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Sweden's centre-left win election as right wing bloc suffers narrow defeat

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned, allowing the speaker of parliament to begin formal talks with party leaders. Grouped from 5 articles across 5 sources.

5 reports5 sourcesSep 17, 2026, 2:26 PM
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EuronewsSep 17, 2026, 2:26 PM

Sweden's centre-left win election as right wing bloc suffers narrow defeat

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has resigned, allowing the speaker of parliament to begin formal talks with party leaders.

Al JazeeraSep 17, 2026, 1:11 PM

Sweden prime minister to resign as left-wing bloc seals narrow election win

⁠Sweden's ⁠centre-right Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he will resign after losing the parliamentary elections.

DWSep 16, 2026, 10:56 PM

Sweden's center-left bloc set to win election, STV reports

The center-left opposition won the Swedish elections by a very slim margin, the public broadcaster reported after 99% of the votes were counted. Thorny negotiations await the bloc even if the result is confirmed.

ABC AustraliaSep 16, 2026, 5:39 PM

Sweden's left-wing bloc wins general election by slim margin

The centre-left coalition has secured a one-seat majority over the right-wing bloc that had been in power since 2022.

The Straits TimesSep 16, 2026, 2:42 PM

Sweden's centre-left opposition wins election, SVT says

STOCKHOLM, Sept 16 - Sweden's centre-left opposition has defeated the incumbent right-wing governing bloc by the slimmest of margins, public broadcaster SVT said on Wednesday, after 99% of the votes in Sunday's parliamentary election had been counted.

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