Swedens left-wing bloc leads conservative coalition by three seats in tight election

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Swedens left-wing bloc leads conservative coalition by three seats in tight election
Swedens left-wing bloc leads right-wing coalition by one seat in tight election
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Sweden’s left-wing bloc led by former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson’s Social Democrats held a narrow lead in parliamentary elections, with preliminary results showing 176 seats against 173 for the conservative-led government coalition, according to the Swedish Election Authority .
The margin rested on roughly 28,000 votes with 95% of districts counted, and the final outcome may not be clear until Wednesday, when advance and overseas ballots are tallied . Andersson’s Social Democrats remained the largest single party at 28.1% but lost ground, dropping 2.2 percentage points and seven seats to 100, their worst result since 1908 .
The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, who had propped up the outgoing government, saw their support slip to 17.5%, a 3-point drop, falling to third place behind Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson’s Moderates at 19.9% . Kristersson said he would “explore a number of possibilities” to retain power, while Andersson’s bloc faces internal divisions, with the Left Party and Greens demanding cabinet roles and the Center Party opposing Left Party participation .
The Left Party gained 1.5 points to 8.3%, the Greens rose to 6.1%, and the Center Party held 7.1%, complicating efforts to form a stable coalition .
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