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99% of Swedish election votes counted, center-left opposition narrowly wins
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99% of Swedish election votes counted, center-left opposition narrowly wins

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  • Swedish public television reported that the vote counting progress for the parliamentary election reached 99%.
  • The center-left opposition camp led by Social Democratic Party leader Andersen is expected to defeat the right-wing alliance led by current Prime Minister Christerson with a very small margin.
  • The opposition party is expected to win 175 seats in the 349-seat parliament, while the ruling camp is expected to win 174 seats.

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Voting for the Swedish parliamentary election took place on election day, and the vote counting progress has reached 99%. The two major political camps are extremely close in the battle for seats.

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99% of Swedish election votes counted, public television announced a narrow victory for the center-left opposition party

Swedish Public Television (SVT) reported today that 99% of the votes in the Swedish parliamentary election were counted. The center-left opposition camp led by Social Democratic Party leader Andersen is expected to defeat the right-wing coalition formed by the current Prime Minister Christerson with a very small advantage.

Reuters reported that at 0:47 a.m. Taiwan time, the difference between the two camps was 26,169 votes, but less than 1% of the electoral districts were still open. The opposition camp led by Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson is expected to win 175 seats in the 349-seat parliament.

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Swedish public television said: "At this stage, the chances of a comeback are very low and we can safely say that the opposition will win the most seats in this election."

According to data from Sweden's electoral body, the right-wing ruling camp led by current Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is expected to win 174 seats. This camp includes the far-right Sweden Democrats.

Election units are currently counting late-arriving ballots from home and abroad, and it may not be until tomorrow that all ballots are counted.

Although the election is unlikely to change Sweden's pro-Western and pro-Ukrainian stance, it will determine whether the right-wing hard-line immigration policies promoted by Christerson can continue. (Compiled by: Qu Xiangping) 1150917

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  • Opposition parties will try to form a coalition government to gain power

    Likely · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • The specific locations and voting tendencies of the remaining unvoted constituencies
  • When will the final tally of late votes be released?
  • Will the opposition parties succeed in forming a coalition government?

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