General election in Sweden: Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigns

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17 Sep 2026 • 8:59 PM MYT
The Independent
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General election in Sweden: Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson resigns

  • Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has announced his resignation after the left-leaning opposition secured a narrow majority in the country's parliamentary election.
  • The four opposition parties won 176 seats in the 349-seat Riksdag, while the outgoing conservative-led coalition and its supporters took 173 seats.
  • Former Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson's centre-left Social Democrats emerged as the largest single party with 99 seats.
  • Magdalena Andersson now faces a complex challenge to form a stable government due to ideological divisions within the opposition bloc.
  • The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats dropped to third place after losing 11 seats, taking a total of 62 seats.

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