How bad is Sweden's Left Party voting scandal?

<p>In this week&#39;s podcast: Electoral fraud allegations, complex coalition building, Candy Crush maker faces strike action, and how do Swedes say &#39;Digestive biscuit&#39;?</p><p>Negotiations between the centre-left parties are ongoing after they won a wafer thin majority in last week’s election.</p><p>But now a voter fraud scandal involving the Left Party threatens to derail the whole process.</p><p>Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the election of a Left Party Member of Parliament in the Dalarna region. What do know about the allegations so far? And could the scandal lead to a revote?</p><p>Host <strong>James Savage </strong>is joined this week by panelists <strong>Emma Löfgren </strong>and<strong> Richard Orange. </strong></p><p><strong>Not yet a member of The Local? <a href="https://www.thelocal.se/podcasts/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join now with this special offer for podcast listeners</a></strong>.</p><p>Here are links to some of the topics discussed in the episode:</p><h2>Electoral fraud scandal</h2><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20260924/swedish-left-party-leader-finally-speaks-on-election-fraud-allegations?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Swedish Left Party leader finally speaks on election fraud allegations</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20260924/swedish-election-authority-criticises-ballot-paper-system?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Swedish Election Authority criticises ballot paper system</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20260923/newly-elected-mp-steps-aside-amid-swedish-electoral-fraud-probe?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Newly elected MP steps aside amid Swedish electoral fraud probe</a></strong></li></ul><h2>Politics</h2><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20260922/explained-what-needs-to-happen-for-sweden-to-get-a-new-prime-minister?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EXPLAINED: What needs to happen for Sweden to get a new prime minister?</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.thelocal.se/20260921/behind-closed-doors-swedens-left-and-centre-parties-are-still-miles-apart?tpcc=podcast-article" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Behind closed doors, Sweden&#39;s Left and Centre parties are still miles apart</a></strong></li></ul><h2>Working in Sweden</h2><ul>