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17/09/2026 – 16:26 GMT+2

Sweden’s bloc of centre-left parties has won a parliamentary majority in the tightly contested general election.

The alliance is led by Magdalena Andersson and her party, the Social Democrats. It also includes the Left Party, Greens and the Centre Party. They now hold a three-seat majority in the 349-seat Riksdag (Sweden’s parliament) over outgoing prime minister Ulf Kristersson’s right-wing alliance.

After the final count, the result was very close with only around 50,000 votes separating the two opposing blocs nationwide.

For Andersson, the hard work starts now. She must form a government with the other…

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