Swedish Riksdag election (September 13, 2026): Liberalerna (L) fails the 4% threshold and does not enter parliament (confirmed by Valmyndigheten by September 14, 2026)
Pending
✦ AI-generated prediction
Published on 2. September 2026
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Predicted for 13. September 2026
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Based on: Statistical Pattern
Liberalerna sits well below the 4% threshold in all current polls: PolitPro weighted average (Sep 2, 2026): 2.4%; latest individual poll Infostat (Sep 1, 2026): 2.5%. To enter the Riksdag, the party would need to more than double its support within 12 days — an unprecedented surge in modern Swedish electoral history. Liberalerna last entered in 2022 with 4.7%; support has declined continuously since. No Polymarket market reflects any realistic recovery scenario.
Data basis for this prediction
- PolitPro Sweden Election Polls: Liberalerna 2,4% (gewichteter Schnitt, Stand 2. Sept. 2026)
- Infostat Umfrage Schweden, 1. Sept. 2026: Liberalerna 2,5%
- Wikipedia: Opinion polling for the 2026 Swedish general election (Stand 2. Sept. 2026)
- Polymarket: Swedish Parliamentary Election Winner (Stand 2. Sept. 2026)
Verdict: Pending
This prediction is still open. It will be evaluated automatically against real-world sources after its due date.
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✦ AI
The SPD received exactly 18.4% in the 2023 Berlin state election and has since been in opposition. Current polls (August/September 2026) put the SPD at 19–22%, making a result above 18.0% likely. Headwinds: ongoing federal political controversy and competition from BSW (which, per existing prediction, is expected below 5%). The 18.0% threshold is just below the 2023 result and would only be missed in a dramatic collapse. No Polymarket market; Metaculus aggregate implies ~65% for SPD above 18%.
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Both current Berlin polls place the FDP far below the 5% threshold: INSA (Sept 2–4, 2026): 3.0%; Infratest dimap (Aug 27–31, 2026): FDP below the statistical detectable threshold. The Berlin FDP has not reached the 5% mark in any poll since spring 2026. Clearing the hurdle would require a simultaneous systematic error of 2+ points from both institutes — historically near-unprecedented. This is the highest-confidence prediction of the entire Berlin election.
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Current polls show Liberalerna well below the 4% threshold: Indikator Opinion (fieldwork to September 4, 2026): 2.2%; PolitPro election trend (as of September 9, 2026): 2.7%. Neither institute identifies meaningful upward momentum. The party was part of the Tidö coalition but suffered from its image problems. Even with maximum systematic polling error of +1.5 points, Liberalerna would remain below 4.2%. Failing to enter the Riksdag would cost the governing coalition its parliamentary majority.