Voters in Sweden are going to ballot boxes in an election that opinion polls suggest could see the Social Democrats return to power. However, no single party is expected to win enough votes to govern on its own, reports GHN based on DW.
Polling stations across the Scandinavian country opened at 8 a.m. local time (0600 UTC) and were to close 12 hours later.
Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and his conservative-led coalition government, which first came to power in 2006, are looking to earn a third term in office.
But his chances don't look good, with the latest opinion polls giving the Social Democrats around 30 percent support, which, if this figure is borne out this Sunday, would give them the most seats in parliament.
Still, Stefan Loefven, a former union leader who is the Social Democrats candidate for prime minister, would need a coalition partner or partners to form a parliamentary majority, most likely to be the Greens or the former communist Left Party. Analysts fear though, that coalition talks could be difficult and protracted.