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Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigns after election loss

Kristersson has led Sweden with a three-party, centre-right coalition

The Independent UK

Sweden PM Kristersson resigns after razor-thin election defeat as opposition wins 176 seats

Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson announced his resignation on Thursday, after his centre-left opponents won a narrow majority in the general election, defeating the governing right-wing bloc by just 26,169 votes.

The Times of India

Sweden's left-wing opposition wins slim majority in country's national election

Sweden's left-wing opposition won a narrow majority in the country's general election after the vote count ended Thursday, but faces laborious negotiations to form a government. The incumbent prime minister, conservative Ulf Kristersson, announced his resignation.

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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

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 elections: why immigrants are underrepresented at the polls

The Swedish election has turned into a nail-biter. With the majority of votes counted in the contest for the national parliament, only a few tenths of a percentage point separate the left-leaning opposition “red-green” bloc and the incumbent centre-right coalition. This group is commonly known as the “Tidö” bloc.

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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

Sweden's next government uncertain with thin lead for left-wing opposition after tight election

Sweden’s next government remains uncertain as the national election inches toward a final result

The Independent UK

Swedish left-wing bloc edges ahead in knife-edge election results

Final results are not expected before Wednesday, when local election boards count postal votes that arrived too late for polling day, along with ballots cast from abroad

The Independent UK

Sweden's election too close to call, left opposition narrowly leads

Sweden's general election is still too close to call, with Magdalena Andersson’s centre-left opposition coalition holding a narrow lead over Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing alliance.

Radio France Internationale

Swedish voters go to polls to choose a new parliament as hard right bids for role in government

Voters in Sweden are heading to the polls on Sunday to decide if the conservative leader stays in power or if the center-left returns

The Independent UK

Sweden’s centre-left edges ahead by three seat in preliminary results

With 176 seats versus 173, the centre-left bloc has a three-seat parliamentary majority in the preliminary allocation, according to the Swedish Election Authority.

Euronews

Swedes vote in close general election that could usher far right into government

Swedes are heading to the polls Sunday for a general election that will either bring a far right party into government for the first time or shift the country back towards the liberalism it has long been known for. The centre-left opposition holds a narrow lead over the ruling right-wing…

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The Independent UK

Sweden faces prospect of far right at heart of government – a week after AfD’s victory in Germany

IN FOCUS: Sweden was once seen as one of the most liberal nations in Europe, now voters head to the polls for a tight contest that could see the far right move from untouchable pariahs to coalition partners, writes James C. Reynolds

The Guardian - UK

Sweden’s extremely close election could see far right enter government

Latest poll shows 0.3-point gap between left and right blocs, with country’s reputation as global champion of human rights said to be at stake

The Independent 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 Guardian - UK

How Sweden lost its soul – and stopped being Sweden

In 2022 my country entered a new era of cruelty. It will take more than one election to get the old, tolerant Sweden back, writes Swedish journalist Martin Gelin

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Euronews

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.

The Conversation

Immigration in Sweden: how the country went from one of Europe’s most welcoming, to one of its most restrictive

For decades, Sweden was known as one of Europe’s most welcoming countries for refugees. It took pride in pursuing one of Europe’s most generous asylum policies, and often presented itself as a humanitarian role model.

The Guardian - UK

A lone Black woman’s defiance of Swedish neo-Nazis, 10 years on

Protester Tess Asplund on the photo that made headlines, and why she sees it as a sign of the change in Sweden today

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

Swedish prime minister says he'll let a hard-right party enter a future government

Sweden’s prime minister says his center-right party will allow a rival with far-right roots to enter the government if the country’s election this year produces a right-wing majority, taking a further decisive step to bring it into the political mainstream

The Guardian - UK

‘How many beers do you have?’ Swedish PM seeks boost from phone-in podcast

Ulf Kristersson answers calls from voters in informal weekly show, on topics from women’s safety to beer

The Guardian - UK

In Sweden, a far-right assault on the media is undermining the Nordic model

From troll farms to racist hate speech, nationalists’ bullying tactics are having a chilling effect on political journalism

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