Polls show close race in Swedish elections

The Swedish election campaign is coming to an end as election day nears, with a tight run expected between the ruling left-wing coalition led by the social democrats and the right-wing alliance led by the Moderate Party.

But the Scandinavian country has seen every else but its traditionally relaxed political climate in the run up to polling day. The election campaign has been hit by a "Vasagate" scandal, an attempted bomb-attack and has been influenced by digital pirates, big brother an...