \u201cDo you miss Mogadishu? The repatriation grant will help you get home\u201d \u2013 were taken down after drivers refused to work in vehicles displaying them.The party leader, Jimmie \u00c5kesson, was accused of sexism after asking the Social Democrats\u2019 leader, Magdalena Andersson, why she was so angry during a TV debate.The Sweden Democrats leader, Jimmie \u00c5kesson, at a polling station in Rinkeby, a suburb of Stockholm, on Saturday. Photograph: Claudio Bresciani/TT News Agency/AFP/Getty ImagesAnother leading SD figure, Gustav Gellerbrant, came under national scrutiny after an investigation by the publication Expo connected his partner to Russian state actors and the spread of Russian propaganda. His partner, who is Russian, works as a civil servant for SD in parliament. Gellerbrant said in response that it was \u201cisolated information\u201d intended to raise suspicion about her Russian origins and has since gone on leave.Andersson, who voted on Sunday morning in the Stockholm suburb of Nacka, said the campaign had been \u201ca tale of two sides\u201d.\u201cThere have been a lot of lies and bickering, but at the same time there are so many sensible people out there across the country,\u201d she told SVT. \u201cThe focus is on winning and setting a new direction for Sweden.\u201dAbba\u2019s Benny Andersson showed his support for the Social Democrats\u2019 leader by performing a reworked version of Mamma Mia to supporters at the party\u2019s headquarters, replacing the words \u201cMamma Mia\u201d with \u201cMagdalena\u201d.Abba\u2019s Benny Andersson remixes \u2018Mamma Mia\u2019 hit at Social Democrat election day rally \u2013 videoThe prime minister and leader of the Moderates, Ulf Kristersson, has put considerable focus in the final days of campaigning on the penalty discount applied to criminals convicted of various offences. 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