Right-wing parties win Swedish election in historic political overhaul
PUBLISHED THU, SEP 15 20225:52 AM EDTUPDATED THU, SEP 15 20226:32 AM EDT
A right-wing group of parties, led by Ulf Kristersson's center-right Moderates, looks to have won a narrow majority of seats, and will have the first go at forming an administration.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has conceded defeat in the country's , paving the way for the far-right Sweden ********s and allied parties to attempt to form a government.
The center-left Social ********s, led by Andersson, , reaffirming its position as the country's largest party with almost all the votes counted.
However, the left-of-center parties — the Social ********s, along with three others — failed to achieve a majority in Sweden's 349-seat parliament, or Riksdag.
Instead, a right-wing group of parties, led by Ulf Kristersson's center-right Moderates, looks to have won a narrow majority of seats, and will have the first go at forming an administration.
This so-called "blue bloc" includes the anti-immigration Sweden ********s. The party, once shunned by the political establishment, recorded its best election result yet with 20.5% of the vote.
It represents a historic turning point in Swedish politics.
PUBLISHED THU, SEP 15 20225:52 AM EDTUPDATED THU, SEP 15 20226:32 AM EDT
A right-wing group of parties, led by Ulf Kristersson's center-right Moderates, looks to have won a narrow majority of seats, and will have the first go at forming an administration.
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has conceded defeat in the country's , paving the way for the far-right Sweden ********s and allied parties to attempt to form a government.
The center-left Social ********s, led by Andersson, , reaffirming its position as the country's largest party with almost all the votes counted.
However, the left-of-center parties — the Social ********s, along with three others — failed to achieve a majority in Sweden's 349-seat parliament, or Riksdag.
Instead, a right-wing group of parties, led by Ulf Kristersson's center-right Moderates, looks to have won a narrow majority of seats, and will have the first go at forming an administration.
This so-called "blue bloc" includes the anti-immigration Sweden ********s. The party, once shunned by the political establishment, recorded its best election result yet with 20.5% of the vote.
It represents a historic turning point in Swedish politics.
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