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Reuters
Reuters
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By Anna Ringstrom and Simon Johnson

Swedish Moderates make coalition deal, anti-immigration party to back new govt

FILE PHOTO: Sweden's Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson holds a news conference after meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament Andreas Norlen at today's Speaker's round, to appoint a prime minister who will be tasked to form a new government, in Stockholm, Sweden September 19, 2022. TT News Agency/Tima Aro via REUTERS

The leader of Sweden's Moderates, Ulf Kristersson, said on Friday he aimed to form a three-party minority government with support from the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats after the right-wing bloc won a majority in last month's election.

The new government plans to cut taxes, begin the process for building new nuclear power plants, cap benefits, tighten immigration rules and give police more powers as part of a policy deal with the Sweden Democrats.

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