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Left on brink of victory in Swedish election
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Key Points:
- Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson is poised to become Sweden’s next prime minister as her left-wing bloc holds a narrow lead over the right and far-right alliances with 99.9% of votes counted.
- Andersson’s coalition includes the Social Democrats, Greens, Center Party, and Left Party, collectively holding a slim majority in the 349-seat parliament, though coalition negotiations remain complex.
- The right-wing alliance led by Ulf Kristersson, including the Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, and far-right Sweden Democrats, trails by three seats and is unlikely to concede until Andersson secures a parliamentary majority vote.
- Key coalition challenges include the Center Party’s reluctance to cooperate with the Left Party, which demands ministerial positions, complicating efforts to form a stable left-leaning government.
- The far-right Sweden Democrats lost ground in this election, bucking recent European trends, despite Kristersson’s campaign promise to include them in government if victorious.
