Support for the far-right, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats party has fallen to its lowest level since surging during the migration crisis.
The party’s approval rating grew by nearly 20% in November 2015 after thousands of people arrived in Sweden to seek asylum.
However, since a stricter immigration policy has been introduced, it has led to a big reduction in numbers, and the issue has slipped from the top of the political agenda.
Prime Minister Stefan Löfven has enticed voters by pledging to boost spending by SEK 44bn (~€1.71bn) in the budget for 2018 with much of the money going on welfare, education and policing.
At its current level of support, the Sweden Democrats would still have enough to block either the centre-left or centre-right blocs from forming a government after the next election in September 2018, should they fail to reach a majority.
The Sweden Democrats, rejected by all the major parties due to their far-right roots, have said they would help vote down either a centre-left or centre-right coalition in 2018, making it unclear how either bloc will be able to form a government.
