Learn Swedish: Fler partier stöttar regeringen i valet. - More parties support the government in the election.

In Swedish, fler is used for countable nouns (things you can count, like parties, dogs, or cars). Mer is used for uncountable nouns (like water, time, or money). Since we can count political parties (partier), we must use fler.

What is the singular form of partier?

The singular is ett parti (a party). It is an ett word, and because it ends in a vowel, it takes an -er ending in the plural instead of staying the same like many other ett words do.

Fler partier is two words. Does this sentence still follow the verb-second (V2) rule?

Yes! The entire phrase Fler partier (More parties) acts as the subject, taking up a single first position in the sentence. The verb stöttar then comes in the second position, perfectly following the V2 rule.

Why does the word for "the election" end in -et (valet)?

The root word is ett val (an election). To make an ett word definite ("the election"), you add -et to the end, which gives us valet. If it were plural ("the elections"), it would be valen.