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Sweden’s PM resigns after centre-left bloc wins slim majority in election

Ulf Kristersson has stood down from his post, paving way for Social Democrats leader to form a government

The Guardian - UK

Sweden's centre-left win election as right wing bloc suffers narrow defeat

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned, allowing the speaker of parliament to begin formal talks with party leaders.

Euronews

Sweden voted against more power for the far right – but are centrists listening?

Even as the ‘extremist’ AfD seeks further election gains in Germany, Europe’s leaders can learn from Sweden’s dangerous embrace with far-right ideology

The Guardian - UK

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Mapped: Sweden’s right and left blocs neck-and-neck in critical general election

Sweden’s election is on a knife-edge, with final results likely not to be confirmed until Wednesday

The Independent UK

Sweden’s far right is down, but not yet out. Left and centre leaders must seize this opportunity

The danger is that other parties just channel the far right – and that will make them vulnerable. Better to fully commit to a progressive agenda, says Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today

The Guardian - UK

Sweden’s political parties launch coalition talks as both blocs try to secure power

Centre-left bloc led by Social Democrats has narrow lead with 95% of vote counted, but faces internal policy battle

The Guardian - UK

The far right’s march to power in Sweden has been halted, but its influence remains

The Sweden Democrats slipped to third after decades of growth, but their hardline positions have already reshaped the political mainstream

The Guardian - UK

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Sweden faces political uncertainty after knife-edge election

Sweden was bracing for a protracted struggle to form a government on Monday after election results showed a thin and uncertain lead for the left-wing opposition, while the far-right Sweden Democrats lost ground for the first time since entering parliament 16 years ago.

France 24

Swedish centre-left holds slim election lead, but final result still too close to call

More than 90% of the votes have been counted, but the final total could take several days. All votes are automatically recounted by the country's regions.

Euronews

Carney's EU courtship shifts up a gear ahead of Strasbourg visit

Good morning and welcome to Monday. I’m Mared Gwyn. Today: Canada’s EU charm offensive steps up, Latvia’s Prime Minister weighs in on the Russian threat, and Trump unexpectedly reignites Irish reunification debate.

Euronews

Sweden's centre-left holds razor-thin edge as exit polls show tight race

Sweden's general election remained too close to call early Monday, with nearly 90 percent of votes counted. Four opposition parties led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson held a one-seat parliamentary lead over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc, which includes the Sweden Democrats, as both leaders said they were ready…

France 24

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

Race too close to call and may take days to become clear despite early exit polls suggesting left bloc win

The Guardian - UK

Sweden, NATO’s newest member, is holding an election. Here’s what is at stake

The current center-right coalition relies on outside support from the Sweden Democrats, an anti-immigration party with far-right roots

The Independent UK

Sweden heads to polls in close election race dominated by welfare state and security

Opinion polls ahead of Sunday's vote point to a victory for the centre-left opposition headed by the Social Democrats which could see Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's centre-right coalition ousted.

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Sweden prides itself on equality – so why is its political gender gap growing?

As general election looms, survey shows twice as many men as women support far-right Sweden Democrats

The Times of India

Quote of the day by Angela Merkel: "A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution" - understand why most compromises fail

Angela Merkel said this a few months before she became German chancellor. In a July 2005 interview with the Financial Times journalists Bertrand Benoit and Andrew Gowers, she explained her approach to politics in a single sentence: "A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution." She went on…

Euronews

New Lithuanian coalition formed as Social Democrats strike deal with partners

Lithuania’s Social Democrats have formed a third coalition in just one and a half years, clearing the way for a new cabinet to be led by party leader Mindaugas Sinkevičius.

The Guardian - UK

New Danish government vows to resist Greenland pressure and tackle cost of living

Mette Frederiksen, who returns for third term as PM, says minority coalition will ‘improve everyday lives’

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Sweden’s PM puts IVF at centre of re-election bid amid record low birthrate

Ulf Kristersson aims to expand state-funded IVF as Sweden grapples with lowest fertility rate since records began

Evening Standard

McDonald ‘feels no leadership pressure’ as by-election counting continues

Daniel Ennis is ahead in Dublin Central, while Fine Gael’s Sean Kyne and Independent Ireland’s Noel Thomas are neck-and-neck in Galway West.

The Guardian - UK

Danish rightwing leader asked to form government after Frederiksen fails to form coalition

Denmark’s king asks Troels Lund Poulsen to form government after PM struggles to gather support

The Guardian - UK

‘Stuck in the mud’: one year on, Friedrich Merz struggles to find his footing

Just 19% of Germans approve of the chancellor’s leadership – with some of his comments causing offence amid spats with the White House

The Guardian - UK

Romania’s pro-Europe government collapses unleashing fresh turmoil

Ilie Bolojan’s coalition loses confidence vote after less than a year amid austerity drive and far-right surge

The Independent UK

Opposition rounds on Government and ministers over handling of protests

Opposition TDs criticised the Government’s handling of fuel protests and their package of support measures.

The Guardian - UK

Denmark’s unique political model is in crisis – I blame the boomerang effect

Voters rejected rule from the centre in last month’s election – but could end up with another centrist government, says Rune Lykkeberg, editor-in-chief of the Danish newspaper Information

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