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Josh Salisbury

Magdalena Andersson: Sweden’s Prime Minister to resign after conceding defeat to right-wing bloc in elections

rime Minister Magdalena Andersson conceded defeat in a news conference in Stockholm

(Picture: AP)

Sweden’s centre-left Prime Minister will resign after a right-wing bloc which includes a populist anti-immigration party won a majority in parliamentary elections.

Magdalena Andersson, of the Swedish Social Democratic Party, conceded defeat in a major political shift, with 99.9% of the vote from the weekend elections counted Wednesday.

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