Eligible but absent: Why most foreign residents don't vote in local elections

Foreign residents who don't have Swedish citizenship can often still vote in municipal and regional elections, but many don't take part.

Election participation among that group — who make up 7.6% of Sweden's total voter base — was just 30% at the 2022 election.

Yassin Hassan Dirie, who has applied for Swedish citizenship, says he doesn't think local and regional elections are as important. ...