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Sweden’s left bloc narrowly won the election and Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson is poised to become prime minister after Ulf Kristersson resigned; Andersson must secure a majority from her bloc to form a government, facing internal divisions with potential allies like the Left Party and Center Party, and negotiations could take weeks before a new government is seated.
Sweden’s Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced his resignation after his right-leaning bloc narrowly lost the general election to Magdalena Andersson’s center-left coalition; preliminary results put the left on 176 seats to the right’s 173 in the 349-seat Riksdag, with formal certification due soon. The Speaker will begin talks to nominate a new prime minister, while Andersson’s bloc starts forming a government, though policy disagreements—especially over taxes and the Sweden Democrats’ role—could slow negotiations. Historically, government formation in Sweden can take days to weeks.
The centre-left bloc leads by a razor-thin margin in Sweden's 349-seat Riksdag with about 95% of votes counted (176 seats to 173 for the government parties), while the Sweden Democrats slip to 17.5% after a 2022 gain, keeping the far-right a key leverage and potentially delaying government formation amid ideological tensions.