Polls show Swedish opposition's lead narrows before Sunday vote


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  • Wednesday, 10 Sep 2014

Sweden's Prime Minister and Moderates leader Fredrik Reinfeldt is pictured during an election debate at Kulturhuset in Stockholm September 5, 2014. REUTERS/Jessica Gow/TT News Agency

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's centre-right government has narrowed the gap on the centre-left opposition, polls showed on Wednesday, as voters switched support to a government with a proven track record in the face of political impasse after Sunday's general election.

Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, who has cut spending and trimmed welfare in eight years of office, is battling an opposition led by Social Democrat Stefan Lofven promising to invest more in health and education and raise taxes on the rich.

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