Sweden heads into coalition talks as left wins narrow majority and Kristersson resigns

Sweden’s centre-right prime minister Ulf Kristersson resigns after the Social Democrats’ left-leaning bloc secures a slim majority (176 seats) in the general election, allowing Magdalena Andersson to attempt to form a government. Andersson pledges to push climate, schools, healthcare, elderly care and immigration while opening talks with Left, Centre and Green parties; the Liberals and Christian Democrats have ruled out joining a left coalition, and the Centre–Left dynamics, plus the role of the Sweden Democrats, will shape the next phase of negotiations and potential cross-party arrangements.