Sweden's centre-left opposition wins election, SVT says
Magdalena Andersson’s bloc is projected to win 176 seats, while the governing right-wing alliance is on 173 as late ballots are counted.
- On Wednesday, Sweden's centre-left opposition led by opposition leader Magdalena Andersson maintained a narrow lead over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's governing bloc, with the opposition looking set to secure 176 of the 349 Riksdag seats.
- Election authorities are processing remaining ballots from home and overseas, with less than 1% of districts left to count as of Wednesday afternoon.
- Kristersson broke a longstanding taboo by inviting the far-right Sweden Democrats into his coalition; his governing bloc currently trails with 173 seats, campaigning on policies to curb gang violence and immigration.
- While the election outcome is unlikely to shift Sweden's pro-Western and pro-Ukraine stance, the result could determine whether Kristersson's push for a hard-right clampdown on migration continues or accelerates.
- A victory for the Social Democrats would signal a change of government in Stockholm, as the tight race reflects voters' deep divide over policies that supporters say have successfully addressed internal security.
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Sweden's centre-left opposition wins election, SVT says
Sweden's centre-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster SVT said on Wednesday, after 99% of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary election had been counted.
Sweden’s center-left opposition wins election, SVT says
Sweden’s center-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster SVT said on Wednesday, after 99% of the votes in Sunday’s parliamentary election had been counted.
STOCKHOLM (ANP/RTR) - The center-left opposition in Sweden has won the elections. This was reported by the Swedish public broadcaster SVT after virtually all constituencies have been counted. According to the broadcaster, a turnaround in the result is no longer possible. It was tense for a long time, because the seat distribution...
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