Left-wing opposition takes narrow lead in tightly contested Swedish election
- Sweden’s centre-left opposition has taken a narrow lead over the ruling right-wing government in a tightly contested general election.
- The left-leaning bloc, led by Social Democrats leader Magdalena Andersson, is projected to win 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag compared to 173 seats for Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing bloc.
- Final results are not expected until Wednesday, pending the counting of late postal votes and ballots cast from abroad.
- Both party leaders have called for patience while votes are finalized, with roughly 20,000 votes separating the two major political blocs.
- Prime Minister Kristersson pledged to bring the far-right Sweden Democrats into government if his coalition retains power, while Andersson faces potential friction among her coalition partners over economic policies.
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