Swedish politics is seldom thrilling. Yet in recent weeks the general election scheduled for September 13th has become as gripping as a Stieg Larsson mystery. The polls have been tightening relentlessly. Then, last week, the race was shaken by reports that an official in the anti-immigrant Sweden Democrats party has worrying links to Russia.A woman adjusts ballots as early voting for general elections begins in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026. ((Fredrik Sandberg/TT News Agency via AP))For most of the past three years this election looked like a foregone conclusion. The Social Democrats, Sweden’s biggest party, seemed to have rediscovered...