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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigns following election defeat
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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigns following election defeat

Centre-left opposition bloc led by Magdalena Andersson set to secure majority in Riksdag

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  • Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after his right-wing bloc lost the general election to the centre-left opposition.
  • Magdalena Andersson's coalition is projected to win 176 seats, initiating the process of forming a new government.

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Sweden utilizes a system of two major political blocs consisting of four parties each. Coalition and minority governments are standard practice in the Swedish political landscape.

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Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned after his ruling right-wing bloc was narrowly defeated by the centre-left opposition in the country's general election.

He made the announcement in a post on X on Thursday afternoon, after preliminary votes from Sunday's election showed about 50,000 votes separated the two blocs in the country of about 10 million people.

Opposition parties led by Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats look set to win 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag, Sweden's parliament.

Kristersson, a conservative, had been supported in government by the anti-immigration hard-right Sweden Democrats (SD), and had promised them cabinet jobs if he won the election.

His right-wing bloc looks set to win 173 seats in the Riksdag, according to data from the Swedish Election Authority.

The results will be subject to formal certification in the coming days and are expected to finalised this weekend.

In Sweden, there are two major political blocs - with four parties on the right and four on the left, so Swedes are used to coalition and minority governments.

Andersson has initiated talks with the other opposition parties - The Left Party, The Centre Party and The Green Party - about forming a government.

But discussions could drag on due to major differences between the parties on issues such as taxes.

After the 2022 election in Sweden, it took 37 days to form a government, while in 2018 it took 134 days.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Formal certification of election results by the weekend.

    Very likely · Within days

Open Questions

  • How long will the government formation process take?
  • Will the centre-left coalition maintain stability?

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This article was originally published by BBC World.

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