Sweden prime minister to resign as left-wing bloc seals narrow election win
Summary
Sweden’s prime minister, Ulf Kristersson, said he will resign after the left-wing opposition won a narrow majority in the general election. The left-wing parties will now try to form a government, but face challenges because of disagreements within their group.Key Facts
- The left-wing bloc won 176 seats out of 349 in Sweden’s parliament, a slim majority of three seats.
- The outgoing conservative-led government and its supporters took 173 seats.
- About 50,000 votes separated the left and right blocs in a country of 10.6 million people.
- Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson asked to be relieved of his position to allow government formation to begin.
- The Social Democrats, led by former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, are the largest single party but lost some support.
- Andersson faces challenges because the left-wing parties have different views, especially between the socialist Left Party and the liberal Centre Party.
- The Centre Party opposes a government including the Left Party, which demands a minister position. Andersson wants the Left Party’s support but no cabinet role.
- The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats lost votes, getting 17.5% of the vote, down 3 percentage points from 2022.
- A vote on a new prime minister in parliament can happen as soon as September 29.
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