Escalation: Ulf Kristersson Resigns After Election Loss
Ulf Kristersson resigned as Sweden’s prime minister after the final count gave the centre‑left opposition 176 seats to his bloc’s 173 in the 349‑seat Riksdag. He asked the speaker to accept his resignation and announced the decision in a post on X.
The move opens the way for Social Democrat leader Magdalena Andersson to try to form a government with the four‑party left bloc. That bloc holds only a three‑seat edge and includes parties far apart on policy, especially the socialist Left Party and the liberal Centre Party, making talks delicate.
With the centre‑left now holding a majority, the far right is kept out of government for now.
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