Recent polling for Sweden’s September 13 parliamentary election shows Vänsterpartiet frequently edging Miljöpartiet in the 6–8 percent range, with SCB data in May placing V at 8.7 percent against MP at 6.3 percent and several mid-year surveys recording similar modest leads for the Left Party. The most recent Demoskop reading narrowed the gap, with MP at 6.6 percent and V at 6.5 percent, yet traders view V’s stronger historical performance within the red-green bloc and steadier support among left-leaning voters as supporting its slight advantage. No major leadership changes or party-specific events have shifted the race in recent weeks, leaving final turnout and any late swings among smaller parties as the main variables that could alter the outcome.