Swedish PM Magdalena Andersson concedes defeat in watershed election

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Sweden’s prime minister has conceded defeat after a close-fought election, paving the way for the far-Right Sweden Democrats to help form a coalition government. 

A handful of votes remain to be counted, but Magdalena Andersson, who became Sweden’s first woman prime minister last year, said the results showed the Right bloc had won.

“In parliament, they have a one or two seat advantage,” Ms Andersson told a news conference. “It’s a thin majority, but it is a majority.”

Ms Andersson said she would ask the speaker of parliament on Thursday to relieve her of her duties as prime minister.

The Moderates, Sweden Democrats, Christian Democrats and Liberals had held a one-seat lead after Sunday’s election but looked like getting 176 seats in the 349-seat parliament to the centre-Left’s 173 seats, according to the latest figures from the election authority.

The election marks a watershed in Swedish politics with the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, shunned by all the major parties when they first entered parliament in 2010, on the threshold of gaining influence over government policy.

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Edited September 15, 2022 by itsnotoutthere