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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Miranda Bryant Nordic correspondent

Swedish election: centre-left parties lead by just a single seat with most votes counted

Magdalena Andersson claps at an election night event, flanked by other attendees
The Social Democrats leader, Magdalena Andersson, arrives at the party's election night watch party. Photograph: Jonas Ekstromer/EPA

With most of the votes counted, Sweden’s national election remained too close to call on Sunday night, with left-wing parties holding a lead of just a single seat according to a partial tally by the election authority.

Earlier in the night, exit polls suggested that the country was on course for a brand new left-leaning government. But as the votes were counted, it was apparent it could take days for the outcome to become clear.

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