Sweden’s left-wing bloc clinches razor-thin majority, Kristersson to resign
In Sweden’s tight general election, the left-wing bloc won 176 of 349 seats, a slim three-seat edge over the center-right government, prompting Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to resign. Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats were the largest single party, but forming a government will require delicate coalition talks among the bloc’s four parties (Social Democrats, Left Party, Greens and Centre Party) and parliamentary support, with a new PM vote possible by September 29. The Sweden Democrats lost ground this election.