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Thursday briefing: What’s behind Sweden’s lurch to the right

In today’s newsletter: A country that once favoured open borders and internationalism has embraced anti-immigration rhetoric – and now a political party with extremist roots has come to power

The Guardian - UK

Sweden’s first female PM concedes defeat to right-wing, anti-immigrant bloc

Leader of the Moderate Party Ulf Kristersson is expected to be the next prime minister

The Independent UK

Sweden conservatives to form new government after narrow election win

Stockholm (AFP) - The leader of Sweden's conservatives, Ulf Kristersson, was working to form a new government on Thursday after a narrow election win by a coalition of right and far-right parties.

AFP

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Swedish PM resigns after right, far-right poll win

Stockholm (AFP) - Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday announced that she would resign after an unprecedented right-wing and far-right bloc narrowly won Sunday's election.

AFP

Sweden’s centre-left PM Andersson concedes defeat in elections

Magdalena Andersson announced that she would resign after a close-fought polls saw right-wing bloc winning a majority.

Al Jazeera

Swedish PM resigns after conceding election defeat to rightwing bloc

Loose coalition of far-right Sweden Democrats and centre-right parties wins majority of three in parliament

The Guardian - UK

Populist leader claims right-wing victory in Sweden election

Sweden’s center-left Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has conceded defeat in a weekend election while the leader of a nationalist anti-immigration party declared victory for his right-wing bloc

The Independent UK

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Turkey calls on next Swedish government to take counter-terrorism steps needed for NATO membership

The new Swedish government should now address security concerns that Turkey has raised in return for lifting its veto on Sweden and Finland's membership of NATO, Turkey's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Vettel, Hakkinen among first names for 2023 Race of Champions in Sweden

Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and two-time F1 champion Mika Hakkinen are among the names announced for the 2023 Race of Champions, which returns to the north of Sweden in January.

Motorsport

Sweden’s hard right has won, because progressives and liberals screwed up social democracy. Again

For a century, Sweden was ‘the people’s home’: patriotic socialism, without fascism. Now the usual suspects have handed it to a party with neo-Nazi roots.

Crikey

Sweden Democrat surge a chance and a challenge for right-wing PM hopeful

Moderate leader Ulf Kristersson's big bet that a deal with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats would make him prime minister looks likely to pay off, but squabbling allies, policy divisions and a cost-of-living crisis could make his tenure turbulent.

Reuters

Sweden's Ringhals 4 nuclear outage extends into winter months

Swedish utility Vattenfall said on Tuesday it had delayed the restart of the Ringhals 4 nuclear reactor by two months to Jan. 31, in a further setback to power supply in the Nordic and Baltic region.

Reuters

Swedish rightwing on verge of narrow election win but waits on final tally

Bloc including far-right Sweden Democrats on course for one-seat majority with last votes to be counted

The Guardian - UK

Swedish election: triumph for the nationalist right leaves establishment parties in a quandary

The nationalist, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats are the major gainers of the 2022 Swedish national elections.

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Reuters

Swedish election puts anti-immigration Sweden Democrats centre stage

Sweden's right bloc appeared in pole position on Monday to form a government for the first time in nearly a decade, helped by a wave of voter anger over gang violence which could give an anti-immigration populist party a share in power for the first time.

The Independent UK

Sweden elections: Far-right party and its allies take narrow lead

Sweden Democrats become second largest group in parliament with antipicated 21 per cent of vote

AFP

Sweden's far right makes strong gains in cliffhanger election

Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden on Monday began a days-long wait for the final results of a too-close-to-call general election, with an unprecedented right-wing and far-right bloc in position to wrest power from Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's Social Democrats.

France 24

'The breakthrough': Ukraine claims major gains in counter-offensive

IN THE PAPERS, Monday, 12.09.2022: We look at press coverage of Ukraine's gains in a counter-offensive in the north and east of the country. While some editorials argue that this is a game-changer for the future of the war, others warn Vladimir Putin is unlikely to acknowledge any losses and…

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The Guardian - UK

Jimmie Åkesson: who is the leader of the far-right Sweden Democrats?

The 43-year-old has overseen a makeover of his party, vowing to rid itself of its racist and violent roots

Evening Standard

Sweden in limbo after ‘too close to call’ election as far-right surges

The biggest election winner is the populist anti-immigration Sweden Democrats which achieved a best-ever 20% of the vote

WEKU

Sweden enters political limbo in a razor-tight general election

Sweden awoke Monday to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country's blocs secured a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for a far-right party.

The Independent UK

With no clear winner, Sweden in a limbo after vote

Sweden is waking up to the prospect of weeks of political uncertainty after neither of the country’s blocs failed to secure a clear governing majority in elections that saw another boost for the far-right Sweden Democrats, which are now the country’s second largest party

AFP

Sweden's right wing poised for election victory on far-right gains

Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden's right wing looked set to oust Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's left-wing bloc in Sunday's general election on strong gains by the far-right, clinging to a slim lead with 94 percent of electoral districts counted.

AFP

Swedish right wing takes slim election lead on far-right gains

Stockholm (AFP) - Sweden's right wing looked set to oust Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's left-wing bloc in Sunday's general election, taking a razor-thin lead on strong gains by the far-right, with 93 percent of electoral districts counted.

Reuters

Swedish Moderates leader says election result won't come until Wednesday

The result of Sweden's election for parliament is unlikely to be known until Wednesday, Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson said early on Monday.

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