Will Lagarde bite the apple? ECB President leaves everyone guessing in Normandy – POLITICO

• Swedish citizens will vote this Sunday in a tight election that serves as a referendum on whether the far-right Sweden Democrats should join the government. • The party is seeking to move from being political pariahs to trusted partners in a nation previously viewed as one of Europe's most liberal.

• The Social Democrats are currently leading in the polls for Sweden's upcoming election, though their advantage is narrowing. • A victory for the Social Democrat-led coalition would provide a rare win for Europe's center-left political movement.

• Sweden's center-left opposition and governing center-right coalition are facing political controversies ahead of the general election on September 13. • The Left Party removed several candidates following allegations of antisemitism and support for terrorism.

• Sweden is facing an extremely close election with a recent poll showing only a 0.3-point gap between the left and right political blocs. • The Sweden Democrats, a far-right party, may enter the government and shift the nation's focus away from its role as a global champion of human rights.

• Swedish voters are heading to the polls in a tight contest that could move far-right parties from political isolation to coalition partners in government. • This shift follows a recent victory in Germany where the AfD party surged into first place in a state election for the first time since World War II.

• Swedish political parties began their final campaign push on Saturday to attract voters ahead of the national election. • Recent opinion polls indicate a tightening race between the left-wing and right-wing political flanks.

• Sweden held elections resulting in a fragmented Parliament where the Social Democrats lead and the right-wing and far-right parties are divided. • The far-right party proposed lowering the age of criminal responsibility, a move that faced opposition from moderate partners and much of the judiciary.

• The Election Commission of India met with two rival factions of the Trinamool Congress on September 12, 2026, to resolve a dispute over the party's name and symbol. • The poll body requested additional documentation from the faction led by State Assembly Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee.

• Oracle halted a planned $7.5 billion share sale by co-founder Larry Ellison. • The decision follows investor concerns regarding the costs and risks associated with the company's aggressive expansion into artificial intelligence.

• BRICS nations adopted the New Delhi Declaration on September 12, 2026, during a summit where Prime Minister Modi met with President Xi Jinping. • Commission judicial member K. Baijunath ordered the Malappuram Collector and the Scheduled Tribes Development Department Project Officer to submit a rehabilitation report within one week.

• Indonesia is implementing ambitious crop production schemes that put millions of hectares of forest at risk. • The scale of the threat involves the potential loss of millions of hectares of forest land.